Taliban claims responsibility for deadly airport blast

  The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed nine people and wounded six others at the gates of Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday.

May be time for stocks to fall back to Earth

The long-running rally on Wall Street will be put to the test in the coming week, with the S&P 500 at its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. 

Cost of gas rises 18 cents in the past 2 weeks

West survives LeBron's onslaught to beat East

  Kobe Bryant took Michael Jordan's record, then nearly lost the game to LeBron James. Bryant and the best of the West held off a furious East comeback, winning 152-149 in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday night.

'The Artist' rules the Oscars

The Academy Awards proceeded pretty much as predicted Sunday night, with heavily favored actors and films taking most of the honors.

A whiff of rosemary gives your brain a boost

Could the smell of rosemary enhance your thyme on a crossword puzzle? It's parsley-ble, according to a new study.

NYT: Prison dementia makes caregivers of killers

Why 2012 will be cybercrime's 'hell year'

We're not even two months into 2012, and the year is turning out to be one of the worst for cyberattacks. Here are a few reasons why.

Chow down on America's best brunches

The best brunches are drawn-out, indulgent meals in good company, sharing stories, sipping coffee, maybe enjoying a round of Bloody Marys.