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.

Scoop: Sarah Palin snubs Oprah Winfrey

Is Sarah Palin intentionally snubbing Oprah Winfrey?

Australia: Holidays help economy
As Australia fights to head off recession, the national government on Thursday urged workers to take a holiday to help stimulate the economy.

Tomlinson, Rivers help Chargers rout Raiders

The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters. It's probably too late. LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 3-yard run against his favorite punching bag and Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, including a 59-yarder to Vincent Jackson, to give the Chargers a 34-7 victory against the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night.

'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.

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.

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.

Economy shed 533,000 jobs in Nov.

U.S. employers shed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent, the government said Friday in a worse-than-expected report.