Activists blast U.S. at climate talks: Environmentalists criticized the United States and other rich countries Tuesday for failing so far to make meaningful commitments at a U.N. conference on climate change. ›17:26 2 Dec, Tue
Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China: The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia. ›16:17
Good to go: Travel gifts for tight budgets: Unless youre the sort who regularly shops Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, this is probably not the year to go hog wild on the holiday shopping. ›14:55 2 Dec, Tue
NYT: Obama faces delicate task with CIA: The president-elect must take charge of the CIA in what is proving to be one of the more treacherous patches of the transition. ›05:48
1 in 5 young Americans has personality disorder: Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers report. ›22:10 1 Dec, Mon
Heart rhythm risk seen in womens alcohol use: Women who consume more than two alcoholic drinks a day have a higher risk of getting the most common type of heart rhythm disturbance, researchers say. ›23:03 2 Dec, Tue
Movies no place to learn real history: Whenever a movie based on history, such as "Frost/Nixon," hits the theaters, it creates a current of discontent among those who prefer letter-perfect depictions, but historians and film experts caution that movies are intended primarily to entertain, not inform. ›22:51 2 Dec, Tue
China forces AIDS activist to return home: A Chinese AIDS activist said Wednesday that she was forcibly taken back to her rural home after participating in World AIDS Day in Beijing. ›17:34
Productivity growth higher than expected: Worker productivity slowed in the summer to the smallest advance since late last year while wage pressures increased. ›16:26
Video: GM pitches a back-in-black bailout plan: Dec. 2: Skirting the edge of bankruptcy, General Motors told Congress that a federal bailout will allow the automaker to remake itself into a leaner, greener and hopefully more profitable company. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports.(Nightly News) ›23:40 2 Dec, Tue
Newsweek: Why we need better batteries: ›07:52 26 Nov, Wed
C-sections tied to higher asthma risk for babies: Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday. ›01:52 2 Dec, Tue
N.M. baby dies from illness tied to formula: The New Mexico Health Department says a baby has died and another has been hospitalized due to a rare infection. ›19:04 1 Dec, Mon
Walter: Obama unscathed in Georgia: Little ventured, nothing lost for cautious president-elect; Chambliss' victory, decisive as it was, maintained the status quo for Republicans. ›17:48
Atheists want God out of security: A group of atheists filed a lawsuit seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can't keep the state safe without God's help. ›16:30
New hope on AIDS in Africa: In a sign of hope on a continent ravaged by AIDS, a South African fertility clinic has started a service allowing couples infected with the virus to have a healthy baby. ›12:20 1 Dec, Mon
GM CEO heading to Capitol by way of Malibu: Eager to avoid another scathing lecture about corporate excess from members of Congress, top U.S. auto CEOs will travel to Washington this week in hybrid vehicles. ›12:46
Coleman pleads no contest to charge: Actor Gary Coleman has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a September incident at a bowling alley. ›23:16 2 Dec, Tue
FDA says glaucoma drug enhances eyelashes: Federal regulators on Wednesday said a glaucoma drug from Allergan appears to make eyelashes longer and fuller, and experts soon will assess the safety of that new use. ›18:43
Conjoined twin dies after separation: Faith was breathing for Hope. So when the newborn conjoined Williams twins were separated, it turned out that Hope couldn't live without her sister. ›16:05
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Britney gets her Bambi, Cruise and Beckham do Broadway, Oprah plants a tree and more. ›12:57 2 Dec, Tue