Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion into the wireless industry. ...more

December 21, 2009

Former NHL player Reggie Fleming, who died in July, had brain damage due to repeated head trauma, linking hockey for the first time to a condition usually found in boxers, the New York Times reported Friday. ...more

December 18, 2009

The Cuban government has arrested an American citizen, and U.S. diplomats in Havana are trying to learn more about the case, the State Department said today. ...more

December 12, 2009

The headline ran in The New York Times a month ago, on Nov. 7: "All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops." According to White House insiders, Obama considered three choices for digging our way deeper into the "graveyard of empires:" General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the occupation forces, asked for 40,000 additional soldiers. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wanted 30,000 more. Other generals wanted to send 20,000 more. ...more

December 5, 2009

The point of the letter is to oppose health care legislation. Instead, it shines a light on a different issue: The death of real debate in this country. ...more

December 5, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators said today that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House. ...more

November 29, 2009

Entertainers have been misbehaving on TV — or accused of it, at least — long before singer Adam Lambert was even born. ...more

November 24, 2009

"Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats" by Bradley Trevor Greive (Andrews McMeel, $19.99) ...more

November 15, 2009

A philosophy of "Run away from where the crowd is" wouldn't work in most businesses. ...more

November 13, 2009

A philosophy of "Run away from where the crowd is" wouldn't work in most businesses. ...more

November 12, 2009