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NY boy, 11, faces charges over pencil attack

An 11-year-old boy faces assault and weapon charges for trying to stab a classmate with a pencil over a math problem. Police in New Hartford, 80 miles west of Albany, said the boy was mad because a classmate kept trying to help him in math class on Monday. When the would-be helper wouldn't back off, police said the boy lashed out with a sharp pencil and inflicted a scratch treated by the school nurse.

Report card: 6 of 9 Calif. HMOs show improvement

Patient satisfaction ratings have gone up for six of nine California health maintenance organizations rated by a state agency.

As Iran protest looms, U.S. keeps its distance

At first blush, it seems like a godsend for U.S. foreign policy: a tenacious Iranian opposition, democratic in name at least, is challenging a regime that has caused the U.S. no end of headaches over the last 30 years.

Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid

Sarah Palin says it would be "absurd" for her not to consider running for president in 2012.

  • Iran sentences another activist to death

    Iran has convicted another opposition activist on charges related to the country's post-election turmoil and sentenced him to death, the judiciary said Tuesday, bringing to at least 10 the number of those facing the death penalty for the unrest following June's disputed presidential election.

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