Balance of power hangs on Ga. runoff
Georgia voters had their hands on the balance of power in the next U.S. Senate in a runoff election Tuesday, one of two unresolved races that Democrats need to win to get a 60-seat majority.
Second death sentence for 'Chemical Ali'
A court sentenced Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," to death Tuesday after convicting him of crimes against humanity while crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in Iraq.
Pirates open fire on U.S. cruise ship
Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said Tuesday.
Rice gives piano recital fit for a queen
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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.
It's not too late! Find a seasonal job
Competition for seasonal work is brutal this year, but jobs are out there if you know where to look. 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey offers advice about part-time and full-time positions that are still plentiful in many parts of the country, despite the crummy economy.
NYT: Pardon back in focus for Holder
In the career of Eric H. Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's attorney general choice, there is one notable blemish: Holder's role in the 2001 pardon of billionaire financier Marc Rich.
Patient photos help docs read CT scans better
An intriguing Israeli study found adding photos of patients' faces to the file made radiologists more meticulous when looking at the X-rays
Retailers tiptoe between Christmas, holidays
As American shoppers embark on their annual shopping binge , a prickly marketing question splits American consumers and stores: "Christmas" or "holiday"?
Brad Pitt: I'm proud of my ‘crazy' family
As families move into self-sustaining, flood-resistant housing in his adopted hometown of New Orleans, Brad Pitt speaks with pride of his Make It Right Foundation, as well as of his own family with Angelina Jolie: "I truly feel rich being around them."
