Knockin' on 10 Percent's Door

Nation's jobless rate figures to be released today expected to edge closer to double digits, marking a 26-year high• Oil Slips Below $69 Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report

Opposition Leaders Boldly Call Iran Gov't Illegitimate

Iran's former president has joined ranks with the country's embattled reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, and accused the Iranian government of failing its people in the recent election and condemning the subsequent crackdown

Police Taser Pastor 'Helping' Driver in Traffic Stop

Police used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants Wednesday after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop in the church parking lot.

Interim Honduras Leader Blames Crisis on Chavez

Honduras' interim leader accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation's crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest, as coup leaders showed few signs of bending to international pressure to restore the exiled preside

Gunman Kills 1, Hurts 4 at L.A.-Area Dental Office

A gunman opened fire inside a busy dental office in an apparent domestic dispute Wednesday, killing one woman dead and critically wounding three others, police said. A fourth person was grazed by a bullet.

DEA Joins Michael Jackson Death Investigation

Investigation into the singer's death deepened late Wednesday when the Drug Enforcement Administration was asked to step in by the Los Angeles Police Department, a law enforcement official in Washington told The Associated Press.

Sources: Somali-Americans Indicted in Terror Case

Among those charged is a man from Minneapolis who went to war-torn Somalia and then, about four months ago, relocated to Seattle, according to sources

New Details From Sotomayor's Past

Documents detail high court nominee's work on advocacy board, including discrimination case involving NYPD

Dozens of Unreleased Songs Found in Jackson Vault

Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died — music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come.

Racketeering Defendant's Rap Sheet Dates Back to '43

At 92, Frank Colacurcio Sr. shows little sign of slowing down in a life of crime that began back in the FDR administration with a statutory rape conviction.