Pakistani Attack on al-Qaida Kills 80 Pakistani troops and helicopters firing missiles killed as many as 80 militants training at a religious school used as an al-Qaida training center near the Afghan border, officials said. more St. Louis Named Most Dangerous U.S. City  © The Associated Press Survey: Rising Rates Worry Homeowners  © The Associated Press 'Saw III' Cuts Up Box Office Competition  © The Associated Press Thousands Lose Power After Wind Storm  © The Associated Press
Survey: Rising Rates Worry Homeowners  © The Associated Press Japanese Stocks Tumble 1.9 Percent  © The Associated Press Mitsubishi Motors Reports Narrower Loss Japan's troubled Mitsubishi Motors on Monday reported a narrower net loss of 16.1 billion yen ($137 million) for fiscal first-half compared to the same period last year, helped by favorable foreign exchange rates and reduced costs. more Farmers Urged to Seek 'Carbon Credits' The 10,000 black walnut trees planted on Sen. Richard Lugar's family farm might someday bring in extra cash, not by being sent to a sawmill, but by simply staying rooted in the soil. more Oil Prices Inch Higher Oil prices inched up Monday in the wake of a terror alert in the petroleum-rich Gulf region last week and as traders watched for signs that OPEC nations were following through on announced production cuts. more
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'Saw III' Cuts Up Box Office Competition  © The Associated Press Rosanne Comfortable With Her Weight Roseanne Barr says she's having trouble growing comfortable with aging, but not with her weight. more CNBC Looking to Distinguish Itself Both times it aired earlier this month, the CNBC documentary "The Age of Wal-Mart" attracted larger audiences than any other business program on the network that week. more Cosby Criticizes Parents, Teachers Bill Cosby, who has ignited controversy in the past with his sometimes scathing rebukes, criticized teachers and parents at a weekend education conference, saying they don't do enough to help kids. more Michael Jackson to Appear at Awards Show Michael Jackson will make a rare public appearance at the World Music Awards in London next month, organizers announced Sunday. more
NYC Considering Ban on Trans Fat  © The Associated Press Caffeine-Stoked Energy Drinks Worry Docs  © The Associated Press No Clear Answers in E. Coli Infections Like lab technicians on a crime-scene television drama, investigators have tracked a strain of bacteria over thousands of miles _ from bagged spinach in Midwestern refrigerators to the guts of a wild pig in the hills of California's central coast. more Doctors Struggle to Save Wounded Marine The chaplain assigned to the medical camp was drafting a homily. The heart surgeon was using the quiet spell to edit a medical paper. The medics chatted over lunch. Twenty miles away, on the desert plain outside Fallujah, an insurgent's bullet tore through the body of a young Marine. more Ailing 'Dilbert' Cartoonist Talks Again  © The Associated Press
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Cos. Have Broad Aims for TV on the Web Eyebrows went up when Google Inc. recently agreed to spend $1.65 billion for YouTube, the most popular Web site for free video clips. But that figure could be blown away one day if some emerging companies achieve their much broader visions for the future of online TV. more IBM Still Profits From Giant Mainframes Cheap little servers handle so much of the Internet's dirty work that giant computers known as mainframes, which debuted 50 years ago and often cost more than $1 million, are supposed to be passe. more Students Produce Movies With Cell Phones The cameras capture the young man walking down the stairs, reciting a monologue about the three things people should know about him: His favorite movie is "Gone with the Wind," he loves roller coasters and he hates when people don't take him seriously. more Army Monitors Soldiers' Blogs, Web Sites  © The Associated Press Candidates, Parties Target Web Audience The number of people who go online for political news is rising, with more than one-third saying they check the Internet for such information. more
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