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Indian Forces End Standoff, Take Back Hotel as Focus Turns to Who Was Behind Mumbai Attacks, Two and a half days after teams of Islamist terrorists began their brutal attacks across India's financial capital, their final standoff at the Taj Majal hotel.

Pregnant woman also knocked down, might have had miscarriage

A former Defense Department official said Wednesday that American intelligence agencies had determined that former officers from Pakistan’s Army and its powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency helped train the Mumbai attackers.

What if a sniper could fire a bullet that changed course in mid-flight, to hit its target? The Pentagon is handing out nearly $22 million to try to find out...

At first, waiter Joseph Joy Pulithara thought the blasts were rows of liquor bottles exploding for some reason behind the Mumbai hotel's sleek bar. Running to the scene, he found a woman screaming and a young man spraying gunfire.

A worker was killed in the crush Friday after a throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains burst through the doors at a suburban Wal-Mart, authorities said.

The average price for a gallon of regular in the Chicago area Monday was $1.83, according to AAA. The Mobil station at Irving/Pulaski was selling it for $2. The Shell at North Avenue/LaSalle Street was charging $2.36. The Irving/Pulaski Shell? $2.80.

Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.

A rule on toxic substances in the workplace is one of about 20 contentious measures the Bush administration is planning to issue in its final weeks.

Microsoft Inc is in talks with Yahoo Inc to buy the U.S. internet company's online search business for $20 billion, according to a report in Britain's Sunday Times. News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News