AP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When work began in 2004 to build the world's tallest tower, Dubai's confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands. Full Story »
AP
WASHINGTON - Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again. Full Story »
AFP
BOSTON - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to 87,500 Massachusetts employees who claimed the retailer denied them rest and meals breaks, manipulated time cards and refused to pay overtime, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Full Story »
AP
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Tiger Woods disclosed his "personal failings" in a 317-word statement on his Web site that did not delve into details, except to say that he "let my family down" and regrets it "with all of my heart." Full Story »
AP
WASHINGTON - How much does the U.S. government really trust Canada? Maybe less than you think. Full Story »
AP
MEDFORD, Ore. - Searchers combed icy mountain roads near the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon, looking for a couple who told their kids they were off to cut down a special Christmas tree but did not return. Full Story »
AFP/File
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff is reiterating that the U.S. target date for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is flexible and will take "conditions on the ground" into account. Full Story »
AP
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A suicide bomber disguised in women's clothing detonated his explosives during a graduation ceremony at an upscale hotel Thursday, killing at least 14 people, including three Cabinet ministers and two journalists. Full Story »
AP
NEW YORK - MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized on Wednesday for saying that President Barack Obama had traveled to an "enemy camp" at West Point to address the nation on the war in Afghanistan. Full Story »
AFP/Getty Images/File
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge sentenced a kingpin of Mexico's powerful Juarez drug cartel to 27 years in prison for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the United States, authorities said on Wednesday. Full Story »
PARIS (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris Tuesday. Full Story »
All supernova explosions are violent affairs, but this one takes the cake. Astronomers have spotted a new type of extremely bright cosmic explosion they think originates from an exceptionally massive star. Full Story »
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday. Full Story »
NEW YORK - Investors sent GameStop shares sharply lower Wednesday amid worries that the Wal-Mart's video game promotions could undercut holiday sales at GameStop Corp.'s more than 6,000 retail stores nationwide. Full Story »
The Nation -- The official unemployment rate of 10.2 percent is the worst in a quarter century. Full Story »
Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo! page (About My Yahoo! and RSS)
A U.S. Army cadet shows off a book that he …
