Where bottom of the market is isnt clear: Economists, money managers and traders who watch the markets closely say you can't assume previous bear market measures mean much. ›23:50 20 Nov, Thu
Brazil cops blame 10 for deadly air crash: A police investigation found that 10 government and airline officials were to blame for Brazil's worst air disaster, saying they failed to properly train pilots, authorities said Wednesday. ›13:18 20 Nov, Thu
Conjoined twins die aboard plane: Conjoined twin baby girls from Liberia who were traveling to New York for medical treatment died aboard a plane that was diverted to Halifax on Thursday. ›02:34
Mortgage rates fall for a third straight week: Mortgage rates dropped for a third straight week, reflecting the impact the weakening economy is having on financial markets. ›17:54 20 Nov, Thu
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
U.S. shifts its approach in Iraq: With violence down sharply this year, the U.S. military is broadening its efforts to reconcile Sunnis and Shiites. ›08:17 20 Nov, Thu
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
Brazil cops blame 10 for deadly air crash: A police investigation found that 10 government and airline officials were to blame for Brazil's worst air disaster, saying they failed to properly train pilots, authorities said Wednesday. ›13:18 20 Nov, Thu
Why Democrats gave Big Three a reprieve: A look at the political reasoning behind the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give the Big Three auto makers another shot at a $25 billion loan. ›21:49 20 Nov, Thu
Man in wheelchair allegedly hides cash in leg: Authorities on Florida's east coast have arrested a man in a wheelchair who they say robbed a credit union on Merritt Island and hid the money in his prosthetic leg. ›02:44 18 Nov, Tue
Attorney General Mukasey collapses: Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was taken to a hospital. The Department of Justice said he was conscious but would be kept overnight. ›05:44
NBC: Daschle to be Obama's HHS secretary: The former Senate majority leader has been a close adviser to the president-elect throughout the campaign for the White House and recently wrote a book proposing health care improvements. ›05:03 20 Nov, Thu
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 20 Nov, Thu
Pakistan summons U.S. envoy: Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday to protest a suspected U.S. missile strike deep inside its territory as militants threatened revenge attacks unless the cross-border raids stop. ›11:52 20 Nov, Thu
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 20 Nov, Thu
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
Senate leader calls off vote on auto bailout: The Senate's top Democrat has called off a planned vote this week on a $25 billion auto industry bailout. ›01:22 20 Nov, Thu
Opinion: Cancer's not the only smoking risk: Cancer is the disease most often associated with cigarettes. Yet there is something far more common, more lethal , and more avoidable linked to cigarettes the heart attack. ›13:55 20 Nov, Thu
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
Aide: Obama on track to nominate Clinton: An aide to Barack Obama's transition team says the president-elect is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving. ›03:22
U.S.: Raid kills militant blamed in GI death: An al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist and other deadly attacks was killed in an American raid in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday. ›13:46 20 Nov, Thu