Hostages' ordeal: Pirates share food, stories
By the time all 25 hostages were released unharmed last week board a Greek cargo ship, the pirates even made one of the captives a startling offer: Would he like to join them?
Stocks take a late-session tumble
A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report.
Police chief, club indicted in boy's Uzi death
A police chief and a gun club in western Massachusetts were indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself.
Economy brews some trouble for Starbucks
Starbucks warned Wall Street on Thursday that its profit would fall short of analysts' expectations this quarter.
U.S. mulls unusual tactic in Blackwater case
Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in the deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting of Iraqi civilians could face mandatory 30-year prison sentences under an aggressive anti-drug law being considered.
Bush: Automakers must ensure viability
President George W. Bush said U.S. automakers' needed to ensure their own long-term viability in their pitch for $34 billion rescue package.
Star-studded Web video protests Prop 8
Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms. Now, they are singing and dancing, too, in a new Web video called "Prop 8: The Musical."
Novacek's picks: Lions will get 1st win this week
Jay Novacek's selections for all the week's NFL winners
Soldier acquitted in officers' Iraq deaths
A military jury has acquitted a New York Army National Guard soldier in the 2005 bombing deaths of two superiors in Iraq.
India airports on alert amid warning, shooting scare
A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday.
