EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, buy Bill Me Later
After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.'s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees.
FBI file details Evel Knievel allegations
According to his FBI file, daredevil Evel Knievel was nearly charged with being part of a crime syndicate. He in turn threatened to sue the FBI, and neither side followed through.
Justices begin session with smoking suit
The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.
House panel decries Lehman bonuses
Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives, Congress was told Monday.
Doctors: No hamsters, exotics for kids
Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets — or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter — because of risks for disease.
Dow Jones ends day below 10,000
Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points.
Mudslinging begrimes presidential campaign
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of his association with a former 1960s radical.
BofA to pay $8 billion over subprime suit
Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify hundreds of thousands of loans to keep people from losing their homes.
HIV, cancer researchers win Nobel
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
Economists' outlook gets more dismal
A group of prominent business economists released its latest forecast Monday, predicting economy growth will virtually grind to a halt in the fourth quarter.