• Russia says new START treaty almost complete

    MOSCOW, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Talks on a strategic arms reduction treaty (START) between Russia and the United States were almost complete, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said Thursday. "The work is almost done," he told a press ...

  • Suppan's outing a mixed bag as Angels top Brewers

    AP PHOENIX -- Jeff Suppan was one of nine pitchers to take the hill last season as a starter for the Milwaukee Brewers. After an upgrade to Milwaukee's rotation in the offseason, Suppan is now fighting for a spot in the five-man unit. ...

  • Sleuths Trace Digital Clues to Predict iPad Sales

    Weeks before the iPad, Apple Inc.'s new tablet computer, is released, amateur analysts are reading the digital equivalent of tea leaves to estimate early sales. But their findings might not be as clear as the forthcoming device's color ...

  • Swine flu danger appears to be ebbing

    The CDC says a third wave of the H1N1 pandemic is less likely in the US Attention now turns to the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is just beginning. By Thomas H. Maugh II The likelihood of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be ...

  • 'Bombshell' McGee's Timing Questioned

    Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband Jesse James leave the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on March 5, 2006 in West Hollywood. It appears Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock is going from "The Blind Side" to "The Break Up." People magazine says she's ...

  • US FDIC shuts down 7 banks, 2010 total now 37

    WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Regulators seized seven more US banks on Friday, as high unemployment and troubled loan portfolios continue to weigh on the sector. The seven failures, which are estimated to cost the government's ...