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U.S. automakers Ford and GM have announced more big losses. The two companies, along with Chrysler and the United Auto Workers, are asking Congress for billions in loans to help them get through the next few months. Analysts say the companies are burning through cash reserves fast.

Former New York Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders recently won a multimillion-dollar sexual harrassment suit against Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden, the basketball team's owner. Browne Sanders talks about Thomas, her case and why she sued.

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

When Judy and Bob Stigger decided to adopt nearly three decades ago, they chose children who very obviously didn't look like them. The white couple adopted two children who are biracial, a decision that meant a lifetime of learning for their family.

One of the medical workers released in Bulgaria on Tuesday after eight years in a Libyan prison said she had tried to kill herself after being tortured with electrical shocks. She spoke at a news conference in the Sofia, Bulgaria. Other members of the group were too ill to attend.

For the beautiful heiress to the Cunard shipping fortune, a life like Paris Hilton's wasn't an option. Though she partied with celebrities and had many lovers, Cunard dedicated her life to fighting for the oppressed. A new book shines a spotlight on her complex life.

Satellite mapping has uncovered in Darfur a buried lakebed the size of Massachusetts. Scientists think its water may have seeped into a reservoir underneath it. If that's the case, it could help ease fighting in one of the driest places on Earth.

International soccer phenomenon David Beckham takes to the field before a sellout crowd in his long awaited debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy last night in Los Angeles.

The U.S. and Iran are talking for the second time in as many months after nearly three decades of silence. Ryan Crocker, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and his Iranian counterpart are due to meet in Baghdad to discuss the worsening security situation there.

Augusten Burroughs says The Member of the Wedding captures the magic of summer: "The pages themselves nearly sweat, and there is humidity between the lines."