Teen girls charged in nursing home abuse
Two teenage girls who worked at a Minn. nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping residents who suffered from Alzheimer's and other disorders.
Long-term risk in troop brain injuries
Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, researchers say.
Bernanke urges more action on foreclosures
Fed chief Ben Bernanke called on the government to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles.
Tough times spur male suicide fears
In today's world, the stressors are out in force: war, debt, joblessness, divorce. A lot of guys are fighting depression and might become casualties of the most needless death: Suicide.
Ruling could mean end to saucy Bratz dolls
Pouty-lipped Bratz will stay on store shelves until after the holidays, but their fate after that was uncertain after a court ruling banning MGA from making the Barbie alternative.
AT&T, DuPont cutting work forces
AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. Separately, DuPont said it will cut 2,500 jobs.
Retailers saw sales drop in November
Retailers limped through a miserable November that even a surge of shopping after Thanksgiving couldn't save, new data show.
Star-studded Web video protests Prop 8
Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms. Now, they are singing and dancing, too, in a new Web video called "Prop 8: The Musical."
Zimbabwe declares health emergency
Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over its cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health system due to the country's economic crisis.
Congresswoman hangs up on Obama
A Florida congresswoman hung up on president-elect Obama Wednesday, thinking it was a prank.
