Airlines fly into new year with wave of fare sales: A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry in the early days of the new year as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats even after they drastically reduced capacity and some expressed willingness to cut more. ›23:31 6 Jan, Tue
Watch out Vegas! New York hears wedding bells: With a gleaming marriage bureau makeover, New York City aims to become the new No. 1 place to tie the knot. ›00:56
Wildfires bring Colorado evacuations: Wind-driven wildfires swept across Boulder County grasslands Wednesday, destroying at least four structures and prompting police to go door-to-door ordering residents to flee one neighborhood. ›02:58
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Ashlee, Pete and many more celebs ring in the New Year, Lindsay heads to the beach, Cloris is rosey and more. ›12:28 6 Jan, Tue
Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount: Minnesota's grueling U.S. Senate race, already dragging on two months past Election Day, has now moved even further from the voters and into the hands of lawyers. ›14:34 7 Jan, Wed
Small retailers struggle in tough season: Like a lot of small retailers, Henry Burton depends heavily on the holiday season to ring up sales, and, like a lot of retailers, this past holiday season proved especially challenging. ›00:41
Runaway stars go ballistic: New images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal 14 young, runaway stars plowing through regions of dense interstellar gas, creating brilliant arrowhead structures and trailing tails of glowing gas. ›17:55 7 Jan, Wed
Destinations vie to be named a natural Wonder: The Grand Canyon, Mt. Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. ›02:07 7 Jan, Wed
Late loan payments hit a record high: Late payments on consumer loans in last years third quarter hit the highest level since record-keeping began in 1980, the American Bankers Association (ABA) said Wednesday. ›22:36 7 Jan, Wed
Dark Knight, Ellen are Peoples Choice: The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bales Batman and Heath Ledgers Joker. ›03:02
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Afghanistan detainees want to sue for freedom: A U.S. judge on Wednesday questioned whether four men seeking to challenge their detention as terror suspects at a U.S. base in Afghanistan were likely to take to the battlefield if released. ›22:42 7 Jan, Wed
Colorado blacks score legislative first: Sharecropper's grandson Terrance Carroll was chosen as speaker of Colorado's House of Representatives, making it the first state in which blacks lead both chambers of its Legislature. ›01:02
Island hop around Hawaii for $799: Theres something magical about the Hawaiian Islands, making it hard to choose just one for your vacation. Luckily, on an island hopping cruise, you dont have to. ›14:36 7 Jan, Wed
Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google: Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. ›23:49 7 Jan, Wed
Scientists hear mystery boom from space: Astronomers have detected a strange radio noise from the far reaches of the cosmos that booms six times louder than expected. ›01:42
Analysis: Obama's challenges in Mideast: One of President-elect Barack Obama's biggest challenges in Middle East policymaking will be to craft diplomatic solutions that do not have unintended consequences. ›07:43 7 Jan, Wed
Bush leaves fuel economy rules for Obama: The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. ›19:10 7 Jan, Wed
Indian airline fires 9 overweight crew members: Nine flight attendants who couldn't meet the weight standards of India's national airlines have been fired, an official said Tuesday. ›17:15 6 Jan, Tue
People.com: Loving and losing Jett: John Travolta and Kelly Preston dealt with son Jett's mysterious health issues for 16 years. Close friends share the story of a family's great love and loss. ›15:02 7 Jan, Wed
Report slams Pentagon nuke oversight: A Pentagon advisory group plans to release a report Thursday criticizing the Defense Department for lack of focus on its nuclear mission and recommending more oversight, a senior defense official said. ›02:49