Gaza civilians left exposed in Israeli invasion

With booms from artillery and airstrikes keeping them awake, the 10 members of Lubna Karam's family spent the night huddled in the hallway of their Gaza City home.

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Holiday season in crisis as Thai tourism drops

The palm-fringed island of Samui normally fills up for the holidays, but what stands out these days is its emptiness.

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Fla. woman chooses jail over $7.45 eatery bill

A woman has been charged after choosing jail rather than paying her tab for $7.45 at a central Florida restaurant.

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Dollar-friendly destinations

The economy is faltering, the dollar is getting clobbered by the euro and traveling to the far reaches of luxury is costlier than ever. The good news? There are still spots around the globe where the greenback is holding strong.

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Caked in mud, Haiti city is showcase for aid

The U.N. World Food Program's director flew to a Haitian city still encased in mud Friday to draw global attention to the ongoing disaster that has derailed the country's struggle to feed itself.

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Driving while distracted can be deadly

It's suspected, but not known for sure yet, that that the engineer of a Los Angeles Metrolink commuter train may have been text messaging when the train ran a stop signal, crashing into an oncoming freight engine.

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A perfectly safe car - just not in the U.S.

It seems like an easy solution: Americans are looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles, so Ford Motor Co. is bringing over some of the small, gas-sipping cars it's been selling to Europeans for years.

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Chemistry exam - hydrogen cars put to test

Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car.

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Drinking water safety for travelers

Nothing ruins a good trip like getting sick. Contaminated drinking water is one of the leading sources of health problems for travelers, and can cause anything from mild gastrointestinal distress to serious bacterial diseases.

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Gustav hits La. towns, brushes New Orleans

Hurricane Gustav weakened as it moved inland Monday, having earlier slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry while avoiding a direct hit on flood-prone New Orleans.

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Worker productivity growth slowed in spring

The efficiency of America's workers grew at a slightly slower pace in the spring as companies sought to produce more with leaner work forces. Workers' compensation growth slowed, too.

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Teen: Retailer refused to hire over head scarf

A Muslim civil rights group has filed a federal complaint on behalf of a Muslim teenager who alleges she was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch because she wears a hijab, or head scarf.

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Ed McMahon sues hospital over neck injury

McMahon filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, two doctors, and the owner of a home where he says he fell and broke his neck.

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Cheese-curd slur? French-Canadians offended

Canada's U.S. embassy apologized Thursday for a party invitation that featured a prominent figure in Canadian history holding a plate of French fries covered in cheese curds and gravy.

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Drivers mixing ethanol with gas to save money

A handful of filling stations install pumps that allow drivers to select different ethanol blends with the push of a button.

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Hezbollah backers pelt U.S. diplomat's convoy

Supporters of militant group Hezbollah attacked a U.S. envoy's motorcade with stones in southern Lebanon, witnesses said on Wednesday.

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Which hybrids make financial sense?

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Want to sell your gas hog? Do the math first

A nationwide sell-off of gas guzzlers is under way. But anxious car owners should slow down and do the math first, or they risk taking a bath when they sell that big, late-model SUV.

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Canada is in the middle of a quiet oil boom

With oil prices hovering near a hundred dollars a barrel, there's a major oil boom underway in the frozen Canadian tundra where oil producers are developing a new source of fossil fuel.?

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