Charles McArthur Emmanuel, also known as Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr., was convicted of torture, firearms and conspiracy charges on the second day of jury deliberations. He faces life in prison, with sentencing set for Jan. 9.

Big banks have formed an unusual alliance with consumer advocates to urge the government to allow huge portions of credit-card debt to be forgiven, a turnabout from recent years when the banking industry lobbied strenuously to make it harder for

San Diego's Cerro Negro comes to Old Town Artisans, 201 N. Court Ave., Downtown for a powerful evening of flamenco rhythms Saturday night.

Iran plunged this week into a storm of political recrimination, largely directed at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as officials and ordinary Iranians realized with shock that the Islamic republic faces a severe economic crisis of its own.

The S&P completed its biggest weekly gain since at least 1974 and finished higher for a second straight day, the first back-to-back gains in 5 weeks. The 25-session losing streak matched one which occurred in August 2001 in the middle

The controversy that would rock her office over the murder of a local doctor was two weeks from exploding onto the front page.

CCC work honored at Colossal Cave

Ex-UW staffer sets himself on fire

The Nanfang Daily said it was an "open secret" in the industry that melamine scrap is being repackaged into an inexpensive product called "protein powder" that is sold to food suppliers.

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Sporadic gunfire could still be heard Thursday night in Goma, the provincial capital of eastern Congo, but the city was calm for much of the day.

Dollar Index: To say the least, markets were volatile in October and currencies were no exception. The dollar and the yen were the big beneficiaries of the equity market unwind. The Euro lost about 20% to the yen and over

A teenage volunteer discovered the curved shard bearing five lines of faded characters in July in the ruins of an ancient town on a hilltop south of Jerusalem. Yossi Garfinkel, the Israeli archaeologist leading the excavations at Hirbet Qeiyafa, released

And they are ranked fifth in the Pac-10 in total offense.

But Weedon did not keep the secret for long.

But the good news was quickly tempered by NASA's announcement Thursday that a mission to upgrade the popular telescope will be delayed at least until May.

A few months ago, Bruce - a devoted Star Trek fan from Roseburg, Oregon - graced the Rockler website...

Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT, said: 'BT Global Services, under François's leadership, has established itself as a world leader in providing networked IT services, helping customers in more than 170 countries make the most of globalisation.

British tuning specialist Kahn Design , the one that normally deals with such expensive pieces of luxury as the Aston Martin DB9 and the Range Rover Sport , has revealed its first personalization package for the much more affordable SsangYong