| | | Entertainment News | | Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men'
12:02PM CT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.
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| U.S. News | | Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher
7:52PM CT
NORWALK, Calif. (AP) - A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.
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| International News | |  Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents
7:36PM CT
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.
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| Business News | |  Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems
7:10PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.
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| High Tech News | |  Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market
6:06PM CT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
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| Political News | | House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe
6:59PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members — with possible sexual overtones — could spell continuing trouble for the party.
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| Science News | | Personal look at genes locates disease causes
6:12PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
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| Health News | |  Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given
4:01PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
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