I found a town house in what appears to be in excellent condition in Brooklyn. It is being offered as a "short sale." The agent says I must sign a contract before I know whether my offer is accepted. What are the risks of this? There are no significant risks in buying at [...].

A conversation with Dr. John Hickner, a University of Chicago professor who has been studying medical testing mistakes at the family doctor's office.

The contract would cover a four-year period, from Aug. 1, 2006, to July 30, 2010, and provide a 20 percent increase in wage and compensation levels.

The elderly can be conned, cheated and harassed both by strangers and family members or caretakers. One blog reader shares her story.

Gene Upshaw brought a player's mentality to his role at the NFLPA. Mark Kriegel wonders if that was in the union's best interest.

St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson signed a six-year contract Thursday and was on the field for practice after completing a physical. The 235-pound Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday while on the verge of a new deal, flying to St. Louis from his home in Las Vegas. Jackson is the centerpiece of the Rams' offense and had been entering the final season of a five-year, $7 million deal he signed as a first-round pick in 2004.

The change in policy for fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce marks the first time the F.D.A. has allowed any produce to be irradiated at levels needed to protect against illness.

The change in policy for fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce marks the first time the F.D.A. has allowed any produce to be irradiated at levels needed to protect against illness.

Oil prices jumped more than $5 a barrel and the dollar fell back against the euro and the yen. U.S. stocks fell on continuing fears about the health of the nation’s credit markets.

A federal judge's decision requires media companies to take a good look at videos before alleging they have infringed on their copyright. Will this make it tougher to send the dreaded take-down notices?

Officials in several countries close the door to an aging rock singer who has just served a prison term in Vietnam for abusing two girls.

Lower East Side tenant advocates have accused the owners of 17 apartment buildings of aggressively harassing tenants in an attempt to turn over units and renovate them for tenants willing to pay much higher rents.

Venture firms in Q2 stepped up their investments in India-based companies by about 120 percent, according to new report. China's on fire with venture firms, too.

Jacques Rogge can complain all he wants. We dig Usain Bolt's antics. It's why he makes our list of the top showboaters in sports.

Gene Upshaw's reign at the NFLPA wasn't above criticism, but Alex Marvez says you can't dispute players are better off now.

New security worries about DNS defenses, Microsoft draws interest with free photo viewing technology, How about a VW that parks itself?

Researchers say people are looking for unpatched DNS systems and some attacks are due to a fatal vulnerability with the DNS Web address lookup system.

Overall TV shipments are better than a year ago. But plasma increased more than 50 percent thanks to the introduction of 32-inch sets.

Kelly Brett, a London-based television producer, has already been working on Bebo-commissioned video content for the past year.

Washington fears that a newly emboldened but estranged Moscow could use its influence and its arms industry to undermine American interests around the world.