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.
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.
NBC: Daschle to be Obama's HHS secretary
The former Senate majority leader has been a close adviser to the president-elect throughout the campaign for the White House and recently wrote a book proposing health care improvements.
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.
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.
Dem sources: Clinton to help wife get State job
The former president has offered several concessions to help his spouse become secretary of state, including releasing the names of several major donors to his charitable foundation.
FBI agent killed while serving warrant
An FBI agent has been shot and killed while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh.
Oops! Lost tools upset spacewalk plans
Flight controllers were revamping plans Wednesday for the remaining spacewalks planned during space shuttle Endeavour's visit to the international space station, after a crucial tool bag floated out to space during a repair trip.
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.
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.
