Shot girl's dad: I drank vodka as I cleaned guns: A father arrested after his 6-year-old daughter was fatally shot allegedly told authorities he had been drinking double shots of vodka while cleaning his guns. ›12:27
Talk of GM bankruptcy filing fuels debate: As the days pass and GMs money burns away, bankruptcy is a distinct possibility. But what, exactly, would a GM bankruptcy mean? ›21:43
Gross: Banks Claim the Credit Crisis is Over. It's Not.: Banks insist their credit problems are over. Why on earth do investors believe them? ›21:31 9 Oct, Tue
Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri
NYT: Clinton said to be unsure about Cabinet: An adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton said the senator was agonizing over the decision about whether to become Barack Obama's secretary of state. ›08:01
'Fake Steve' stops blogging as 'Real Dan': It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would be like as a blogger. ›22:38
Dem sources: Clinton to help wife get State job: The former president has offered several concessions to help his spouse become secretary of state, including releasing the names of several major donors to his charitable foundation. ›20:01
'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06 6 Oct, Sat
Detroit: Behind the UAWs Striking Ways: The unions strategic mini-strikes against Chrysler and GM struck a chord with members and fear among management. Is Ford next? ›00:16 11 Oct, Thu
Study: Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimers: Ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didnt help prevent dementia and Alzheimers disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. ›20:59 18 Nov, Tue
Book Excerpt: Vegetable Dishes I Cant Live Without: A book excerpt by Mollie Katzen. ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat
Spacewalker loses tools in orbit: A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag Tuesday after a grease gun inside it exploded, and helplessly watched as the tote and everything inside floated away. ›04:23
Pilot has mid-flight mental breakdown: An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday. ›21:11
Minnesota recount begins: City and county workers across Minnesota have started recounting more than 2.9 million ballots from the state's U.S. Senate race. ›22:30
Patience, politeness training for airport workers: Employees at Newark Liberty International Airport are getting training in patience and politeness to help them handle the crush of stressed-out holiday travelers. ›22:41
20 more kids seized from evangelist's group: Stories of alleged beatings and sexual abuse prompted child-welfare officials to take custody of 20 more children associated with the Tony Alamo ministries, an official said Wednesday. ›17:25
China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation: Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed suppliers of medical products pay for higher rankings on its results page without alerting users. ›16:44
Insurers pitch health coverage mandate: The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage. ›21:43
Sources: Decorated agent in drug arrest: Government officials say a decorated federal immigrations officer has been arrested on drug distribution charges. ›19:57
Ballmer says not interested in buying Yahoo: Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. ›19:59
Iraq: With U.S. Help, Warlords Gain New Power: ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat