The Chinese want boys, and the Canadians want girls. If they have enough money, they come to the United States to choose the sex of their babies. Well-off foreign couples are getting around laws banning sex selection in their home countries by coming to American soil — where it’s legal …

WASHINGTON – Enforcement of workplace immigration law, a central principle of immigration reform legislation under debate in Congress, has significantly declined since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to testimony at a Senate hearing Monday. The number of unauthorized workers arrested fell from 2,849 in fiscal year 1999 to 445 …

MIAMI – A federal judge Tuesday granted disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and ex-partner Adam Kidan three more months of freedom before they must begin their prison terms for fraud convictions. The delay will give the two more time to cooperate with investigations into official corruption in Washington and the …

NEW YORK – News Corp. (NWS) said Tuesday its MySpace.com Web site will solicit bids from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) to provide the popular youth-oriented network with search-based advertising. The global media conglomerate run by Rupert Murdoch purchased MySpace, one of the Internet’s biggest …

WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes fell for the third time in the past five months in May, with the weakness led by a big drop in demand in the Northeast. The National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday that sales of previously owned homes dropped by 1.2 percent in May …

ATLANTA – A collection of Martin Luther King Jr.’s handwritten documents and books won’t be sold at auction and instead will be given to his alma mater, officials said Friday. A coalition of businesses, individuals and philanthropic leaders led by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin bought the collection from the King …

LOS ANGELES – Blu-ray, one of two much-hyped high-definition DVD formats, debuts next week, but the launch is expected to be muted amid device delays and consumer confusion, industry analysts said on Thursday. Sony Pictures this week said it will deliver various titles in the Blu-ray format to retail on …

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A Fort Bragg paratrooper’s death may have been caused by vaccinations he received for smallpox and influenza, the Pentagon said. Pfc. Christopher “Justin” Abston, 26, of Smiths Grove, Ky., died unexpectedly in his barracks Dec. 4, 16 days after receiving the vaccines. “The expert panel cautioned that …

CESANA, Italy – Zach Lund, the top slider on the U.S. skeleton team, was banned from the Turin Olympics on Friday for taking a common hair-restoration pill that can be used to mask steroids. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Lund should serve a one-year suspension, retroactive to …

NEW YORK – If you want to save money on your auto insurance — and who doesn’t — ask your agent whether you really need that part of your policy known as collision and comprehensive coverage. If you choose to buy collision coverage, your insurer will pay for repairs to …