| Study Links Autism in Children, Mothers' Age LOS ANGELES | Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those younger than 25, but it is unlikely that delayed parenthood plays a big role in the... | |
| Residents Decry Developer Over Drywall But Loomis and his wife, Joan, are reluctant even to enter the new house they bought three years ago on Snead Drive in Lake Ashton because it is contaminated with defective Chinese drywall.The couple... |
| Capitol's Voice of Veterans Dies at 77 HARRISBURG, | Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died... |
| Advocates Push Abortion-Rights Plate in Va. RICHMOND, Va. | Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper... |
| Open a Month, World's Tallest Tower Closes DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting... |
| Prius recall still an option for Toyota Light snow falls on a row of unsold 2010 Prius sedans at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake... |
| QuinStreet beacon of hope in 'lousy' IPO market NEW YORK » QuinStreet Corp., an Internet marketer that competes with Yahoo and Google, is the one beacon of hope in this week's crop of initial public offerings as the market contends with... |
| Stocks continue retreat over Europe concerns New York » Stocks slid and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday amid concern that deteriorating European government finances will... |
| Regulators advance utility's plan to change way it bills customers Rocky Mountain Power is closer to gaining permission to revamp the way it bills Utahns for their electricity. State regulators said Monday they will proceed with their examination of a proposed... |
| Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook Wii and PlayStation 3 versions of Madden Electronic Arts game Madden NFL 10 are shown at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Electronic Arts Inc. is showing a smaller net loss in... |
| Editorial: Toughen DWI laws and save lives NEW DWI ROAD RULES "We think it's a comprehensive overhaul of DWI laws -- some of them going back over 20 years. We think it's a smart use of technology. It's a reasonable balance in the sense... |
| Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S. For decades, Japanese leaders have gone to great lengths to deny the pacts’ existence, despite mounting proof to the contrary from the testimony of former diplomats and declassified documents... |
| Bolivia Expects 5, 000 Foreigners at Climate Forum Filed at 9:03 p.m. ET LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivia's government says it expects thousands of activists, environmentalists and scientists to travel to the Andean nation for conference... |
| Quake Shakes Southern Mexico, Felt in Capital Filed at 8:39 p.m. ET MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A magnitude 5.7-earthquake has shaken southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast.The quake was centered 35 miles (55 kilometers) north of the fishing and resort... |
| Obama's Health Care Summit: Just for Show? Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic... |
| Lawyer: Wife Mulled Extorting Ill. Murder Suspect Filed at 4:51 p.m. ET JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he... |
| Canadian Military Official Charged With Murder Filed at 8:50 p.m. ET TORONTO (AP) -- The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two... |
| GOP ready to lay an egg Panicky Republicans are clucking and cackling like the anxious chickens in the Super Bowl ad for Denny's pancake emporium. President Obama has invited Rs & Ds to chat about health care in a televised... |
| Krauthammer: degrading the peasants ‘Joe and Jane citizen’ aren’t practicing common sense Charles Krauthammer’s “The peasants are revolting” makes some sense [Opinion, Feb. 5]. However, Americans... |
| Tobacco ban in Seattle parks affirms citizen right to breathe smoke-free air The Seattle Parks Board is considering a ban on smoking and the use of other tobacco products in city parks. Guest columnist Abigail Halperin urges the board to adopt the ban, arguing the ban would... |
| Rep. Jay Inslee on health reform: 'Finish the kitchen' If President Obama gets to sign a health-reform bill, one reason may be Rep. Jay Inslee's experience renovating his kitchen, writes columnist E.J. Dionne... |
| Palin at the Tea Party Convention New York Times reporter Kate Zernike watched it , and we saw it differently. She wrote that the former Alaska governor “gave the Tea Party crowd exactly what they wanted to hear.” I... |
| E.U. Slow to React to Toyota Safety Problems BRUSSELS — The first problems with sticking accelerators in some Toyota models surfaced more than a year ago in Britain and Ireland. But it was only Friday — long after a global recall... |
| Chavez Hosts New Radio Show _ at Any Moment Hugo Chavez has launched a new radio program in which he can take to the airwaves at any time of the day or night.Called ''Suddenly, With Chavez,'' the show on state-run Venezuelan National Radio... |
| John Murtha, Congressman, Is Dead John Murtha , the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.... |
