U.S., India sign nuclear deal

The U.S. and India signed an accord Friday that allows American businesses to sell nuclear fuel, technology and reactors to India, reversing a three-decade ban on atomic trade with the nuclear-armed power.

Pitt changed Jolie's mind about biological kids

Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children.

Volatile day ends Dow's worst week
Wall Street ended one of its worst weeks ever trying to figure out whether to continue its freefall or take some tentative steps toward a possible recovery.

Reports: GM, Chrysler hold merger talks

General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to published reports late Friday.

Homeless man dies after being set ablaze
A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.

Gunmen kill 11 in Mexico bar rampage
Gunmen opened fire in a bar in northern Mexico, killing 11 people, and the body of a newspaper editor was found shot dead on the side of a highway in two separate attacks, police said Friday.

AP: U.S. to take N. Korea off terror list
The Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist Saturday after getting assurances Pyongyang has agreed to a plan to inspect its nuclear facilities, The AP has learned.

Ethics report: Palin abused authority

Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday.

Roll of the Dice sure pays off for Red Sox

Matsuzaka takes no-hit bid into 7th as Boston blanks Rays in ALCS opener