Close Obama aide rules out new role
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for homeland security secretary, according to multiple Democratic sources close to the transition.
U.S. contractor charged in Afghan’s death
A contractor for the U.S. military in Afghanistan has been charged with killing an Afghan civilian.
U.S. markets sink to new lows
Wall Street has slumped again, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 5.6 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 index plunging 6.7 percent as fears of a prolonged recession sparked a massive selloff.
China fears more layoffs, unrest
China's job outlook is "grim," and the global financial crisis could cause more layoffs and more labor unrest until the country's economic stimulus package kicks in next year, the nation's minister of human resources and social security said Thursday.
Hunky vampire becomes breakout star
"The most perfect guy in the world," "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke said, ticking off the characteristics of "Twilight's" vampire hero, Edward. Robert Pattinson got the part -- and the screaming fans.
Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike
Pakistan's foreign ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to lodge a formal protest against another suspected U.S. missile strike on its territory, an act the country's prime minister called a violation of his nation's sovereignty.
Russian Navy to bolster anti-pirate force
Russia will send additional ships to the Horn of Africa to support international efforts to crack down on the recent wave of hijackings by Somalia-based pirates, its navy chief says. The announcement comes a day after an Indian frigate engaged a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden.
Soldier finally learns of brother’s death camp hell
For 63 years Martin Vogel longed for answers to his brother's death in World War II. With the help of CNN, he finally has the truth; how his brother Bernard died in a Nazi slave camp; how U.S. survivors were told not to reveal details of their captivity, and how the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of those who killed his brother.
Judge orders release of 5 Gitmo detainees
A federal judge ordered the release of five Guantanamo Bay detainees Thursday, saying the government failed to show that they were "enemy combatants."
What MFSB really meant
The music of Philadelphia International Records sounds effortless, and no wonder: It was about family, say founders Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. That's what you hear on all those hits by the O'Jays, Delfonics, Stylistics and others.
