Women who have healthy babies as a result of infertility treatments may be unlikely candidates for postpartum depression. But new research suggests they might be uniquely vulnerable. Gina (not her real name) is a case in point. The birth of her daughter four years ago should have been the happiest …

BALTIMORE – Federal authorities have arrested a Maryland man in New Jersey for allegedly providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. attorney’s office in New York announced Thursday. Mahmud Faruq Brent (search) of Gwynn Oak is accused in a criminal complaint of conspiring to support the Lashkar-e-Taiba …

What does the new law mean for consumers? We’ll tell you. LOOK OUT DEBTORS: The bankruptcy reform bill signed into law by President Bush today has been branded a consumer foe by bankruptcy attorneys and consumer advocates alike. The new legislation, which goes into effect six months from now, is …

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Two bombs exploded Thursday on a roadside in Ingushetia (search), wounding the southern Russian republic’s prime minister in an apparent assassination attempt, officials said — the latest sign of growing violence across the heavily Muslim North Caucasus region. Ingushetia Prime Minister Ibragim Malsagov (search) was hospitalized after …

CHICAGO – Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (search) issued an unusually stinging criticism of capital punishment (search) Saturday evening, telling lawyers that he was disturbed by “serious flaws.” Stevens stopped short of calling for an end to the death penalty, but he said there are many problems in the …

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Crude-oil prices rallied to a new high at $64 a barrel on Monday, reflecting market fears over the U.S. embassy closure in Saudi Arabia due to security threats and concerns that shutdowns of U.S. oil refineries would reduce supply. Light, sweet crude for September delivery settled up …

Dennis Rader’s defense attorney says Thursday’s hearing in which Rader’s victims’ families spoke of the impact of the murder on their lives was “grandstanding by the prosecution.” Tough to be defense counsel, but sorry Mr. Lawyer. This was a good thing and here’s why. The reason is the death penalty. …

LOS ANGELES – Steve Carell’s second time at the top of the box office was almost as good as the first. “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” starring Carell as a middle-aged man who has never had sex, remained the No. 1 movie with $16.4 million, a strong hold from its opening weekend, …

NEW YORK – One of the targets of the Oil-for-Food investigation, Alexander Yakovlev (search), on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering charges for taking bribes during his work at the United Nations. Yakovlev also admitted to soliciting a bribe under Oil-for-Food, making him the first U.N. …

NEW YORK – Much of the talk around Al Gore’s (search) new Current TV network has been broadly philosophical, like the former vice president’s statement that “we want to be the television home page for the Internet generation.” With its debut Monday, Current TV will be judged by the same …