Ask.com revamps search for speed, relevancy: Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it? ›14:34
Mudslinging grips McCain, Obama campaigns: The heightened attacks, initiated over the weekend by the Republican campaign, gathered intensity Monday as Democrats resurrected their opponent's links to a financial scandal two decades ago. ›19:35
May-Treanor finished Dancing, Burke says: Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanors Dancing With the Stars days are over, according to competitor Brooke Burke, who told a morning radio show that the Olympic gold medalist has a torn Achilles tendon. ›19:42
5 smart snacking tips to help you slim down: While eating all day long may seem like a dieting no-no, it can actually help you avoid weight-loss yo-yoing. ›12:17 3 Oct, Fri
$1.75 eBay bid gets home: With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman won an auction for an abandoned home in Saginaw, Mich. She was the top bidder during an auction on eBay, The Saginaw News reported. ›18:22 2 Oct, Thu
Lohan's father to jump into boxing ring: The estranged father of Lindsay Lohan has publicly feuded with the actress, her girlfriend and her mother. Now Michael Lohan is auctioning off the chance to knock him out in a charity boxing match. ›17:03
Justices begin session with smoking suit: The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes. ›17:47
U.S. acts to protect 48 Hawaiian species: The federal government took a new, ecosystem-based approach to the endangered species list on Tuesday, proposing an all-at-once addition of 48 species that live only on Kauai. ›19:08 1 Oct, Wed
Google, Yahoo eye 'brief' delay in partnership: Google and Yahoo have decided to delay implementing a controversial search advertising partnership, Yahoo said on Friday. ›22:37 3 Oct, Fri
Justices won't hear jury, Bible case: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a murder case in which a jury foreman read passages of the Bible to hold-out jurors who subsequently voted to impose the death penalty. ›18:36
When you are denied health insurance: Have you ever had irregular periods? A cesarean section? Allergies? You may find yourself in this position: eager to buy coverage but unable to get a company to sell it to you. ›12:35
Stevens told pal to 'lay low,' tapes show: Sen. Ted Stevens told a contractor friend that they needed to stick together and "really lay low" to beat an FBI investigation, according to audiotapes played Monday at his corruption trial. ›17:45
Box office goes to dogs: Chihuahua wins: This week, the box office has truly gone to the dogs. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" took the number one spot, while other new releases had fair to poor first weekends. ›20:10 5 Oct, Sun
Bush wins ruling in prosecutors' case: A federal appeals court ruled Monday that two of President Bush's top aides do not have to cooperate with a congressional investigation about the firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006. ›19:24
Revisions to knee, hip implants on the rise: One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds. ›19:21
Paramount, DreamWorks to separate: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks say they are formally separating following DreamWorks' deal to partner with Reliance Entertainment of India. ›21:20 5 Oct, Sun
Study: Tuna travel across the Atlantic: Bluefin tuna from both sides of the Atlantic get together as juveniles, a discovery that could affect how the tuna fishery is managed. ›22:41 2 Oct, Thu
Spiritual surfers praise The Big Kahuna: He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach. ›21:02 5 Oct, Sun
After losing 500 pounds, man getting married: Once the world's most obese man, Manuel Uribe is getting hitched. ›15:29 2 Oct, Thu
Essay: When Palin talks, women talk: Like it or not, VP candidate Sarah Palin wears her badge of motherhood on her sleeve. Here, The New York Times Magazine contributor Lisa Belkin looks at how Palin's public discussion of personal issues has got us all talking about ourselves. ›14:41
RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry: A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion is still undergoing testing by AT&T, and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the chorus of complaints about performance that greeted the new iPhone this summer. ›22:09 3 Oct, Fri