GE Asset Management buys downtown Phoenix center, home of the Bank of America tower

Criminal Minds" star Mandy Patinkin has asked to be released from his role on the CBS show, the network announced Monday. The actor said in a statement that his departure was due to "creative differences."

Hip-hop star Andre 3000 talks to The ShowBuzz about his new compilation of songs from his Cartoon Network show "Class of 3000."

Disney is fighting to block a massive apartment complex near its Disneyland resort that would include units for low-income residents. And that upsets some of its lower-paid employees. Jordan Davis reports.

Commentator Sandra Tsing Loh says she doesn't need to escape with a book about having a male helper to tend to her household needs. She's got the real thing: Her husband.

In Seattle, the real estate market is still strong. Which could explain why a 12-acre parcel near the city's Space Needle is getting so much attention. Cathy Duchamp reports.

You might think good times are here again on Wall Street, given the last few sessions. But investors in the options market seem to be indicating that things have gone too far, too fast. Economist Mark Zandi explains.

The World Food Program says it's going to be harder to feed the world's hungry on its budget. Gas prices and the production of biofuels are pushing produce prices off the charts. Helen Palmer reports.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met at Airbus headquarters to put their seal of approval on its parent company's latest management shake-up. Stephen Beard reports.

Despite some recent struggles, Mattel has proven that playing with dolls can turn a profit. The biggest U.S. toymaker announced 2nd-quarter sales rose about 7%. But Jeff Tyler reports that the success is coming from a place you might not

Presidential candidate John McCain's top communications aides resigned Monday.

The UIL plans to begin random steroid testing of Texas high school athletes by the new school year. But state lawmakers are concerned legal supplements may cause positive test results in athletes not using steroids.

Associated Press - July 16, 2007 7:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Houston Astros reliever Chad Qualls today lost his appeal of a 3-game suspension and $3,000 fine.

Around here in the Covers.com newsroom, we used to call it Guaranteed Win Day when Roy Halladay took the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays . The former Cy Young winner has some of the best stuff in baseball, but

TAMPA, Fla. -- Fresh off his talk with baseball's steroids investigator, New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi is focusing on playing again this season. Giambi has been sidelined since May 30 after tearing tissue in his left foot. The former

After making a key contribution in last weekend's All-Star game, Connecticut's Katie Douglas hopes she can make a similar impact for the Sun, who open the second half of the season on Tuesday at home against the Minnesota Lynx .

by Christopher Penczak With the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, being released soon, much interest is growing in the media and public concerning magick, witchcraft and wizardry. Being a public

Associated Press - July 16, 2007 7:33 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL has suspended Kansas City defensive end Jared Allen for the first two games of the 2007 season following two DUI...

Republican Sen. David Vitter on Monday denied charges that he had relationships with New Orleans prostitutes and said he will return to work in Washington this week. CBS News Interactive: Political Scandals

Luol Deng is a man on a mission. The towering Chicago Bulls forward is jumping in to help raise money to reduce malaria in Africa, CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.