Top headlines:
Piracy threat hikes insurance premiums: Piracy on the high seas used to be a simple affair: Climb on board, take the valuables, and go. ›21:04 20 Nov, Thu
Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri
Cyberscams befriend social networks: Remember the associate of that deposed dictator who needed your help transferring a few million dollars from a Swiss bank account? Well, he's back. And he or one of his ilk may show up soon posing as your "friend" on Facebook. ›17:04 20 Nov, Thu
Single-celled giant upends early evolution: Slowly rolling across the ocean floor, a humble single-celled creature is poised to revolutionize our understanding of how complex life evolved on Earth. ›21:23 20 Nov, Thu
Rockslides a growing threat at Yosemite: For a decade, the National Park Service has known that the cliff above a Yosemite tourist village is susceptible to rockslides like one that crushed cabins and sent children running for their lives. ›23:15 17 Nov, Mon
Experts warn of water shortages by 2080: Half the world's population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because of climate change, experts warned Tuesday. ›16:07 18 Nov, Tue
McDonald's courts moms as emissaries: McDonald's has recruited mothers to go behind the scenes of the company's operations, meet senior executives and then communicate what they see via the Web in a bid to brighten its image. ›16:22 20 Nov, Thu
Madonna, Ritchie to begin divorce: A court schedule says Madonna and Guy Ritchie will be granted the first stage of their divorce in London Friday. ›18:43 20 Nov, Thu
Cover-up alleged in missionary plane downing: A classified CIA report on the 2001 shoot down of a small plane carrying American missionaries by the Peruvian air force suggests that U.S. officials may have misled Congress. ›20:33 20 Nov, Thu
Climate crusader to chair House energy panel: Rep. Henry Waxman a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take over the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee in January. ›16:20 20 Nov, Thu
Wildlife smuggling ring busted in Africa: An undercover operation in five African nations led to the seizure of about a ton of ivory along with hippo teeth and cheetah, leopard and python skins, the Kenya Wildlife Service said Monday. ›17:37 17 Nov, Mon
Witherspoon not so sure about marriage: Reese Witherspoon may be happily involved with Jake Gyllenhaal, the "Four Christmases" star isnt so sure how she feels about marriage. ›20:55 20 Nov, Thu
Stocks fall to levels not seen in five years: Stocks plunged for a second straight day Thursday, falling to levels not seen in at least five years as financial and energy stocks tumbled. ›23:21 20 Nov, Thu
Fed extends meeting in December to two days: The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it will hold a hold a two-day meeting in December to weigh its next move on interest rates and to make a fresh assessment of the U.S. economy. ›20:07 20 Nov, Thu
Capital Sources: Cutting the Cocaine Flow: The White House trumpets success in the drug war, even as it prepares a big new aid program. Is it real, or is it politics? ›21:26 5 Oct, Fri
Obama: Warming must be tackled now: President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a surprise message to a climate change summit convened by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, vowing to take action once in office. ›23:41 17 Nov, Mon
GMAC seeks to be bank holding company: GMAC Financial Services, the financing arm of General Motors, said it applied to become a bank holding company, making it eligible for aid under the governments bank rescue plan. ›19:06 20 Nov, Thu
U.N. approves 3,100 more troops for Congo: The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed Thursday to send 3,100 more peacekeeping troops to conflict-wracked Congo. ›16:04 20 Nov, Thu
Deflation poses new economic threat: Strapped consumers are rejoicing at falling prices. But some economists warn of the growing risk of a ruinous downward price spiral called deflation. Here's what's at stake. ›19:00 20 Nov, Thu
Julianne Hough wont return to Dancing: Julianne Hough, two-time winner of the Dancing With the Stars mirror ball trophy, has announced she will not return for the shows eighth season. ›21:24 20 Nov, Thu
Interview: Susan Faludi on 9/11 Myths: In her new book, Susan Faludi examines the cultural impact of the 9/11 terror attacks. What she says about their effect on U.S. politics, feminism and the differences between American and European approaches to history. ›17:08 8 Oct, Mon
Congress votes to extend jobless benefits: Congress has passed legislation extending jobless benefits through the December holidays, keeping checks flowing to laid-off workers who would otherwise lose them. ›00:56
NYT: Daschle poses conflict-of-interest test: The choice of Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services poses questions about how broadly Barack Obama will apply campaign promises to limit conflicts of interest among appointees. ›15:55 20 Nov, Thu
NYT: Obama fund-raiser quells Cabinet rumors: NYT: The business holdings and connections that made Penny Pritzker a key to the Obama presidential campaigns fundraising may have kept her from a job as commerce secretary. ›03:14
