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
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
Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet: A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart. ›23:07
NASA whittles down list of Mars landing sites: Four intriguing places on Mars have risen to the final round as NASA selects a landing site for its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory. ›22:45
Dems demand business plan from Big Three: Democratic leaders in Congress decided to delay a vote to bail out automakers until December and will first demand the Big Three show how the funds would transform the industry. ›01:09 21 Nov, Fri
Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise: Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' long-delayed album, "Chinese Democracy," is a reality. ›23:48
$1 billion network for green cars vowed: A $1 billion network of electric car recharging stations will dot San Francisco Bay area highways under a plan unveiled Thursday. ›22:55
FDA opens first office in China for inspections: U.S. officials opened the first overseas Food and Drug Administration office in Beijing on Wednesday as they gear up for a long battle to ensure the quality of food, drug and feed imports from China. ›18:22 19 Nov, Wed
Cops Taser pallbearer at dad's funeral: Five North Carolina sheriff's deputies will be disciplined after they used a Taser while serving an arrest warrant on a man at his father's funeral. ›16:17
EpiPens emerge as life-saving kid accessory: As allergies to peanuts, milk, eggs and gluten have risen, a cult-like following has emerged around the EpiPen, a single-shot of medication that can halt a potentially deadly reaction. ›19:56
Affleck tours refugee camps in war-torn Congo: Ben Affleck is talking to children and aid officials in refugee camps in war-torn eastern Congo in an effort to raise awareness of the conflict that has displaced at least 250,000 people. ›19:36
Teen lives 118 days without a heart: An American teenager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant. ›20:43 19 Nov, Wed
Ted Stevens gives last Senate speech: In a painfully poignant moment reminiscent of the fall of yesteryear's Senate giants, Republican Ted Stevens has spoken and yielded the floor for the last time. ›17:24
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
Paulson says stricter regulation not the answer: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the financial crisis now plaguing the world economy is an event that happens "once or twice" in 100 years. ›22:57
Adversity keeps coming, Price stays positive: A mystery illness. A theft scandal. A blown knee. Adversity keeps finding A.J. Price, and he keeps persevering, says Jeff Goodman. ›18:19
Suspect in FBI agent's slaying denied bail: A judge denied bail on Thursday for a woman accused of killing an FBI agent during a drug raid that led to her husband's arrest on cocaine-dealing charges. ›21:06
Did asteroid cause ancient N.Y. tsunami?: Long before New York City was the Big Apple, or even New Amsterdam, a giant tsunami crashed ashore. No one knows for sure what caused it, but new clues found in the Hudson's silt suggest an asteroid 330 feet in diameter slammed into the Atlantic Ocean nearby. ›21:39
Dog crashes van into coffeehouse: A dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffeehouse. Suffolk County police said no one was injured in the incident. ›22:41
Holder's likely nomination revives pardon furor: Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but a 2001 episode with fugitive financier Marc Rich is stirring partisan acrimony. ›16:36
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