Mayor sorry for kids' anti-Obama chant
The mayor of an Idaho town where second- and third-grade students on a school bus chanted "assassinate Obama!" has publicly apologized, saying there's no excuse for such behavior.
Al-Qaida No. 2 says Obama betrays race
Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.
Carla Bruni: I want Michelle Obama's advice
The first lady of France can't wait to meet the future first lady of the U.S. "She doesn't look like she needs advice," the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said. "I think it would probably be better for me to be getting advice from her."
Consumer prices drop by record in October
Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October, as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount.
FDA sending inspectors to China
The FDA will open it first overseas office in China, whose growing role as an exporter of food and drug products to the U.S. has combined with several recent food safety scares to prompt a strategy change.
Unable to recognize voices, except Sean Connery's
Body Odd: A 60-year-old British woman is the first documented case of someone born without the ability to detect familiar voices.
Burger King limits sodium in kids meals
Burger King Corp. said it is cutting the amount of sodium in its kids meals and promoting menu combinations with less than 650 calories as part of a push to emphasize nutrition.
EPA plan would ease rules for parks
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new air-quality rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants and oil refineries near national parks.
Boy calmly talks about dad's shooting
An 8-year-old boy accused in the deaths of his father and another man gave police conflicting accounts about the shootings before admitting to firing at least two shots at each of the men.
Suspected U.S. strike in Pakistan kills 6
A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village well inside Pakistani territory Wednesday, killing at least six alleged militants in an attack that could raise tensions between the anti-terror allies.
