Officials fear rise in monoxide poisonings
Power outages spurred by the combination of bad weather and utility shutoffs in a bad economy could boost cases of carbon monoxide poisonings this year, health officials fear.
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed immediately
A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives, and wants him jailed.
War tactics used against Rio gangs
Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums.
Bush to create huge marine sanctuaries
President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments that together will make up the largest marine conservation effort in history.
'Jealous wife' charged in fatal genitals fire
An Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.
NYT: Panetta pick for CIA reveals divisions
Leon E. Panetta has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the C.I.A. The choice immediately revealed divisions in the Democratic Party.
House, Senate convene for 111th Congress
The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the country's struggling economy.
No effort to seat Franken in Senate Tuesday
On Nov. 5, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declaring victory and saying if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step back." Now Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin.
Jews in Europe targeted over Gaza
Signs are mounting that the conflict in Gaza is starting to spill over into violence in Europe's towns and cities, with Jews suffering assaults and arson attacks in France, Sweden and Britain.
Turn to generics slows ‘07 health care spending
Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported.
