Architectural gems languish on Calif. home market
los angeles – the home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by frank lloyd wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on t...

Carter's diplomacy helps free American prisoner
atlanta – jimmy carter has for years worked behind the scenes to secure the release of political prisoners. but this week he had to do it in...

W.Va. Gov. Manchin wins Dem US Senate nomination
charleston, w.va. – popular west virginia democratic gov. joe manchin easily won his party's nomination and will face republican primary win...

Sen. Vitter easily wins GOP nomination in La.
new orleans – incumbent sen. david vitter has easily won the republican nomination and will face democratic primary winner rep. charlie mela...

Russia grain export ban benefits US farmers, sparks talk on climate change
the international grains council on thursday cut its forecast for global wheat output by 1.1 percent, primarily on the news that major grain expor...

Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar vans in U.S., Canada
detroit (reuters) – ford motor co> is recalling about 575,000 windstar vans in 21 cold-weather u.s. states and canada from model years 19...

Seven US troops, politician killed in Afghan attacks
kabul (afp) – seven us soldiers and an election candidate have been killed in a wave of weekend attacks in afghanistan, officials said sunda...

Mexico launches federal probe of migrant massacre
mexico city – federal authorities said saturday they will take over the investigation into the massacre of 72 migrants at a ranch in norther...

Democrats claim conservative group tax violation
washington – the democratic party has filed a complaint with the internal revenue service complaining that a conservative foundation spendin...

2 new programs planned to help homeowners
washington – the obama administration's top housing official says several new programs are in the works to help try to revive the housing ma...

Summary Box: British 2Q economic growth revised up
construction boosts growth: britain's economy grew by 1.2 percent during the second quarter, faster than the earlier estimate of 1.1 percent, than...

California lawmakers to vote on budget plans
san francisco (reuters) – california lawmakers will vote on rival plans for closing a $19 billion deficit and balancing the state's ...

Venice festival gambles on youth and movie mavericks
london (reuters) – what the venice film festival lacks in star power this year it hopes to make up for with an unusually young list of direc...

Taylor Swift debuts 'Mine' music video in Maine
kennebunkport, maine – country music star taylor swift has returned to maine for a half-hour television special to introduce her latest musi...

Underwood, Paisley to host CMA Awards Nov. 10
nashville, tenn. – carrie underwood's wedding was one of the most special days of her life, but it will likely become fodder for jokes when ...

Yankees, Jay-Z team up on co-branded merchandise
new york – get your new york yankees hats here — with a jay-z logo. the hip-hop mogul is teaming up with his favorite baseball squa...

Wie, Shin tied for lead at Canadian Women's Open
winnipeg, manitoba – michelle wie and jiyai shin shared more than the top of the leaderboard after the third round at the cn canadian women'...

Wozniacki wins third straight New Haven title
new haven, connecticut (afp) – caroline wozniacki will take the top seed and the confidence of a third straight wta new haven title into the...

Kariya to miss season with postconcussion syndrome
winnipeg, manitoba – free agent forward paul kariya will not play next season after being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome. the de...

Cavendish leads Tour of Spain after first stage
seville, spain (afp) – british sprint sensation mark cavendish took the leader's jersey on the first day of the tour of spain after powe...

Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother
in the wake of revelations that the us military network was compromised in 2008, and that us digital interests are under a relative constant threa...

It's Not Over: HP Ups the Ante for 3PAR To $2 Billion
hewlett-packard submitted a $2 billion offer for 3par on friday morning, topping dell's latest $1.8 billion bid for the storage technology pro...

Google travel deal faces Justice Dept scrutiny
washington – federal regulators are taking a closer look at google inc.'s plans to buy travel technology company ita software inc. in a $700...

India BlackBerry users hold breath over ban
new delhi (afp) – india's blackberry users are holding their breath as they wait to see if the government carries out a threat this week...

Human Brain Tricked to Feel Dizzying Spaceflight Side Effects
a new contraption that artificially induces the dizzying effects of spaceflight in human brains without the pesky need to actually leave e...

Older activists, younger crowd team to fight nukes
des moines, iowa – it's been 33 years since raye fleming's arrest outside southern california's diablo canyon nuclear plant, near the height...

From outer space, a new dilemma for old-growth forests
washington — a new study using laser pulses shot from satellites has found that the world's tallest forests are those along the pacific ...

Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary
vineyard haven, mass. – president barack obama will use the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina to reaffirm his commitment to the gulf co...

Older Diabetes Patients Still Sexually Active, Study Finds
friday, aug. 27 (healthday news) -- most older adults with diabetes are sexually active but the disease does cause some problems with intimacy, a ...

Girl-band star escapes jail over HIV infection
darmstadt, germany (reuters) – a german pop singer who confessed to knowingly exposing two men to the risk of hiv after finding out she had ...

New Study: Young Children Surprisingly Perceptive
the way they weep and vomit without warning, it's tempting to think that preschoolers are incapable of rational thought. as biologist and emeritus...

Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks
wednesday, aug. 25 (healthday news) -- unequal health care may explain why black colorectal cancer patients have a much higher death rate than whi...