NYT: Panetta pick for CIA reveals divisions: Leon E. Panetta has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the C.I.A. The choice immediately revealed divisions in the Democratic Party. ›08:36
Shape up in '09 with a month of fitness tips: If you've resolved to give yourself a tune-up in 2009 or more like a full-body makeover we've got lots of expert advice to help you reach your get-fit goals. ›16:05 1 Jan, Thu
EarthTalk Q&A: River concerns, car choices: Read answers to readers questions about environmental topics. ›23:49 2 Jan, Fri
Ash spill changes face of scenic area: A week after more than a billion gallons of coal ash broke through a retention pond dike, the landscape has turned into a muddy pit that's little like the scenic spot that attracted people to live here. ›17:42 30 Dec, Tue
Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest: A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported. ›23:09 5 Jan, Mon
Man arrested in murder of Ohio mom: Police in Ohio have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the death of a Dayton mother and the kidnapping of her 4-year-old son, who was later abandoned at a highway rest stop. His father says the boy is "still terrified." ›16:24 5 Jan, Mon
Obama girls' first day at new school: Malia and Sasha Obama begin classes at Sidwell Friends under watchful eyes of, well, everyone. ›09:15
5 killed in fire at Texas homeless shelter: Fire tore through a small-town homeless shelter early Monday, partially collapsing the building and killing five men, fire officials said. ›21:41 5 Jan, Mon
Kiwis get help to avert extinction: The kiwi is New Zealand's national symbol as well as an endangered species, but now the flightless bird is being nursed back to healthy numbers by an innovative conservation effort. ›16:53 29 Dec, Mon
Calif. sues to block Bush species rules: California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists. ›21:40 30 Dec, Tue
Franken on top in recount, but lawsuit looms: The Minnesota state Canvassing Board certified results showing Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's contested Senate race on Monday. ›23:07 5 Jan, Mon
Breakaway parishes lose property fight: California's top court has prohibited three parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers from retaining ownership of their church buildings and property. ›23:01 5 Jan, Mon
Human hair makes good fertilizer: All those snipped locks that are swept up after your haircut could be turned into crop fertilizer, researchers now say. ›21:37 5 Jan, Mon
Holes in health care means teens face future ills: Many adolescents are falling through cracks in the health care system what a major new report calls missed opportunities to shape the next generations health. ›22:55 5 Jan, Mon
Worries raised over dolphins in N.J. rivers: A group of bottlenose dolphins has been confounding humans since they took up residence in two rivers near the New Jersey shore six months ago. Now that it's winter, some people are worried they'll never make it out. ›00:51 28 Dec, Sun
Mexico City cleans up its air act: The metropolis ranked the world's most polluted by a 1992 U.N. report has since slashed some of its worst emissions by more than three-quarters and has become a model for improving urban air quality. ›16:54 26 Dec, Fri
Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest: A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported. ›23:09 5 Jan, Mon
Refurbished smartphones could be good bargain: If you can get a refurbished iPhone for $99, are good deals in the offing for other popular smartphones, like the BlackBerry Storm and the Google G1? They may be if enough consumers, faced with a change of heart, decide to return them within 30 days. ›13:51 5 Jan, Mon
WHO confirms 3 Ebola deaths in Congo: The World Health Organization confirmed the Ebola virus had killed three people in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo and said more deaths were being investigated. ›23:02 2 Jan, Fri
What recession? CES has stuff worth seeing: The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years. ›21:11 5 Jan, Mon
Venus' missing water is a planetary mystery: The water in Venus' atmosphere is gone with the wind, new detections suggest. This absence is strange, because astronomers think Venus and Earth likely began with similar amounts of water since they are about the same size and formed at the same time . ›18:47 5 Jan, Mon