Hasan had intensified contact with cleric

Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan exchanged e-mails with a radical Yemeni American cleric and began to discuss surreptitious financial transfers, according to two sources.

Nerves fray at Fort Hood as deployment nears

Moderate Dems wooed in crucial health vote

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders push ahead toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill.

Ethics panel: No punishment for Sen. Burris

Dow ends week up despite 3 days of losses

The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.

Long-term unemployed face dwindling options 

No. 6 Boise State (11-0) blows out Utah State

Doug Martin ran for 121 yards and four touchdowns and No. 6 Boise State remained unbeaten and in BCS contention with a 52-21 victory over Utah State on Friday night.

Syracuse stuns No. 6 North Carolina

‘New Moon’ breaks midnight box office record

$26.3 million helps ‘Twilight’ sequel eclipse last Harry Potter film for No. 1.

Fans aglow about ‘New Moon,’ for the most part

Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet

The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak across much of the globe, health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.

Heavy college students must pass fitness class

Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine

Scientists circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time after a year of repairs caused by a spectacular failure after the $10 billion machine was heavily damaged by a simple electrical fault.

Just because it’s on Twitter, it (still) isn’t true

Swine flu puts airlines, travelers in tough spot

As outbreaks of the H1N1 virus inject more frazzle into already-frayed travelers, airlines and their approach to sick passengers are being scrutinized.

Holiday travelers waited longer to book tickets