Mortgage rates declining means lower housing costs, but not for those who most need the help of lower mortgage rates.

Facebook Places lets users announce where they are and who they're hanging out with – whether real or made-up.

BlackBerry Bold, the popular handset from RIM, will get a refresh for 2010.

AP - After nearly three weeks on the run, an escaped state prison inmate and his fiancee who were targets of an intense nationwide manhunt were captured Thursday at an Arizona campground after an alert forest ranger spotted the couple, along with their stolen vehicle hidden in the trees.

AP - U.S. officials have convinced Israel that Iran needs at least a year to develop a nuclear weapon, dimming prospects of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, The New York Times reports.

AP - In the wake of news about a spike in new applications for unemployment benefits comes another potentially troubling sign: A record number of workers made hardship withdrawals from their retirement accounts in the second quarter.