Honda quits F1 amid slowdown

Honda has pulled out of Formula One racing, the Japanese automaker saying Friday it needs to focus on its core business amid the slowdown in the global economy.

Short on cash, some sell own body products

Seeking quick cash in a tanking economy, would-be sellers of sperm, eggs, blood plasma  and even human hair are filling waiting rooms and  swamping agencies with inquiries.

Thai airport reopens after protests

Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international airport, which was shut down for a week by anti-government protesters.

Cops: Couple robbed 60 homes in 45 days
Authorities said a husband-and-wife burglary team robbed about 60 homes and deputies discovered 100 guns at the home of the man accused of selling the stolen loot online.

'Koobface' virus turns up on Facebook
Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather information such as credit-card numbers.

Obama urges donors to ease Clinton debt

The president-elect wants to keep an outstanding commitment before Hillary Clinton becomes his secretary of state by calling on his donors to help her reduce her massive campaign debt.

Satriani sues Coldplay for plagiarism

Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued British band Coldplay, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs.

Paris robbers in drag net $100 million

Armed robbers — some dressed in drag — made off with $100 million in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists.

Al-Sadr movement seeks reinvention

The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to battle the U.S. military and play kingmaker in Iraq but lately their influence has been on the wane.