To Sleep on the Subway, Maybe, but to Dream? Poor Chance

To Sleep on the Subway, Maybe, but to Dream? Poor Chance

To Sleep on the Subway, Maybe, but to Dream? Poor Chance

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:07 PM PST

A sleep researcher, with the aid of a drowsy straphanger, set out to discover whether dozing underground was worth its while.

Officials: Gadhafi son tried to secretly go to Mexico

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

Saadi Gadhafi, a son of the deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, secretly tried to travel to Mexico using false documents, Mexico's interior minister said Wednesday.

As Europe’s Bond Market Dries Up, Traders Fear for Jobs

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST

Worries about euro zone economies have caused a sharp drop-off in bond trading volume, causing European banks to question how much longer they will stick with bond divisions that are now overstaffed.

VIDEO: Mafia boss found in a bunker

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST

Italian police have arrested the notorious chief of a Naples mafia clan, Michele Zagaria, who has been on the run for 16 years.


VIDEO: Survivors at Pearl Harbor ceremony

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST

The few remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attacks have led US commemorations of the surprise offensive's 70th anniversary.


Alleged Italian mafia boss hiding in bunker arrested

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:29 AM PST

Police in Italy on Wednesday arrested an alleged top Mafia boss hiding in an underground bunker below his home in a small town near Naples, according to police and the Interior Ministry.

Sandusky Arrested on New Sexual Abuse Charges

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

The arrest of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach, followed grand jury testimony by two additional accusers, the authorities said.

Bahrain blows up 'parcel from UK'

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:18 PM PST

Bahrain says staff at its airport have detonated a package of suspected explosives sent from Britain via Dubai.


Sebelius Overrules F.D.A. on Freer Sale of Emergency Contraceptives

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST

The health secretary overruled the Food and Drug Administration's decision that emergency contraceptives be sold freely over the counter, including to teenagers 16 years old and younger.

Mexico foils 'plot' to smuggle in Gaddafi son

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:12 PM PST

Mexican official say they discovered and halted international plan to smuggle Saadi Gaddafi from Niger.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | December 7, 2011

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:11 PM PST

A district attorney says he found credible complaints against a former Syracuse coach, but the events are beyond the statute of limitations; and Newt Gingrich's changing stance on global warming.

Russian Vote Anger Continues to Simmer

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:17 PM PST

Anti-Kremlin protests eased in Moscow, though government critics prepared for a demonstration slated for Saturday amid continuing anger over vote-rigging allegations.


EU Banks Seek Dollars From ECB

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:10 AM PST

Europe's cash-strapped banks are taking advantage of the ECB's cheaper U.S. dollar tenders in an effort to confront funding problems.


Occupy activists target lobbyists

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:44 AM PST

Thousands of Occupy protesters shut down part of K Street in Washington DC, known as the home of lobbying in the nation's capital.


Indonesia's singing cop is sacked

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

An Indonesian policeman who became an internet sensation when he was filmed singing and dancing in uniform is sacked after failing to go to work.


Doubt on basketball's 'hot hands'

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:59 AM PST

The idea of a basketball player's ability to successfully shoot a series of hoops - so-called "hot hands" - may be on shaky ground.


Indonesia's singing cop is sacked

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

An Indonesian policeman who became an internet sensation when he was filmed singing and dancing in uniform is sacked after failing to go to work.


What next for Yemen after Saleh?

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST

What next for Yemen after President Saleh?


BP Faces More Citations in Gulf Spill

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:14 PM PST

U.S. regulators issued additional violations to BP for its role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as Halliburton fired back at allegations from BP questioning the company's conduct in the wake of the disaster.


Sandusky Arrested on New Sex Abuse Charges

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:40 AM PST

Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky has been arrested on new sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers. Both alleged victims were part of Sandusky's Second Mile charity.

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