The California Public Employees'Retirement System will sell more than $20 billion in stocks and bonds as the largestU.S.public pension fund aims for higher returns from venture capital, commodities,real estate and several other investment options.

Skeletal remains found Friday at the edge of the Napa Valley College appear to be of a male about 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 6 inches, the Napa County Sheriff's Department said Monday afternoon.

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In celebration of the Miami HEAT's 20th Anniversary, the team has announced its top 25 players of all time as voted by the fans.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Coach Jon Gruden rattled off the names of several young Tampa Bay players who have been instrumental as the Buccaneers rebounded from their worst record in 15 years to a spot in the playoffs. Start with Micheal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee rookie running back Chris Henry returned to the Titans on Monday after serving his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. Coach Jeff Fisher said Henry was b...

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost at home for the first time this season, leaving their hopes for an AFC North title still hanging. The New York Giants , who have six consecutive road wins, lost for the third straight time at

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison could be out up to 12 weeks after surgery on his right wrist Monday. He showed up at B.C. Place on Monday in a cast that ran from his right finger,

PHILDELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Takeo Spikes suffered a torn rotator cuff in Philadelphia's 10-6 win over Dallas as 10-point underdogs. Coach Andy Reid said he was not sure when Spikes sustained the injury, but that he played mu...

There are no sure things in the BCS bowls. Randy Hill tells each team what it needs to concentrate on to guarantee a win.

Closing arguments were delivered Monday at the Dirksen Federal Building in the Kevin Fox trial. Fox is suing Will County, saying detectives coerced from him a fake confession to the sexual assault and murder of his 3-year-old daughter, Riley. As

Morale among employees at the Chicago Sun-Times is taking another slip. Company e-mails on Friday notified workers of drastic budget cuts that will lead to lost jobs. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.

The End of Faith author Sam Harris, who's also a doctoral candidate of neurology at UCLA, has published a study that shows little difference between the way our brains process religious and "objective" beliefs such as 2 + 2 =

A Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic has escaped from outside an Islamabad, Pakistan, court where police had escorted him for an extradition hearing. "What made him do

NASA will hold a briefing no earlier than 3:30 p.m. CST, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, to discuss the results from a fueling test of the space shuttle Atlantis.

With the end of the U.S. holiday shopping season approaching, the national average retail price for gasoline fell just below ...

Associated Press - December 17, 2007 6:45 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials in Odessa and Jewett could learn tomorrow whether either community will host -- FutureGen.

Associated Press - December 17, 2007 6:35 PM ET HOUSTON (AP) - Three families have sued the Houston school district over an $805 million bond issue.

Associated Press - December 17, 2007 6:35 PM ET AUSTIN (AP) - State Farm has filed for an average 3.6% rate increase for its Texas homeowners insurance policies.