Paterno to retire at end of season

Penn State coach says he's 'devastated' by child sex abuse charges against ex-assistant.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno announced his retirement at the end of the season.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, center, flanked by Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, left, and Reforms Minister Umberto Bossi attends a voting session at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Nov. 8, 2011.

Stocks plunge on Italy debt crisis

U.S. stocks fell sharply on signs that Europe's debt crisis has infected Italy.

Nation & World

President Obama

Obama criticizes gov't waste, Congress

Obama ordering certain federal agencies to cut wasteful spending by 20% today.

Money

More and more consumers are using their smartphones while they shop to help them find the best prices and consult product reviews before buying.

Mobile apps can help you spend wiselyicons

Shopping and doing research on the fly can really pay off during the holiday season.

Sports

Heisman Watch: Moore gains ground on Luck

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore has moved up to second place in the latest USA TODAY Heisman Watch.

Life

Emilio Estevez directs his father Martin Sheen in the motion picture 'The Way.'

Film finds spirituality along 'The Way'

"The Way" depicts a heartfelt odyssey undertaken by a father who develops a greater understanding of his son.

Travel

Southwest Airlines Warehouse Supervisor Terry Tandy in the "lost and found" area of the airline's baggage facility in Dallas.

Lost and found: What do travelers leave behind?

Millions of items are left behind each year in airports, planes, hotels and rental cars.

Your Life

About 93% of teens say they have an account on Facebook, and 62% say the profile they use most often is set to be private.

Teens see cruelty, self-esteem online

More than 80% of teens have witnessed others being mean or cruel on the sites — but some have had positive experiences.

Tech

Steve Jobs had long fought against the Flash standard. The Apple iPad does not play Flash content.

Adobe kills Flash on mobile devices

Move is huge shift for Web as a whole, which has used Adobe standard for video, design.

Opinion

Occupy Wall Street protesters march past the damage (R) from the 1920 anarchist bombing of 23 Wall Street in New York on Sept. 20.

Occupiers, don't repeat class warfare of 1920

Paul G. Kengor: Nearly a century ago, a bomb blast devastated Wall Street. Think about that.

Markets

Dow S & P 500 NASDAQ Financial markets



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