71 percent of consumers plan to spend less on back-to-school shopping this year.

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More aggressive Obama readies pick: Biden, Bayh or none of the above?

President Pervez Musharraf announces he'll step down.

The White House hopeful gets tough on opponent John McCain.

Tropical Storm Fay rips through Haiti, Dominican Republic en route to Florida.

Children as young as 2 have become the new front of childhood obesity.

Meet the 41-year-old American swimmer, whom Michael Phelps calls mom.

More than 10 years later, passive-aggressive e-mails are alive and well.

Under Western pressure, Medvedev says Russia to begin troop pullout from Georgia on Monday