Human remains found Tuesday in San Diego, California, are likely those of a teenage girl missing since Thursday, the San Diego County sheriff said. The remains were found in a shallow grave along a tributary south of a lake in Rancho Berna
Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. Carlie Christensen, acting U.S. attorney for Utah, released a statement saying she was pleased wi
Stocks jumped Monday, with the Nasdaq and SP 500 pushing back into positive territory for the year, as investors welcomed AIG's $35 billion asset sale and a pair of mergers in the pharmaceutical sector. Signs that a Greek bailout package i
While Democrats have recently threatened to use a parliamentary procedure to pass the health care reform bill, it is unclear whether their caucus will even have enough votes to take the first step. Congressional negotiators have been worki
A Mexican journalist kidnapped in 2007 was cut into pieces and burned in a barrel, the Tabasco state attorney general's office said. The determination of reporter Rodolfo Rincon Taracena's fate was based on confessions from people suspecte
America's total debt load is on pace to top $13 trillion this year, and $22 trillion by 2020 -- and that's just the debt we're counting. What's not being counted: potential debt bombs that don't get factored into most budget analysis. When
With last week's health care summit showing no sign of getting either side to budge, lawmakers Sunday staked out positions in the battle many believe is imminent: a presidential effort to push legislation through without Republican support
Iran on Sunday released on bail four journalists and a retired professor whom it had held for two months, the semi-official Iran Labour News Agency reported. The five prisoners had been held since they were arrested during a December 27 pr
Toyota's recall problems could hurt more than its own reputation. It may have damaged the valuable image of quality and dependability American buyers attribute to most Japanese car brands. Many assumed that Honda Motor ( HMC ) and Nissan (
The University of California San Diego has suspended a student who admitted to hanging a noose in a campus library, school officials announced Friday. We are feeling real pain, and we will take real action, said UCSD chancellor Marye Anne
Federal law enforcement officials have alerted a number of world-class athletes to expect grand jury subpoenas in the case against Canadian physician Anthony Galea, three sources familiar with the investigation tell SI.com. While it is unc
Depending on extended unemployment benefits to see you through the Great Recession? You'd better not: The Senate failed to push back the Feb. 28 deadline to apply for this safety net. Facebook Digg Twitter Buzz Up! Email Print Comment on t
Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, a family spokesman said Saturday. My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficu
A third suspect has been arrested in the massacre of 15 people at a house party last month in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican official said Saturday. Aldo Favio Hernandez Lozano, alias El 18, was arrested by Mexican military Thursday, fed