Police search for boy missing 10 years
The parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.
Some cities drop criminal-history question
Some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime.
Nursing industry desperate to find new hires
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Green travel going out of style
Environmentally-conscious vacations are out of fashion. Travelers expect their next getaway to be green — and they're not willing to pay more for it.
Intel picks signal break from Bush
President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.
Hyundai: Can't make payments? Just return it
Can't make the payments on that new car you just bought? No problem — just return it free of charge.
Taliban claim 5,220 foreign troops killed
The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet.
Obama, CNN Twitter accounts hacked
Social networking tool Twitter was hit by a major hacker attack on Monday, with several "high profile" accounts — including that of President-elect Barack Obama — taken over by computer criminals, the company said.
Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest
A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.
Holes in health care means teens face future ills
Many adolescents are falling through cracks in the health care system — what a major new report calls missed opportunities to shape the next generation's health.
