Lawyer: Jackson too sick to travel for trial
Michael Jackson's attorney said Tuesday that the pop star might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheikh $7 million.
NATO fires on insurgents in Pakistan
NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgents inside Pakistan after coordinating with Islamabad, officials said Tuesday.
Oral Roberts U. to lay off 100 workers
Oral Roberts University will lay off about 100 employees, days after it agreed to a near-$450,000 separation agreement with its former president who resigned amid a spending scandal.
Calif. wildfire victims sift through wreckage
Another wave of those who fled Southern California's ferocious weekend wildfires prepared to sort through the remains of their homes on Tuesday.
More Americans raiding nest eggs
A growing number of Americans are being forced to trade future comfort for more immediate needs because of the current economic crunch.
Israeli tanks rumble into Gaza
Israeli tanks forged into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing rocket and mortar fire from Palestinian militants, militant groups said.
Woman fined in toilet corpse case
A woman accused of helping her religious leader hide a decaying corpse in her toilet so they could collect Social Security was convicted of a misdemeanor in a deal for her to testify against the leader.
Congo rebels announce pullback
Rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo announced a military pullback on Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative.
NYT: Bill Clinton's dealings under review
Aides to Barack Obama said the president-elect would not formally offer Hillary Rodham Clinton a Cabinet post unless he was satisfied that Bill Clinton's activities would not pose a conflict.
Boy calmly talks about dad's death
An 8-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his father and another man is shown in a video calmly saying that he found the men lying in his home after returning from school.
