Oct 30 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
The U.S. Olympic Committee picked the team that will search for a new CEO, hoping to replace Stephanie Streeter by the end of the year.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
A team of Bigfoot enthusiasts is hoping to find the legendary creature in the bogs and barrens of a West Virginia wilderness area.

Oct 23 - By Associated Press
A mother's confession that she and her husband faked their 6-year-old son's disappearance in a runaway balloon shouldn't have been made public, an attorney for the father said.

Oct 21 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
Twitter Inc. is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in dueling deals that underscore the growing importance of being able to show what's on people's minds at any given moment.
Oct 19 - By Associated Press
Boston Red Sox coaches Brad Mills and Tim Bogar interviewed with the Houston Astros on Monday for the manager's job.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
Google Inc.'s sites continued to account for the vast majority of the U.S. search market in September, with rival Microsoft Corp.'s sites seeing a slight gain from August, according to comScore Inc.
Oct 12 - By Chris Duncan, AP Sports Writer
Bob Melvin sees the Houston Astros being in better shape than the Diamondbacks were when he became their manager in November 2004.
Oct 2 - By Ieva M. Augstums, AP Business Writer
Bank of America Corp. said Friday it created a six-member committee of directors to find a successor for CEO Ken Lewis.
Oct 1 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
Google Inc. is giving Web surfers a few more ways to refine their search results, signaling its resolve to ward off rival Microsoft Corp.'s aggressive campaign to lure traffic.

Sep 24 - By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Writer
The second man inside a New Jersey house when a gun battle broke out and left four police officers wounded has been charged with obstruction.

Sep 7 - By Eve Tahmincioglu, Career and labor reporter
The number of “discouraged workers” — individuals who have given up the job search — have reached an all-time high. But putting your job search on hold will only delay success.
Aug 24 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
Yahoo Inc. will keep innovating in search and try to outsmart both Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. even as the slumping Internet company prepares to lean on rival Microsoft's search technology.
Aug 20 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Investment banker Ryan Jenkins was a VH1 reality show contestant, but he hasn’t been seen since the body of his model wife was found stuffed in her own suitcase. Police believe that he may have fled to Canada.

Aug 3 - By Jessica Mintz, AP Technology Writer
Microsoft is hoping that a long-term partnership with rival Yahoo will give it the size and insight it needs to bring in more traffic, more advertisers and ultimately more revenue.

Aug 3 - By Diane Mapes, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Internet search engines have become everybody’s favorite friend and confidante, acting as a automated repository of answers for just about any kind of question, no matter how strange.

Jul 29 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
Yahoo Inc. invested billions of dollars in its Internet search engine during the past six years before realizing it made more sense to entrust the job to an outsider — hearkening back to a conclusion the company's co-founders reached shortly after they started their Web directory in the mid-1990s.
Jul 29 - By Suzanne Choney, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Consumers would see improved Web search efforts by all major players as a result of a proposed search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo, experts say.

Jul 29 - By Laura T. Coffey, msnbc.com contributing editor
OK, all you bargain hounds out there, here’s a little rhetorical pop quiz for you: As the economy keeps sagging, is your arsenal of deal-finding skills growing? Even if you pride yourself on nabbing good buys on a regular basis, do you — yes, even you — sometimes drop the ball?
Jul 15 - By Jessica Mintz, AP Technology Writer
Microsoft Corp.'s redesigned search site remains a distant third to Google and Yahoo despite getting a slight boost in its first month.

Jul 9 - By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Writer
The aircrash that killed entrepreneur Steve Fossett, famed for his daredevil aerial feats, probably was caused by downdrafts that exceeded the ability of his small plane to recover before slamming into a California mountainside, federal safety officials said Thursday.

Jun 25 - By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Writer
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday school officials violated an Arizona teenage girl's rights by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen, saying U.S. educators should not force children to remove their clothing unless student safety is at risk.

Jun 22 - By Marc Levy, Associated Press Writer
Shalimar Pabon didn't see the pink slip coming. She didn't expect a yearlong search for another steady, full-time job that forced her to seek welfare benefits for her five children and herself.
Jun 17 - By Associated Press
Officials in Yellowstone National Park are searching for a man they believe committed suicide by jumping into a river and going over a 300-foot waterfall.

Jun 17 - By Associated Press
Scientists in California say they have cloned a dog that helped with search-and-rescue after the New York terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Jun 10 - By Michael Ventre, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial tribute were in heavy demand, with over 1.6 million requests for only 8,750 recipients, each of whom were entitled to a pair.