Congress, Obama gird to fight slump
The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the country's struggling economy.
Policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas
An Alabama police organized crime specialist who vanished last week was arrested in Las Vegas and accused of staging his disappearance to cover up a theft, police said Tuesday.
Feinstein supports Burris' bid for Senate seat
Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do.
Reports: Gupta approached for surgeon general
CNN says President-elect Barack Obama has approached its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general.
Fed sees long-lasting downturn
Federal Reserve officials feared the economy would be stuck in a painful rut for some time despite their decision to slash interest rates to a record low.
Iran lurks behind Gaza conflict
Israel's fight with Hamas in Gaza, like the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago, is a broader proxy battle between Western allies and Iran for the very future of the Middle East.
Pending home sales hit record low
Pending sales of existing U.S. homes dropped to a seven-year low in November, data showed on Tuesday.
Rare pink iguana evaded Darwin
When English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands in the early 1800s, he, and countless scientists since, overlooked a hefty pink iguana.
Ex-contractor to face charge in Iraq death
Federal prosecutors intend to charge a former security contractor for Blackwater USA in the killing of an Iraqi guard in 2006, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Obama: No pork in stimulus bill
President-elect Barack Obama says he will bar pork-barrel projects from the massive economic stimulus bill he wants Congress to pass.
