$1 million inaugural package for disadvantaged

A Va. businessman has spent $1 million to bring to Barack Obama's inauguration disadvantaged people, terminally ill patients, wounded soldiers and others down on their luck.

Pierce denies cover-up in Burress shooting

Giants LB says he wasn't the one who falsified teammate's name at hospital

Long-term risk in troop brain injuries
Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, researchers say.

Ruling could mean end to saucy Bratz dolls

Pouty-lipped Bratz will stay on store shelves until after the holidays, but their fate after that  was uncertain after a court ruling banning MGA from making the Barbie alternative.

Jewish settlers, Israeli troops clash

Israeli security forces stormed a disputed house in Hebron on Thursday, dragging out some 250 settlers who barricaded themselves inside and hurled rocks, eggs and chemicals.

Disgraced Spitzer debuts as columnist

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is back in the media, this time as a member of the Fourth Estate.

Automakers pitch Congress anew

U.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers Thursday in a rocky confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they say they need to survive.

Landmark West Hollywood strip club burns

A fire has erupted at the Body Shop, a landmark strip club in West Hollywood, Calif., included in the Motley Crue song "Girls, Girls, Girls."

European, U.K. central banks cut rates
The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 2.5 percent, following similar moves by central banks across the continent.