Jul 05, 2008 07:15PM

California Wildfires Strain State's Resources

Wildfires strain California's resources as focus shifts to blaze near Santa Barbara

Jul 05, 2008 05:38PM

Bush Meeting Leaders as Unpopular as He Is

High unpopularity ratings and world crises may mar G-8 gathering in Japan.

Jul 05, 2008 05:38PM

World's Leaders Don't Stand So Tall

G-8 summit a gathering of the powerful who don't tower over others.

Jul 05, 2008 04:30PM

Torres Shows the Young How It's Done

Multiple medal swimming champ qualifies for her fifth Olympic Games at 41.

Jul 05, 2008 04:02PM

The Dark Side of the Monkey Business

Challenges and dangers faced by the unique families who love their "monkids."

Jul 05, 2008 06:19PM

Student's family appeal to killer

The parents of a French student stabbed to death and burned in a London flat say his killer "cannot hide forever".

Jul 05, 2008 04:11PM

Tories criticise Whitehall bonuses

The government is criticised by the Tories after it was revealed civil servants banked more than £128m in bonuses.

Jul 05, 2008 06:36PM

UN to urge revamp of Afghan aid

The UN's envoy to Afghanistan is to set out a new plan on aid spending, amid concern millions have been wasted.

Jul 05, 2008 02:48PM

Everton footballer's brother kidnapped

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap the brother of star Nigerian and Everton football player Joseph Yobo, police say.

Jul 05, 2008 04:39PM

Mbeki holds Harare crisis talks

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki holds talks in Zimbabwe with President Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

Crews fighting wildfires, exhaustion

37 hurt when fireworks misfire at show

Lawn-chair balloonist makes it to Idaho

FDA hunts for salmonella source in Mexico

91-year-old pinned under car for two days

Jun 27, 2008 12:00AM

America's Best Places To Raise A Family

Great schools, low crime and a desirable cost of living are among the qualities that make these 20 spots fine for folks and their kids.

Mar 05, 2008 12:00AM

The World's Billionaires

The 1,125 richest people on the planet.

Apr 12, 2007 12:00AM

Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces

Love hurts, but in Hollywood it's divorce that really stings.

Jul 02, 2008 12:00AM

Jobs 2.0

Apple is quietly grooming talent.

Sponsor's Content: Power to Your People, Money in Your Pocket

Companies that enable employees to make decisions are three times more successful than competitors. Find out why.

Jul 05, 2008 07:33PM

Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown (AP)

AP - Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them.

Jul 05, 2008 07:41PM

Americans' unhappy birthday: 'Too much wrong' (AP)

AP - Even folks in the Optimist Club are having a tough time toeing an upbeat line these days. Eighteen members of the volunteer organization's Gilbert, Ariz., chapter have gathered, a few days before this nation's 232nd birthday, to focus on the positive: Their book drive for schoolchildren and an Independence Day project to place American flags along the streets of one neighborhood.

Jul 05, 2008 12:45AM

Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat (AFP)

AFP - Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.

Jul 05, 2008 08:10PM

TV's 'The Bachelor' weds in California (AP)

AP - "The Bachelor" is a bachelor no more. Andrew Firestone, star of the ABC-TV reality show, married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic Saturday, Firestone's publicist Alisha Mahon told The Associated Press.

Jul 05, 2008 11:08AM

Calif. governor's race: youth or experience? (AP)

AP - Charismatic and politically bold, both San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seem like naturals to help Democrats reclaim the governor's office in 2010.

Jul 04, 2008 11:03PM

Style: Sky Lark

When a family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, needed more space, there was nowhere to go but up.

Jul 03, 2008 08:04AM

Australia in Sonoma

Linda Dodwell, an intrepid motorcyclist, adventurer and artist, built a compound in California that was inspired by her solo ride across the Australian outback.

Jul 02, 2008 07:16PM

At Midlife, Called to a New Field

A change in home life, as much as in career, seems to appeal to a new breed of back-to-the-landers: former urban professionals.

Jul 02, 2008 07:24PM

Shopping for House Gifts With Simon Doonan

The creative director of Barneys New York shopped for house gifts that would suit the hypothetical characters described in his new book.

Jul 03, 2008 08:02AM

In the Garden: Foraging for Berries, the Summer Special on Nature?s Produce Aisle

If you can?t tell the difference between a blueberry and a pokeberry, you need to carefully educate yourself, and periodically refresh the lessons.

More Answers for IPhone 3G Questions

So outrageously popular were Tuesday's answers to many of those popular questions prospective iPhone 3G buyers are clamoring...

Ubisoft Brings Catz, Dogz, CSI Games to Macintosh

TransGaming on Wednesday announced a publishing deal with Ubisoft that will net Mac users a number of new games starting with...

Sync Your Personal Data

Among the many kinds of data you might want to sync between Macs is a category I'll refer to as personal data--contacts...

Sync Your E-mail Messages

If you want to make sure you have exactly the same e-mail messages--including all your saved and sent mail-on two or more...

IPhone 3G Set for 8 A.m. Debut on July 11

If you're the sort of person who creates countdown widgets for major Apple product releases, you've now got an official Zero...

Jul 05, 2008 05:59PM

Tim Layden: Gay's tumble dramatically changes U.S. team

There will be no golden double for Tyson Gay, whose bad tumble in the 200 meters will have a significant impact on the U.S. track team, writes Tim Layden.

Jul 05, 2008 04:20PM

Gay suffers severe hamstring cramp during 200m heat

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Jul 04, 2008 11:59PM

America's youth movement on display at Olympic trials

America's youth movement was on display at Friday's U.S. Track trials.

Jul 05, 2008 09:56AM

Venus drops Serena to win Wimbledon

When Venus Williams comes to Wimbledon, she plays like the best player in the world, writes Jon Wertheim. She topped sister Serena for her fifth title.

Jul 05, 2008 06:53PM

Phelps locks up 8 Beijing races with 100 fly win

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Viva la Coldplay

Tune Tracker: Brit band stays on top for second week -- Coldplay?s ?Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends? is the top-selling album in the U.S. for a second week, selling 249,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan data.

Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tops charts

Tune Tracker: Brit band breaks bank at Apple's iTunes store -- In an era in which few acts are able to duplicate sales results from just a few years ago, Coldplay sold 721,000 copies of "Viva la Vida" (Capitol) in the week ended Sunday, coming within 16,000 of the first week performance of "X&Y" in 2005.

Lil Wayne tops 1 million in sales

Tune Tracker: 'Tha Carter III' outsells West's 'Graduation' -- Lil Wayne?s ?Tha Carter III? (Cash Money/Universal Motown) became the first album in more than three years to top 1 million sales in a week, according to Nielsen SoundScan data.

Lil Wayne throttles music charts

Tune Tracker: Rapper's 'Carter' may sell 1 million in first week -- Lil Wayne?s ?Tha Carter III? set a first-day sales record for the year and could be the first album to top 1 million sales in a week since 50 Cent posted seven-figure sales in March 2005.

'Indestructible' rides top spot

Tune Tracker: Disturbed debuts at No. 1 for third time -- In a rare week in which five albums sold more than 100,000 copies, Disturbed?s ?Indestructible? (Reprise) came out on top, selling 253,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan data.