G'day! Hugh Jackman is new Sexiest Man Alive
Hugh Jackman, People's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive, is a romantic in a hard body who leaves women saying "Oh ... my ... God."
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.
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.
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.
As nest eggs shrink, many defer retirement
As financial markets have ravaged his savings, Gary Laursen, 62, has put his retirement on hold. He is one of millions of Americans confronting a stark reality about retirement.
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.
NBC: Holder in line for attorney general
President-elect Barack Obama's aides have been privately talking to senators about whether Washington attorney Eric Holder would be confirmed as the next attorney general.
Rights group: Video shows turkey abuse
A video released by an animal rights group on Tuesday claims to show horrific abuse of turkeys at West Virginia farms operated by major global poultry grower Aviagen Inc.
U.S. home construction at record low
A government report says construction of new homes plunged 4.5 percent last month to the lowest level on government records.
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.
