Draft pact: Iraq could prosecute U.S. troops
Iraq would have first crack at prosecuting U.S. troops and contractors accused of major crimes committed outside U.S. bases and when off duty, under a draft security pact, Iraqi officials said.
Incentives luring buyers back to pickups, SUVs
Record incentives and declining gas prices are combining to lure buyers back toward big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, according to the latest vehicle sales data.
RNC halting ads in Wisconsin, Maine
The Republican National Committee is halting presidential ads in Wisconsin and Maine, turning much of its attention to usually Republican states where GOP nominee John McCain shows signs of faltering.
In many airports, guns are OK outside security
Flying in the U.S. has been transformed since Sept. 11, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's perfectly legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security checkpoint at some of the nation's biggest airports.
Japanese stock market takes big dive
Asian stocks plummeted Thursday, with Tokyo's market plunging more than 10 percent, after another dive on Wall Street fueled by heightened fears of a global recession.
Many still avoiding annual mammograms
A new report from the American Cancer Society show that mammography rates appear to be stabilizing or slightly declining after increasing for more than a decade. What's the reason?
AIG spent $86,000 for hunting trip
A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer asked for an additional $37.8 billion loan from the Federal Reserve.
Trying mom with no body
Prosecutors building a case against a single 22-year-old Florida mother accused of killing her young daughter will have to rely on forensic evidence and persuade a jury that Casey Anthony lacks credibility and had a motive, legal experts say.
U.S. confronts chance of deep slump
The U.S. has not endured a deep and prolonged recession in more than a quarter century — enough time for many Americans to forget what one feels like.
Nancy Reagan suffers broken pelvis
Nancy Reagan suffered a broken pelvis in a fall at her home and will be hospitalized for several days, her spokeswoman said Wednesday.
