Obamas to green the White House?: While hanging new drapes isn't high on the Obamas' list of priorities as they prepare to move into the White House, design experts wonder if the next first family will use the nation's most famous house as a way to back a serious agenda: going green. ›16:57

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 21 Nov, Fri

Did attacker use a club sandwich?: A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday. ›02:42 19 Nov, Wed

For many CEOs, private jets the only way to fly: Some in Congress pounced this week on what they view as the hypocrisy of auto executives flying on corporate jets to Washington to ask for public help. ›00:17 21 Nov, Fri

Report: Economy is sickening U.S. hospitals: The dismal economy has U.S. hospitals ailing, with new data showing declines in overall admissions and elective procedures, plus a big jump in patients who can't pay for care. ›22:14 19 Nov, Wed

A traveler's guide for a stress-free holiday trip: With the economy in a tizzy, everyone is cutting back on just about everything, including travel. But dont let that lull you into thinking everyone but you will be staying home this holiday season. ›15:52 19 Nov, Wed

Ocho Cinco deactivated for walking out of meeting: After a tumultuous offseason filled with trade demands that ultimately culminated in a verbal agreement to behave on and off the field, the wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson is involved in another controversy. ›01:14 21 Nov, Fri

Hal Steinbrenner: Offer to CC will have time limit: CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal."We've made him an offer. It's not going to be there forever," Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday after he was approved as the team's new controlling owner during a meeting at Major League Baseball headquarters.New York offered a six-year contract to the pitcher last Friday, the first day teams were allowed to start talking money with free agents. The proposal exceeds Johan Santana's $137. ›02:44 21 Nov, Fri

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

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

Dubai parties at hotel bash despite economy: Dubai developers threw a $20 million party Thursday complete with Hollywood celebrities Robert DeNiro and Charlize Theron and fireworks that lit up the evening sky. ›00:08 21 Nov, Fri

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

Dead teen's Web behavior a focus in trial: The mother of a Missouri girl who committed suicide after being targeted by an Internet hoax testified Thursday that she was unaware that her daughter had posed as an 18-year-old online. ›23:58

Browns GM Savage apologizes for e-mail expletive: Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage has apologized to a fan for sending a profane e-mail following Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills.Savage used an expletive in his response to the fan, who criticized the GM in several e-mail exchanges."It happened after the game," Savage in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "There had been previous e-mails from him over the months and enough was enough. We have both apologized to each other since. ›02:19 21 Nov, Fri

Your turn! Travel to the Ends of the Earth: Have Matt, Meredith, Ann and Al inspired you to embark on a globe-trotting adventure of your own? Here, Travel + Leisure magazine offers advice on the cheapest and best ways to get to Belize, Iceland, Australia and Mount Kilimanjaro. ›15:31 19 Nov, Wed

Man gets life in 'Precious Doe' killing: A man convicted of killing and beheading a 3-year-old girl known as "Precious Doe" has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. ›21:47

No sweat: Obamas work fitness into daily routine: Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama half of the fabulously fit new first couple. ›17:21 19 Nov, Wed

Newsweek: Working in a flu vaccine factory: When you work in a vaccine factory, getting dressed is half the job. Inside one of the two American labs that produce millions of flu shots every year. ›21:48 19 Nov, Wed

Man wields bat to get cat from shelter: Dallas police are looking for an irate pet lover so intent on liberating his lost cat that he wielded a bat to fend off animal shelter employees. ›16:57 19 Nov, Wed

After 30 years, his second National Book Award: Judges for the National Book Award honored a comeback, giving the fiction award to Peter Matthiessen's "Shadow Country," a thorough revision of a trilogy of novels from the 1990s. The 81-year-old author last won a National Book Award nearly 30 years ago. ›12:10

Over 1,000 melamine babies still in hospitals: Over a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China's Health Ministry said. ›14:40