Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman admitted himself into Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday night, suffering from an elevated heart rate, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008, 7:11 AM PST
A growing number of women in Hollywood are abusing the ADD drug Adderall in their quest to be thin. But along with the rapid weight loss, they may be gaining a dangerous addiction.
20 Aug 2008, 6:37 AM PST
Should corporal punishment be banned in schools? Yes No
20 Aug 2008, 6:27 AM PST
EDINA, MN—Frank Noller, married father of two and advertising copywriter for Harton & North, extolled the virtues of family and parental...
20 Aug 2008, 5:30 AM PST
When Stephen Leach gave up his Rockaway, New Jersey, condo at age 48 to move back in with Mom and Dad, it was out of need -- his parents', not his.
20 Aug 2008, 5:19 AM PST
An abandoned baby whale that has been trying to suckle from yachts in an Australian harbor appeared to be weakening Wednesday as wildlife workers considered ways to save it.
20 Aug 2008, 4:51 AM PST
Darling, I know we've been together for over 30 years, and we've always promised that we would never keep any secrets from each other. But I think...
20 Aug 2008, 4:30 AM PST
The agreement to place an American missile defense base on Polish territory is fiercely opposed by Russia.
20 Aug 2008, 3:59 AM PST
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Poland's foreign minister Wednesday signed a formal agreement to base U.S. ballistic missile interceptors in the country.
20 Aug 2008, 3:28 AM PST
More than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools during the past school year, human rights groups reported today. "Corporal punishment discourages learning, fails to deter future misbehavior and at times even provokes it," wrote Alice...
20 Aug 2008, 12:02 AM PST
A sky-high producer price index, which hit its highest point in 27 years last month, is the centerpiece of today's NYT business coverage. With businesses paying more for raw materials, commodities and oil, the inflationary impact can be felt across the...
20 Aug 2008, 7:16 AM PST
Tropical Storm Fay moved north along the Florida coast on Wednesday, as residents in Florida and Georgia prepared to endure the storm.
20 Aug 2008, 3:10 AM PST
A mysterious dragon-shaped building called the Pangu Plaza has Chinese newspapers abuzz with rumors about important guests residing within.
20 Aug 2008, 2:29 AM PST
A double bombing in Algeria killed at least 11 people on Wednesday a day after an attack that killed 43 people at a military academy, according to reports.
20 Aug 2008, 1:07 AM PST
Thai authorities detained British rock star Gary Glitter at an airport in Bangkok shortly after he was freed from a Vietnamese prison, having served nearly three years there for child molestation.
19 Aug 2008, 10:42 PM PST
News Corp. Chairman Murdoch's salary, bonus and stock compensation rose about 9% to $27.1 million, but overall compensation fell.
19 Aug 2008, 11:36 PM PST
Global demand for wind energy will continue to soar despite short-term issues such as delays renewing a financial support mechanism in the U.S., and economic slowdowns in Europe and the U.S., the chief executive of the world's largest wind-turbine make...
19 Aug 2008, 11:36 PM PST
Businesses have been passing the costs on to consumers, just as joblessness expands and spending power shrinks.
19 Aug 2008, 11:02 PM PST
Freddie Mac was forced to offer unusually rich terms in a $3 billion auction of its debt, fueling concerns about a possible bailout for the mortgage giant and its sibling, Fannie Mae.
19 Aug 2008, 8:20 PM PST
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
19 Aug 2008, 10:00 PM PST
Two of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children have been sued by the institution that their mother founded and their brother heads.
19 Aug 2008, 9:38 PM PST
Construction of virtual-fence projects planned on the state’s border with Mexico has been suspended indefinitely because the Interior Department has not signed off on use of its lands.
19 Aug 2008, 9:36 PM PST
A California Bigfoot promoter said a supposed frozen carcass of the mythical beast allegedly found last month has turned out to be a fake.
19 Aug 2008, 9:31 PM PST
The planners of the crisis in Georgia clearly wanted to make sure that Russia would be blamed for worsening the situation.
19 Aug 2008, 8:36 PM PST
EBay said it will lower the fees it charges for products listed for sale at a fixed price, in a bid to become more competitive with rival Web sites such as Amazon.com.
19 Aug 2008, 9:01 PM PST
Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.
