NYT: Campaigns shift to attack mode

John McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, turned toward a more negative tone, as the Obama campaign signaled it would respond in kind.

McCain tied to Iran-Contra group

Wall Street awaits Fed news after global rout

  Wall Street headed to a shaky start Tuesday after a huge sell-off the previous session, with investors waiting to see if central banks would try to alleviate the ongoing turmoil in the credit markets by cutting interest rates.

  British banks lead European markets lower

Bravo, Beantown — Boston reaches ALCS again

The Boston Red Sox brushed aside the 100-win Angels in four games, dismissing their best-in-baseball regular season as last month’s news.

Celizic: Red Sox-Rays will add juice to postseason

Misty heads home; Brooke shines on 'Dancing'

The big news out of Monday night's "Dancing With the Stars" performance show involved a dancer who didn't even dance. Misty May-Treanor dropped out of the competition after tearing her Achilles tendon.

Misty May-Treanor drops out of ‘Dancing’

Turning on a fan may help prevent SIDS

Babies who sleep in a room ventilated with a fan have a 72 percent lower risk of SIDS, says one of three new studies that examines the mystery of the condition that kills 2,000 babies a year.

Nuking frozen meals can make you sick

Puzzling over pre-humans

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Decades after a 3.2-million-year-old "almost human" named Lucy became a star, the origin of our species still poses mysteries worthy of a crime show.

Asteroid reportedly streaks over Africa

World’s best airport hotels 2008  

Do you dread the thought of having to overnight at an airport hotel? Don't! From the citizenM Amsterdam Airport Hotel to the Westin Detroit Metropolitan, 10 of the best.

American Airlines plans à la carte pricing