| ACLU Accuses Calif. Instructor of Religion Lessons community college in California is improperly teaching religious views on homosexuality and abortion as fact.ACLU staff attorney Elizabeth Gill sent a letter to Fresno City College officials on... |
| Shopping With Granger and Robert Moorhead: Heartwarming Valentine’s Day — the Ice Heart, a 10-foot-tall frozen sculpture at 46th Street and Broadway. Built from Lego-like blocks of ice, the piece was designed by the brothers Granger and Robert... |
| Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies at 77 HARRISBURG, Pa. | Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War,... |
| Iran Says It Will Build 10 Nuclear Plants, Beef Up Military BEIRUT | Iranian officials trumpeted new nuclear and military ambitions Monday in the face of domestic political discord and stepped-up international talk of tightening economic sanctions against the... |
| Autism Risks Detailed in Children of Older Mothers A woman’s chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million... |
| Still No Word From Toyota on Prius Recall TOKYO | A week after brake problems surfaced with its Prius, Toyota still has yet to say whether it will recall the popular hybrid — and analysts say further delays could be devastating to the... |
| Paperwork Hinders Airlifts of Haitian Children PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Private medical evacuations of critically injured Haitian children to the United States for treatment have largely stopped because aid workers, doctors and government... |
| Britain Hits Grim Milestone Before Major Attack Filed at 2:08 p.m. ET KABUL (AP) -- Two British soldiers died in a bombing in southern Afghanistan, officials announced Monday, raising Britain's death toll in the conflict to 255 -- the number of... |
| UK's Iraq Inquiry Turns Focus to Bush Officials Filed at 4:49 p.m. ET LONDON (AP) -- Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence... |
| Tel Aviv ''savior'' Accused of Enslaving Women Filed at 4:05 p.m. ET JERUSALEM (AP) -- The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name -- Savior.They spoon-fed the bearded, one-time healer as if he were... |
| Mexican Troops Find 12 Tons of Pot Hidden in Truck marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.A military statement issued Monday says soldiers discovered the drugs during a routine search at a checkpoint near San Felipe, a town in the... |
| Prosecutors Seek Gag Order in Sweat Lodge Case Filed at 5:38 p.m. ET FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona prosecutors are asking a judge to issue a gag order in their manslaughter case against motivational... |
| Bundesliga Keeps Financial House in Order German Bundesliga wants the world to know that even in these trying economic times, it is solvent and competitive — a soccer island in Central Europe that exudes diligence, steady growth and... |
| Michael Jackson Doctor Charged With Manslaughter Prosecutors announced the charge Monday against Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted.Murray's attorney... |
| Sunday's Super Bowl Most-Watched TV Show Ever MIAMI | The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of “M-A-S-H” to become the most-watched program in television... |
| As the Senate goes , so goes America The way the U.S. Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, writes columnist Paul Krugman. Senators should recognize this fact and push through changes in those rules,... |
| In Toyota Mess, a Lesson for Japan Toyota ’s president, Akio Toyoda, apologized for the recalls that have marred Toyota’s reputation, he talked not just about his company’s fate, but also his... |
| Fake Food Coupons Spread in Haiti United Nations canceled a distribution of free rice for thousands of hungry Haitians on Monday after counterfeiters printed up fake tickets to gain access to the... |
| China Announces Arrests in Hacking Crackdown China have arrested three people and seized money and equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a crackdown on the country’s biggest commercial operation to train computer hackers,... |
| Report: Alligator Kills 11-Year-Old Girl in Brazil Filed at 2:52 p.m. ET SAO PAULO (AP) -- A 13-foot (4-meter) alligator has reportedly attacked and killed a girl who was swimming in a Brazilian jungle river.Firefighters tell local media that... |
| Top Canadian Defense Official Charged With Murder Filed at 2:34 p.m. ET TORONTO (AP) -- The commander of a major military base in Canada has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women and in the sexual assaults of two other... |
| Bahamas to Return Migrants to Quake-Ravaged Haiti Filed at 2:14 p.m. ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- More than five dozen Haitian migrants detained as they sailed north through the Bahamas will be returned directly to... |
| Rotten Radishes Prompt Gas Leak Calls in Ohio Filed at 3:33 p.m. ET DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer... |
| Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— Four people were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire at the election office of a former federal minister and opposition leader Monday evening in the garrison city of... |
