Celizic: Burress should've packed his brain, not a gun
Celizic: I keep getting this mental picture of Plaxico Burress going through his mental checklist last Friday night as he left his palatial home in New Jersey and headed for the bright lights of Manhattan: aftershave, check; wallet, check; credit cards, check; wad of cash, check; Glock, check. What a moron.
India to Pakistan: Hand over terror suspects
India picked up intelligence in recent months that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday.
Official: 3 die, 29 hurt in India blast
A bomb exploded in a train coach in India's insurgency-hit northeast on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring another 29, a state government official said.
GM's U.S. sales drop 41.3 percent
General Motors' November U.S. sales plunged 41 percent, while Ford's dropped 31 percent, dashing hopes that the industrywide drop in vehicle demand might be easing.
More Nixon tapes, records being made public
The government is opening another window into Richard Nixon's shattered presidency.
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.
Official: It's Richardson for Commerce
Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for Commerce Secretary on Wednesday.
Ford may not need bailout billions
Ford's CEO said Tuesday his company will seek financial aid from the U.S. government, but may not need it, adding that he'll work for $1 per year if the automaker has to take a loan.
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.
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.