Topic: Mark Watson

Actress Zara Phythian, known for her role in Marvel's "Doctor Strange," was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual abuse of a teenaged girl.

Steven Lenhart scored his first goal of the season in the 11th minute Saturday and the San Jose Earthquakes held off Colorado 2-1.

A federal judge in New York has affirmed a magistrate's ruling that prospective jurors cannot be excluded solely on the basis of their national origin.

Citigroup Inc. is reorganizing its U.S. investment-banking unit, removing the co-heads of its credit markets group, an internal memo said Tuesday.

Compensation packages awarded to executives at top U.S. auto companies averaged $4.2 million in 2006, The Detroit Free Press reported.

The Federal Reserve puts too much weight on inflation expectations, which blinds it to other inflation factors, a U.S. economics study said Thursday.

Comic Phil Nichol has won the best comedy prize of the If.comEddies Awards at Scotland's Edinburgh Fringe Festival for his show "The Naked Racist."

Swordfish caught off coast of England ... Karaoke helps veterans bar stay afloat ... Woman, 94, fought back at purse snatcher ... N.J. state dirt push inspired by lawns ... Watercooler stories from UPI.

A 6-foot-6 in swordfish was caught off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland, England, thousands of miles from the its natural habitat.

Eight former KPMG LLP accounting firm officials face federal conspiracy charges in an alleged scam to help rich people avoid taxes.