U.S. Embassy in Baghdad inaugurated: The United States opened its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government. ›13:09 5 Jan, Mon
Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auction: Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said. ›13:26 5 Jan, Mon
China targets Google in crackdown on porn: China launched a major crackdown on Internet pornography Monday targeting popular online portals and major search engines such as Google. ›01:46
Bush to create huge marine sanctuaries: President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments that together will make up the largest marine conservation effort in history. ›23:57 5 Jan, Mon
Video: Franken declares Senate race win: Jan. 5: The Senate saw significant shifts Monday as Al Franken was declared the winner in Minnesota's recount and Roland Burris arrived from Illinois to take up his appointment. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.(Nightly News) ›00:07
Griffin Bell, Carter's attorney general, dies: Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died at an Atlanta hospital Monday. He was 90. ›20:38 5 Jan, Mon
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
Video: Back to work for Obama: Jan. 5: The President-elect hit the ground running in Washington, D.C. Monday, laying the groundwork for a recovery from an economy he says is "very sick" and "getting worse." NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd reports.(Nightly News) ›23:41 5 Jan, Mon
Obama, CNN Twitter accounts hacked: Social networking tool Twitter was hit by a major hacker attack on Monday, with several "high profile" accounts including that of President-elect Barack Obama taken over by computer criminals, the company said. ›20:38 5 Jan, Mon
Women use sex to stop fireworks: Some women in Naples said they won't make love if their men shoot off dangerous fireworks on New Year's Eve. ›21:00 31 Dec, Wed
War tactics used against Rio gangs: Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums. ›09:59
Griffin Bell, Carter's attorney general, dies: Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died at an Atlanta hospital Monday. He was 90. ›20:38 5 Jan, Mon
FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery: Federal regulators are calling on physicians to return a chemical agent made by Advanced Medical Optics Inc., saying it has been linked to dozens of eye problems. ›15:50 2 Jan, Fri
Bike stolen from crusader against bike thefts: A former Fort Lauderdale city commissioner who helped create a program to combat bicycle theft had his own bike stolen while trying to help people involved in a vehicle crash. ›21:44 1 Jan, Thu
Video: Obama puts recovery plans on table: Jan. 5: America's Agenda: CNBC's Carl Quintanilla reviews President-elect Barack Obama's latest plans for economic stimulus.(Nightly News) ›00:18
'Full blown' humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Gaza is now in a "full-blown" humanitarian crisis, a senior international Red Cross official said Tuesday. ›10:49
N.Y. judge: Monkey meat needs permit: A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's argument that she had religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the United States. ›23:40 3 Jan, Sat
Ukraine: Russia slashed gas to Europe: Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers. ›08:05
Richardson, Obama teams trade blame: The camps of President-elect Barack Obama and N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson have exchanged comments over the disclosure of information about an investigation into Richardson's gubernatorial office. ›09:30
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
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