Calif. court bans ER docs from direct billing: The state's high court has barred emergency room doctors from directly billing insured patients when their HMOs refuse to pay the entire bill. ›23:20 8 Jan, Thu
Tourists rescued after Costa Rica quake: Helicopters plucked tourists from a destroyed, mountaintop resort as the death toll from Costa Ricas magnitude-6.1 earthquake was at least 9 victims, the Red Cross said Friday. ›20:49
No rental car, but they still have my money: Kay Rihn reserves a nonrefundable rental car through Hotwire. She goes ahead and mails a check. Turns out she doesn't have a reservation. But her money? It's gone. ›00:04
January is the saddest movie month of the year: If youre a moviegoer, the transition from December to January is a rough one, like falling asleep in Willy Wonkas chocolate factory and waking up in the dystopia of Blade Runner. ›18:22 5 Jan, Mon
Quiz: Who was top money-making movie star in '08?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›16:02 17 Dec, Wed
Dexter brother and sister get married: Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter eloped in California on New Years Eve. ›21:12
Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue
U.N.: One-third of Gaza casualties are kids: Palestinian children are dying at a heavy rate in the Israeli-Hamas fighting about one of every three persons killed, according to Gaza statistics. ›12:31
No credit cards, alcohol ... or urinals: One moment, Rick Steves in Iran filming would see murals encouraging young men to walk into the blazing sunset of martyrdom. The next, a bookstore worker would give him a free book. ›23:35 8 Jan, Thu
Madrid travel snarled by deepest snow in years: One of the heaviest snowfalls in decades closed Madrid airport and brought traffic in the Spanish capital to a standstill on Friday. ›13:16
Weight loss a phone call away, study finds: Phone and e-mail counseling help people improve their diet and lose weight, according to a new study that points to a potentially simple but effective tool in the fight against obesity. ›20:12
Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly: Anti-psychotic drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease may double a patient's chance of dying within a few years, suggests a new study that adds to known concerns. ›00:12
Report: NASA watchdog not catching enough: Congressional auditors say that NASA's in-house financial watchdog is doing little to unearth waste and abuse at the space agency. ›21:30
2 die, 3 rescued on Argentine mountain: Three Italian climbers were flown to safety in Argentina on Friday after two companions died in a blizzard on the highest mountain in the Americas. ›21:04
Blu-ray discs seen as bright spot in glum season: The Blu-ray disc, the high-definition successor to the DVD, was one of the few products that did well in the just-ended holiday season, with sales tripling from the previous year. ›20:04
Racism: What we say doesn't match what we do: Think you wouldn't tolerate a racist act? Think again, says a surprising experiment that exposed some college students to one and found indifference at best. ›20:44 8 Jan, Thu
Scoop: Cruise gets emotional about Jett Travolta: A visibly shaken Tom Cruise said that it was untrue that the Church of Scientology forbids members from seeking medical attention. ›14:07
Low times for high tech as CES opens: Bill Gates isn't at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Steve Jobs isn't at Macworld. One way or the other, 2009 will be a turning point for the consumer technology industry. ›15:36
Cosmic Log: How evolution evolved: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Where did the theory of evolution come from? Where's it going? The countdown to Darwin's 200th birthday is a good time for deep questions like these. ›16:00
At CES, progress comes a step at a time: The big debuts at the International Consumer Electronics Show arent whiz-bang hardware systems. Theyre ideas designed to protect the environment and improve the technology consumers already use. ›14:50
Activist blog closed amid China's porn sweep: China expanded an Internet cleanup campaign Friday, shutting down an edgy blog hosting site for apparently carrying "harmful comments" and naming more than a dozen sites containing pornography or other vulgar content. ›16:19