Report: Athletes test scores lag behind class

Football and men's basketball players are averaging hundreds of points less on their college entrance exams than their classmates, according to a newspaper's study of 54 public universities.

Arrest details on mom of Bristol Palin boyfriend

The mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend sent text messages to two police informants discussing drug transactions before her arrest on felony drug charges, authorities say.

In outcry over siege, two Indias emerge

The siege by gunmen of prominent symbols of wealth in Mumbai provokes unprecedented raw outrage, but the city's poor, also hit hard by past disaster, see an attention gap.

Big Three automakers' woes affect NASCAR

Big Three automakers and other sponsors scale back financial involvement in auto racing.

Automakers greet Congress with hands out

Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and build more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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