Mystery surrounds Michael Jackson’s sudden death

One day after Michael Jackson’s sudden death, speculation was already turning on Friday to what killed the 50-year-old “King of Pop” just weeks before his long-awaited series of comeback... Read more

North Korea’s Grim Prisons: What Awaits the U.S. Journalists?

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists who were each handed 12 years in prison yesterday by a North Korean court for committing “hostile acts” by allegedly overstepping the border... Read more

NM mom charged with killing son on the playground

A mother playing with her children at a park spotted a little black sneaker sticking out of the sand underneath the playground equipment. Figuring a youngster had lost his shoe, she bent down to pick it... Read more

Oracle to buy Sun Micro for $7.4 billion

Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) said on Monday it will buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O) for $9.50 a share, valuing the high-end computer server maker at more than $7 billion. The surprise announcement from the two... Read more

Fight over urinating dog got police to Pa. ambush

A 911 call that brought two police officers to a home where they were ambushed, and where a third was also later killed during a four-hour siege, was precipitated by a fight between the gunman and his... Read more

Oops: Colbert wins NASA space station name contest

NASA’s online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. The name “Colbert” beat out NASA’s four suggested options in... Read more

Italy dig unearths female “vampire” in Venice

An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws — evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial... Read more

Feds unveil plan to help 9 million stay in homes

The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that’s designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower... Read more

Liberty Media to invest in Sirius XM Radio

Liberty Media Corp. will invest $530 million in financially struggling satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc., the companies said Tuesday. The investment on the first business day comes after Sirius... Read more

Cheney warns of new attacks

Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that there is a “high probability” that terrorists will attempt a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack in coming years, and said he fears the Obama administration’s... Read more

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