USDA worker accused of running prostitution ring

A woman who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Kansas City, Missouri, is accused of running an online prostitution business through her government office computer.

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Former NFL star moves from playing field to pulpit

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Sosa reportedly interested in return to baseball

Sammy Sosa appears to have changed his mind about retirement and would like to play in the major leagues again.

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Immigrant's death shows tensions in N.Y. town

The case of Marcelo Lucero, who died Nov. 8, has once again highlighted the extraordinary amount of tension between white Long Island residents and the booming Hispanic population.

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Utah studio wants pole dancing in Olympics

A pole dancing studio in Salt Lake City has become part of a worldwide movement to get pole dancing considered as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Games in London, KUTV reported Friday.

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Dad of Pack WR beaten by police, family says

The family of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver claims his father was beaten by police in Houston and hospitalized.

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BCS mulls moving games from Fox to ESPN

The BCS is considering a proposal from ESPN that would see all BCS bowl games, including the championship game, wind up on ESPN, sources familiar with the negotiations are saying.

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Red carpet treatment? Legace falls before Palin

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck at an NHL game for the second time this month.

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AP-GFK poll shows McCain, Obama in virtual tie

Republican John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama of seeking a socialist redistribution of wealth as a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds the candidates running nearly dead-even less than two weeks before the presidential election.

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Don Cornelius of 'Soul Train' arrested

Don Cornelius, the former host of the television show "Soul Train," was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, police said Saturday.

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Bush to give pep talk to anxious country

Wild gyrations on Wall Street, a loss of confidence in the U.S. banking system and worries the economy will be weak for some time are raising Americans' anxiety level.

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Surprise! Manny has become Dodgers' leader

Ventre: While Kirk Gibson and Manny Ramirez rarely are mentioned in the same breath - the former was known as a hothead, the latter is recognized as a knucklehead - the two do have one attribute in common: Each in his own way brought a spark to the Dodgers' franchise.

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Vote: Which NFL coach will be fired next?

Vote: Which NFL coach will be fired next?

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New Freddie Mac CEO to be paid $900,000

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac says its new chief executive is earning a base salary of $900,000 a year, a 25 percent pay cut from his predecessor who also received sizable bonuses and stock options.

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McCain aide's firm was paid by Freddie Mac

One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month to a firm owned by Senator John McCain's campaign manager.

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Wild-card leading Brewers fire Yost as manager

The Milwaukee Brewers have fired manager Ned Yost in the midst of a late-season slump that has jeopardized the team's chances of making the playoffs for the first time since 1982.

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