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Coast Guard ends search for 90 Dominicans: The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday for roughly 90 migrants feared dead after their makeshift boat apparently sank in an often-stormy stretch of water between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. ›01:41
Israel spurns U.N. on Gaza blockade: Israel stood fast Wednesday by its decision to clamp shut cargo crossings at the Gaza Strip, brushing off pleas to ease the blockade from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon. ›19:39 19 Nov, Wed
Obama pledged change, picks insiders: President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts. ›10:42
Drilling platforms near national parks?: The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge an unspoiled landmark so iconic it's on Utah's license plates could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration "fire sale" for the oil and gas industry. ›22:05 16 Nov, Sun
Scientists spot hints of dark-matter blast: A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found potential evidence of a large clump of mysterious dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said Wednesday. ›00:09
Got photos of polar bears in the wild?: If you have taken photos of polar bears in the wild, noting the date and location of the images, you can be part of the largest study to identify individual bears by their "whisker prints." ›22:27 17 Nov, Mon
Wall Street drops to more than 5-year low: Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a dour economic outlook from the Fed. ›00:47
Microsoft lets Zune subscribers keep tunes: Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee. ›05:18
Al-Qaida No. 2 says Obama betrays race: Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. ›20:47 19 Nov, Wed
Tebow has played his way back into Heisman mix: Just when you thought Archie Griffin's place in history was safe, Steve Eubanks says Tim Tebow is back in the Heisman hunt. ›22:50 19 Nov, Wed
Did an asteroid kill Mars' magnetic field?: Deep in Mars' past, an asteroid struck the planet with such titanic force that it could've killed off the planet's entire magnetic field, according to a new study. ›18:57 19 Nov, Wed
Septic tanks make Malibu special, smelly: Malibu, which has long relied on septic tanks over sewer pipes as a way to limit development, may soon be forced to acquiesce. ›21:24 19 Nov, Wed
Woolly mammoth task: Critter's DNA mapped: Scientists for the first time have unraveled much of the genetic code of an extinct animal, the ice age's woolly mammoth, and with it they are thawing Jurassic Park dreams. ›18:23 19 Nov, Wed
'Fake Steve' stops blogging as 'Real Dan': It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would be like as a blogger. ›22:38 19 Nov, Wed
Ariz. Gov. Napolitano is pick for DHS: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to serve as secretary of homeland security, Democratic sources said late Wednesday. ›07:35
Economic fears help drive oil below $54: Oil slipped below $54 a barrel Wednesday as stock markets across the globe fell and yet another U.S. government report illustrated just how far the nations housing market has fallen. ›22:57 19 Nov, Wed
It's North vs. South in Big Three bailout fight: Should taxpayers in Alabama be asked to help bail out Big Three automakers whose plants are concentrated in Northern states such as Michigan and Ohio? How the auto industry pits North against South. ›23:29 19 Nov, Wed
NBC: Holder tagged for attorney general: President-elect Barack Obama's aides have been privately talking to senators about whether Washington attorney Eric Holder would be confirmed as the next attorney general. ›15:45 19 Nov, Wed
No. 14 Ball St. survives, keeps BCS hopes alive: ›06:09
Anchorage mayor takes restrained route to Senate: Mark Begich had every candidate's fantasy a seemingly unbeatable opponent who became embroiled in scandal at the height of the campaign. ›19:41 19 Nov, Wed
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Wacky Concept Cars: MSN editors pick the 10 craziest concept cars at the Tokyo show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Senate leader calls off vote on auto bailout: The Senate's top Democrat has called off a planned vote this week on a $25 billion auto industry bailout. ›01:22
Mercurio: Uncertainty for Blue Dogs: Despite their gains at the polls, the coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats may be put to the test by the financial crisis ›16:40 19 Nov, Wed
Spacewalker learns from tool mistake: The astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admitted Wednesday that she made a mistake by not checking to see if the sack was tied down, and said shes still smarting over the whole thing. ›23:08 19 Nov, Wed
