Dow ends day down more than 280
Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and finanical sector worries.
Source: Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact
Microsoft Corp will announce plans to expand its relationship with online social network Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
McCain to meet Dalai Lama in Aspen
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday.
Escaped spammer in murder-suicide
A convicted spammer and his wife, who were being sought after she helped him escape prison, were found slain along with their young daughter Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.
Secret memo OK'd harsh CIA tactics
A Justice Department memo issued in 2002 and released Thursday offered protection — method by method — to CIA interrogators using harsh techniques.
South Texas starts post-storm cleanup
Residents across south Texas and in northern Mexico slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly was not as powerful as they had feared.
NYT: Obama wows Europe — vaguely
Barack Obama touched on American and European ideals in his speech in Berlin on Thursday, but was vague on crucial issues of trade, defense and foreign policy that currently divide Washington from Europe.
3 wounded in Ariz. college shooting
A former student shot three people in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby.
Device could help stretch a gallon of gas
A new, highly efficient material that converts heat into electricity may one day help cars get the most out of a gallon of gas, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
No sign yet of a bottom in home prices
As millions of homeowners watch their home equity melt away, they are wondering: When will prices stop falling? The latest report on home sales was not encouraging.
