Feeding Found to Help Brain Injuries

U.S. Alleges Abuse of Thai Workers at Farms

The federal government filed civil complaints against a California contractor here and eight in Hawaii and Washington state, alleging they forced hundreds of Thai laborers to harvest coffee and pineapples while living in squalor and enduring threats of abuse and deportation.

Texas Sheriff Investigates Animal-Cruelty Video

County authorities in Texas are investigating a cattle farm for animal cruelty based on a graphic video of abuse being circulated by an animal-rights group. Live-cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on worries the video would cause a pullback in consumer demand for beef.

Roommate Charged in Rutgers Suicide

A former Rutgers student was indicted on 15 charges after allegedly secretly taping a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who later committed suicide.

Two Poker Sites Can Use Domain Name

Federal prosecutors have agreed to let two of the three online gambling companies targeted in a federal crackdown, to use their domain names to facilitate U.S. players' withdrawal of funds in accounts.

New Terror-Alert System Unveiled

Homeland Security will replace the much-derided color-coded terror-alert system next week with a system designed to give specific information.

New Rules Target Lost Baggage, Delays

The U.S. said it would start requiring airlines to refund baggage fees when luggage is lost as part of new rules that also target ticket surcharges and lengthy tarmac delays.

Mullen Talks Tough to Pakistan

Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Pakistani news channel Wednesday that links between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence military spy agency and the Haqqani faction of the Taliban were continuing to strain relations between the countries.

Facebook Seeking Friends in Beltway

Facebook is trying to find its way in Washington, where it has only a fledgling lobbying operation, even though it finds its privacy policies under scrutiny and is trying to navigate expansion into China.

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Jury Convicts Executive in Mortgage Fraud Case

Lee Farkas, the former chairman of Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage, was found guilty on all 14 charges stemming from a seven-year, multibillion dollar fraud scheme that led to the collapse of his firm and Colonial Bank.

No More Dancing in Denver's Streets

An $800,000 overhaul of downtown Denver's traffic lights has touched off a bout of nostalgia here, as the city does away with a quirky street-crossing tradition known as the Barnes Dance.

First Lady's Jet, Plane Fly Too Close

A White House jet with First Lady Michelle Obama aboard flew closer than permitted to an Air Force cargo plane and had to break off its approach to land at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.

FDA Heightens Painkiller Oversight

The FDA said it will require some painkiller manufacturers to produce new educational tools in an effort to quell prescription-drug abuse.

Obama, Geithner Optimistic on Budget

WikiLeaks Suspect Being Moved

Justices Skeptical in Emissions Case

Mobile-Home Deaths Raise Safety Issue

Housing Starts Remain Subdued

Blagojevich: Feds Are 'Criminalizing Conference Calls'

Newark Lands Panasonic With Subsidies

Kindergartener Brings Gun to School

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Poker Case

Crews Battle Texas Wildfire