2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls to go online
Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet.
Car hits Playboy Mansion — twice
One man appears determined to crash the party at the Playboy Mansion.
Russia-U.S. nuclear deal on hold
A key civil nuclear agreement between Russia and the U.S. looks likely to be shelved until next year at the earliest amid mounting tensions over the fate of Georgia's breakaway republics.
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
More ominous signs have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes.
Lawmakers, Obama aides prep agenda
Campaign, top Democrats in Congress crafting preliminary legislative agenda to guide candidate if he wins in Nov.
Study: Bankruptcies soar for senior citizens
First came the health problems. Then, unable to work, Ada Noda watched the bills pile up. And then, suffocating in debt, the 80-year-old did something she never thought she'd be forced to do.
Up to 10,000 defy order to end Thai protest
Thousands of demonstrators batons and bamboo sticks, defied a court order to end their occupation of the prime minister's office compound, vowing to remain until the country's leaders resign.
Obama claims historic presidential nomination
Barack Obama became the first African-American ever nominated for president by a major political party after delegates to the Democratic National Convention chose him as their standard-bearer Wednesday.
New Orleans faces evacuation as Gustav looms
National Guard troops stood ready and batteries and water bottles sold briskly as the New Orleans area watched a storm march across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.
Gustav death toll rises to 22
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 22 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisiana.
