The admissions come like thunderbolts, snapping the sports world to attention. This time, it was Marion Jones, who admitted she was using banned substances when she won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...more

October 17, 2007

The world, it seems, was its salad bar. Scientists are amazed at the chomping ability of a newly described duck-billed dinosaur. The herbivore's powerful jaw, more than 800 teeth and compact skull meant that no leaf, branch or bush would have been safe, they say. ...more

October 4, 2007

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an unprecedented summit on climate change Monday that 'the time for doubt has passed' and a breakthrough is needed in global talks to sharply reduce emissions of global-warming gases. ...more

September 25, 2007

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the United Nations today for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it. ...more

September 24, 2007

Mayor Jerry Sanders abruptly reversed his public opposition to marriage for same-sex partners and revealed that his adult daughter is a lesbian. ...more

September 21, 2007

Colette Brooks' sprawling ocean-view property is dotted with tricked-out cars - from a low-rider Lincoln Continental to a Cadillac with plush leather seats. ...more

September 10, 2007

As flames advanced on the wealthy vacation community of Sun Valley, real estate agent Todd Conklin sent his wife and children to safety, then offered spa treatments to some of the more than 1,600 firefighters and National Guardsmen arriving in town. ...more

September 8, 2007