The region's median sales price drops to $385,000 in March. The totalnumber of homes sold is up from February, but down 41% from a year ago.The median sales price of Southern California homes fell below $400,000in March, as the real
En route to the United States for the first time as pontiff, BenedictXVI says the church is "deeply ashamed" and "will absolutely excludepedophiles from the sacred ministry."Embarking on his first voyage to the United States as pontiff, PopeBenedict XVI said
Bankruptcy filings by American consumers and businesses soared 38percent in 2007 to a total of 850,912, the Administrative Office of theU.S. Courts said Tuesday. Some legal experts have said they expect an even steeper rise in2008 bankruptcies because of the
Dozens of Iraqis were killed Tuesday in attacks that included amassive car bombing in Diyala province, where security had improvedsignificantly in recent months.A car bomb in that province's capital, Baqubah, killed at least 35 people and injured 66, the U.S.
A message scrawled in a Chicago, Illinois, university bathroom - "Be prepared to die on4/14" - left not just the college's campus empty Monday, but also thoseof two adjoining high schools and a pair of nearby elementary schools.After the precautions
Deborah Jeane Palfrey was convicted Tuesday afternoon of racketeering andother charges after a federal court jury determined that her upscaleescort service was actually a front for prostitution.Jurors deliberated less than eight hours before returning theverdicts against Palfrey, 52, who stood
U.S. wholesale prices jumped sharply in March, driven by the samerising food and energy costs that are reshaping household budgetsand raising political tensions in some parts of the world. New data from the U.S. Department of Labor showed that the
A plane crashed Tuesday into a crowded neighborhood in eastern Congo, andat least 79 people were believed to have died, said government officials. There were six known survivors.It was not immediately clear how many people may have been killed onthe
Crude oil prices surged Tuesday settling at a new record high above$113 a barrel as the U.S. dollar weakened further against the euro.Light,sweet crude for May delivery settled at a record $113.79 a barrel aftertouching a new trading high of
Bipartisan groups in Congress are pressing to place new controls on the FBI's ability to demand troves of sensitive personal information fromtelephone providers and credit card companies, over the opposition ofagency officials who say they deserve more time to clean
For the first time, the federal government is raising health alarmsabout bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical in plastics that is used in suchvaried items as dental fillings, baby bottles and sports water bottles.The National Toxicology Program, part of the National
New Delhi has taken up the matter with Toronto through diplomatic channels and got a positive response, sources said in New Delhi. Gandhi's assassins Beant Singh and Satwant Singh were eulogised at the rally taken out by some members of
Kode, who took charge of the TADA court on March 29, 1996, had conducted one of the lengthiest trials in the history of Indian judiciary and convicted 100 accused, sentencing them to punishments ranging from three years imprisonment to death
Facing new allegations over vital organs missing from rape and murder victim Scarlette Keeling, the Goa government on Tuesday said there was no cover up and said the body parts were preserved for investigations. The government also said that the
China on Tuesday claimed to have seized explosives and lethal weapons from six monasteries in a Tibetan-populated prefecture in Gansu province, as Beijing insisted that the barrier to dialogue was on the side of the Dalai Lama. Officials said that
Media magnate Silvio Berlusconi is back at the political helm in Italy for his third, nonconsecutive term as prime minister. In Germany, most editorialists see this as an ominous development for the European Union.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wore a low-cut dress to the opening of the Oslo Opera House on Saturday. The media's eager focus 'surprised' -- though perhaps did not amuse -- her.
Nuclear power is too dangerous. Coal is too dirty. Gas involves too much dependence on Russia. And renewables are insufficient. So just where is Germany going to get its power from?
