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Mike Duvall sex scandal: Did he break lobbying rules?

The GOP California lawmaker who was caught on video making sexual boasts is being investigated for a reported tryst with an energy lobbyist.

United States: Surf's up, old-school style

Schwarzenegger shows some swagger after emergency plane landing

Jailed journalists complicate Obama's approach to N. Korea

The administration wants to keep the journalists’ plight separate from any discussion of the North’s rogue nuclear program. But that will be difficult.

Laid off? Don't pitch your business card.

Ahead of Obama's Cairo speech, Arab leaders see window of opportunity for peace

King Abdullah II of Jordan, embraced by the West and his Arab allies, is emerging as a facilitator for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

North Korea's next move: long-range missile tests?

Satellite photos show activity at a testing site, say US officials. A successful launch would signal progress toward a nuclear weapons arsenal.

The school lunchroom grows green

From kindergarten to college, school cafeterias become ecofriendly by banishing trays, growing veggies, and composting waste.

In Chrysler bankruptcy, GM gets glimpse of one road ahead

In coming weeks, talks among GM stakeholders could be influenced by how the judge in the Chrysler case treats creditors.

For China, a reverse brain drain in science?

Beijing woos some of its best expatriate scientists. US should act, some say.

North Korea missile: punishment up to US

Security Council's struggle to respond to Sunday's rocket launch also portends challenges for Obama's nonproliferation goals with Iran.

Electric cars charge ahead

At least nine major car companies promise plug-in vehicles by 2013.

Just how vulnerable are US banks?

A 'stress test' aims to assess which banks would need help if the economy worsened.

A hybrid? Forget it, say rising number of pickup buyers.

Sales of trucks at some dealerships jumped by more than 30 percent in December.

Makers of green products start to see red lights

Cheaper gas, bad economy have hybrid-car makers, energy auditors scrambling.

Theater for an unlikely audience

A Minnesota troupe brings the timeless humor and complexities of Shakespeare to the homeless, prisoners, and the like.

A scramble to unlock bank lending

US regulators are cranking out an array of options.

Could bailout's pay caps launch Wall Street trend?

Some see the beginning of the end for huge compensation for financial titans. Others say the limits are too weak to bring real change.

Will bank bailout revive growth?

Banks will still need to recapitalize and start lending again.

States make way for low speed vehicles

More and more permit them to travel on state roads where speed limits are low.

Americans love picnics – except when they don't

Our attitudes toward picnicking are usually based on childhood memories.

Americans love picnics – except when they don't

Our attitudes toward picnicking are usually based on childhood memories.

The future of tech in just one word: plastics

Thin, bendable, organic screens of sci-fi movies are almost here.

Guerrilla gardening takes root in Los Angeles

Under cover of darkness, gardeners plant and maintain neglected plots of public land.