BAGHDAD, Iraq – A homicide car bomber struck as worshippers were leaving a Shiite mosque in a northern Iraqi town Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, killing at least 12 people. Militants killed 12 other people across the country as the Sunni-dominated insurgency pressed its “all-out war” to destabilize the …

The Fed’s rate hikes are boosting yields on CDs, money-market funds and savings accounts. Here’s where you can find the best deals. Good news for short-term investors: The interest rates offered on cash-based accounts — CDs, money-market funds and savings accounts — are finally starting to improve. Since the Federal …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq executed three convicted murderers Thursday, the first carried out here since the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein (search), the government announced. “At 10 a.m. in Baghdad the first executions were carried out since the fall of the regime, against three criminals,” spokesman Laith Kubba (search) said. …

Suddenly, everyone’s talking about exchange-traded funds. Are they right for you? ETFs offer all the flexibility of stocks: They’re priced throughout the day; can be purchased with market, limit or stop-loss orders; can be shorted; and can be traded on margin. And as with stocks but unlike mutual funds, there …

WASHINGTON – Michael Scanlon, a former partner to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge growing out of the government investigation of attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt a member of Congress. Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, entered the …

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s what is on tap for Thursday’s special edition: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET The holiday season can be the happiest time of the year. But what if you’re a child with a parent in Iraq? Author Kevin McMahon has come up with a …

NEW YORK – Delta Air Lines Inc. (DALRQ) on Thursday reported a net loss of $1.1 billion for its third quarter on restructuring charges as the carrier canceled aircraft leases as it sought to reorganize in bankruptcy court. The third largest U.S. airline, which sought bankruptcy protection in September under …

LONDON – British conservationists on Wednesday launched a campaign to save the country’s native red squirrels against their disease-carrying, food-stealing and bigger gray cousins from North America. Gray squirrels were introduced to Britain in the late 19th century and now outnumber red squirrels 66 to 1. The smaller reds are …

CHICAGO – A deejay who was sued earlier this year by Kanye West to keep him from distributing some of West’s unreleased songs has filed a countersuit against the rapper. Eric “E-Smoove” Miller disputes West’s contention that the two didn’t have a contract. In Miller’s lawsuit, he argues that West …

GODE, Ethiopia – Two endangered cheetah cubs held captive and abused at a remote village restaurant were to be rescued by an Ethiopian veterinarian and U.S. soldiers, an environmental official said. Befekadu Refera, an official of the national Environmental Protection Agency, said the veterinarian would take the cheetahs away from …