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.
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 pirate 'mother ship' sunk
An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, in a day of escalating violence in the lawless seas.
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.
Stevens loses Alaska Senate seat
The Republican held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress.
Mexico arrests Interpol liaison
Interpol is sending a special investigative team to Mexico to determine whether sensitive information from its database on criminals and terrorists was leaked to drug cartels, the agency said Wednesday.
Auto aid plan stalls as Big Three teeter
A Democratic Congress, unwilling or unable to approve a $25 billion bailout for Detroit's Big Three, appears ready to punt the automakers' fate to a lame-duck Republican president.
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.
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.
Librarian leaves $2.2 million to her colleges
A retired Virginia school teacher and librarian who died two years ago left more than $2 million to split between the universities she attended, the schools announced Tuesday.
