Top headlines:
Clinton confirmation hearing set for Tuesday: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation hearing to become secretary of state will be Tuesday. ›21:59
Feds: Wayward dolphins in rivers are dying: More than two-thirds of the 16 bottlenose dolphins inhabiting New Jersey rivers since summer have died or disappeared, federal officials say. ›23:30
District attorney's office nears bankruptcy: New Orleans' new district attorney is warning that his office may need to file for bankruptcy protection because it can't pay $15 million to a wrongfully imprisoned man. ›18:54
Algae used in biofuel on jet test flight: Continental Airlines on Wednesday became the first U.S. commercial carrier to conduct a demonstration flight powered in part by alternative fuels. ›23:31
Destinations vie to be named a natural Wonder: The Grand Canyon, Mt. Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. ›02:07
Iraq: With U.S. Help, Warlords Gain New Power: ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat
Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering': President-elect Barack Obama has returned to the White House for a private sit-down with President George W. Bush, less than two weeks before their official transfer of power. ›19:28
Seeking Common Ground on Abortion: Can evangelicals and liberals come together over abortion, gay rights, and the role of religion in public life? ›14:35 10 Oct, Wed
Feds: Wayward dolphins in rivers are dying: More than two-thirds of the 16 bottlenose dolphins inhabiting New Jersey rivers since summer have died or disappeared, federal officials say. ›23:30
U.S. 2008 planned layoffs most in five years: Planned layoffs at U.S. firms eased in December from the previous months seven-year high but they were up an astounding 275 percent annually, according to a new report. ›13:27
Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering': President-elect Barack Obama has returned to the White House for a private sit-down with President George W. Bush, less than two weeks before their official transfer of power. ›19:28
Pelicans dying from Bay Area to Baja: Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along more than 1,000 miles of coastline. ›22:12
Lead for car batteries poisonstown: The dirtin this town on the fringes of Dakar, Senegal's capital, is laced with lead left over from years of extracting it from old car batteries. And it is poisoning children. ›08:47 4 Jan, Sun
Boy, 4, shoots babysitter: Police say a 4-year-old boy in southern Ohio shot his babysitter because the sitter accidentally stepped on his foot. ›01:32 6 Jan, Tue
Homicide ruling 35 years after shooting: A man shot in the back 35 years ago has died of complications from the shooting and his death has been ruled a homicide but prosecutors fear the trail for the suspect has long ago gone cold. ›13:39
N.Y. adopts tough clean air rules: New York environmental regulators adopted stricter air pollution rules on Tuesday to prevent power plants and factories from belching out more smog and soot. ›22:46
Could Nobel Win Push Gore Into 08 Race?: Thousands of activists are hoping to convince Al Gore to run for president. Could a Nobel Peace Prize give the reluctant candidate a push? ›14:39 8 Oct, Mon
Fire survivor: Lou the mule saved me: Jolene Solomon is beginning the new year with her life, her mule named Lou and little else. She says Lou's braying alerted to a fire that consumed her house but she escaped unharmed. ›03:31
The 'Dog Whisperer' Wins Another Convert: A few minutes with Cesar MillanTVs Dog Whispererwas all it took to win back a skeptic. ›18:28 10 Oct, Wed
Analysis: Obama's challenges in Mideast: One of President-elect Barack Obama's biggest challenges in Middle East policymaking will be to craft diplomatic solutions that do not have unintended consequences. ›07:43
Newsweek: Why saving now hurts the economy: Our savings are finally rising but not because the United States has suddenly become a thrifty nation. It's happening because after years of spending everything we earned, there is suddenly no money available for consumers to borrow and no money safely stored away for us to fall back on. ›17:36
Cops probing sewer problem sniff out pot operation: Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Minnesota home smelled something amiss a strong odor of marijuana. ›00:10 6 Jan, Tue
Bush leaves fuel economy rules for Obama: The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. ›19:10
Bridges, streets being closed for inauguration: Bridges crossing the Potomac River from Northern Virginia into Washington will be closed to most traffic on Jan. 20, the day Barack Obama takes the oath as president. ›22:45
