Propofol is a powerful sedative designed to be used only in the operating room. Why Michael Jackson was using it as a sleep aid may never be known. What is known, however, is that it killed him, according to findings released by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office on Friday. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Comparatively Speaking The third-ranking Democrat in the House is comparing protesters at health care town halls to people who unleashed dogs and spat on civil rights protesters in the 1960s. South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn tells The Huffington Post: “I have seen …

I know CEOs are held in low regard, especially these days. It’s popular to rip them. President Obama indeed has made an art form of vilifying them. Hollywood long has had little good to say about them. Tragic in “Citizen Kane.” Evil in “Soylent Green.” Dastardly in “JFK”. Which leads …

I remember when I was just out of college I had this big job interview. My mom had just gotten me a new suit — first suit I ever owned. Before that, I had jackets and pants, but never jackets and pants that matched. I’ll never forget what my mom …

It’s a daily dilemma for many Americans — and one that has them feeling like they could eat their hats. It’s that old quandary about what to have for dinner. In these whirlwind times, putting food on the table after a long day doesn’t seem as simple as it used …

BAGHDAD – The U.N. mission to Iraq says violence in the country claimed the lives of at least 1,100 Iraqis in February, including more than 600 civilians. In a statement Sunday, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said 611 civilians were among 1,103 people killed last month. The rest …

NEW DELHI – India’s central bank unexpectedly cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the second such cut this year because of lower inflation. Wednesday’s cut brings the policy repo rate, at which commercial banks can borrow from the Reserve Bank of India, to 7.5 percent. The …

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – A U.S. man at the center of an investigation into the discovery of hazardous chemicals in various Halifax locations has appeared in court on charges of uttering threats against police and possessing a dangerous chemical. Christopher Burton Phillips, 42, was remanded into custody Friday. He was …

MANAMA, Bahrain – A lawyer for the head of Bahrain’s leading Shiite opposition group says the cleric has denied all charges against him at the start of a closely watched trial in the strategic Gulf island nation. Defense attorney Jalila al-Sayed said Ali Salman was allowed to briefly meet his …

A joint operation with CIA and Mossad agents reportedly helped trigger a car bomb that killed a senior Hezbollah official in 2008. The Washington Post report details the involvement of U.S. agents in the killing of Imad Mughniyah in Damascus. The newspaper reported that the U.S. obtained legal authority to …