19 Aug 2008, 8:37 PM PST
The 11-year-old contract with China, worth $1.2 billion, is Iraq’s largest oil deal since the invasion in 2003, an Oil Ministry official said.
19 Aug 2008, 8:13 PM PST
Complaints about health care at a detention center in Rhode Island are similar to accounts of how the center treated a Chinese New Yorker who died in immigration custody.
19 Aug 2008, 7:55 PM PST
Tsingtao Brewery, China’s largest beer company by sales, said first-half profit rose 32 percent after publicity from sponsoring the Beijing Olympics increased demand.
19 Aug 2008, 7:51 PM PST
Barack Obama has started a hard-hitting ad campaign against John McCain in vital states, painting Mr. McCain as disconnected from middle-class struggles.
19 Aug 2008, 7:45 PM PST
What began as a bit of summer fun in the Italian news media spun into an incident after a London newspaper wrote: “Tourists beware: if it’s fun, Italy has a law against it.”
19 Aug 2008, 7:28 PM PST
An ad for Barack Obama being broadcast in Indiana uses quotes from John McCain about the economy but leaves out the context.
19 Aug 2008, 7:19 PM PST
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel, prompting Israel to order border crossings with the Hamas-ruled enclave closed temporarily.
19 Aug 2008, 7:15 PM PST
Teenage mom Jamie Lynn Spears isn't talking about it, but rumor has it that her relationship with baby daddy Casey Aldridge may be crumbling.
19 Aug 2008, 7:12 PM PST
Millions of fans may be admiring Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps from afar, but Playboy pinup and fellow Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard isn't one of them.
19 Aug 2008, 7:10 PM PST
After weeks of separatist protests in Indian-administered Kashmir that virtually closed the region, Muslim leaders called for three days of calm.
19 Aug 2008, 6:31 PM PST
Five provinces in Bolivia carried out a general strike to demand more revenue from natural gas and oil production, which takes place mainly in their territory.
19 Aug 2008, 6:31 PM PST
The United Nations Security Council authorized the presence of an African Union force in Somalia for an additional six months.
19 Aug 2008, 6:31 PM PST
In Zambia, Mr. Mwanawasa may best be remembered as a crusader against corruption.
19 Aug 2008, 6:27 PM PST
The Chinese Ministry of Culture had originally agreed to allow the society to borrow works for “Art and China’s Revolution,” promoted as among the first shows devoted to that era.
19 Aug 2008, 1:57 PM PST
Now that the fighting between Georgia and Russia has subsided, killings will be grist for competing claims of ethnic cleansing.
19 Aug 2008, 7:18 PM PST
The federal appeals court ruling is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration’s efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act.
19 Aug 2008, 7:12 PM PST
Jeffrey Lee Wood is sentenced to die this week for the murder of a store clerk during a robbery, even though he was sitting in a truck outside the convenience store when it happened.
19 Aug 2008, 6:37 PM PST
What do you do with an angry bear? Growl back at him, face him down or threaten to take away his honey? It is a debate the NATO countries are patently having trouble resolving.
19 Aug 2008, 3:00 PM PST
Peter Jackson and his co-writers will collaborate with Guillermo del Toro on the screenplays.
19 Aug 2008, 6:11 PM PST
Michael Phelps has been romantically linked with two beautiful women. Lucky dog.
19 Aug 2008, 6:05 PM PST
Rainn Wilson's 'Rocker' finds his rhythm, but his film misses a beat. IT'S BEEN 20 years since Robert Fishman (Rainn Wilson), the metal-head hero of "The Rocker," lost his chance to live the dream, and he's been half asleep ever since. Back in the days...
20 Aug 2008, 12:00 AM PST
Earlier this week, in the immediate wake of Michael Phelps' gold rush, Today host Matt Lauer sat the swimmer down for a chat. This was a conversation between a newsreader recently named to the International Best-Dressed List and an athlete so single-mi...
19 Aug 2008, 9:06 PM PST
Energy Secretary Hospitalized in Massachusetts
Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin
Plane crashes in Madrid, injuries feared
Family Comes First, Reports Man Trying To Get Out Of Work
Rice Signs Missile Deal With Poland
Price increases the worst since 1981.
Tropical Storm Fay on Florida’s Coast
Murdoch Earned $27.1 Million
Scoop: Will Jamie Lynn's fairy tale end in tears?
Original 'Rings' team returns for 'The Hobbit'