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.
Ruling could mean end to saucy Bratz dolls
Pouty-lipped Bratz will stay on store shelves until after the holidays, but their fate after that was uncertain after a court ruling banning MGA from making the Barbie alternative.
Economy brews some trouble for Starbucks
Starbucks warned Wall Street on Thursday that its profit would fall short of analysts' expectations this quarter.
Retailers saw sales drop in November
Retailers limped through a miserable November that even a surge of shopping after Thanksgiving couldn't save, new data show.
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.
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?
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.
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.
O.J. judge known for tough sentences
If O.J. Simpson is looking for a break from the Nevada judge who will sentence him for kidnapping and armed robbery, he may be in the wrong courtroom.
