Co-founder of Slinky company dies at 90
Betty James, who co-founded the company that made the Slinky and beat the odds as a single mother in the late 1950s to become a successful executive, has died. She was 90.
NYT: Clinton, Obama achieve détente
Few are predicting that this new relationship will grow into a tight bond between the new president and the woman who will be the public face of his foreign policy, though some say it is not impossible.
Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga
Malaysia's top Islamic body, fresh from banning tomboys, issues an edict that prohibits Muslims from practicing yoga, saying that elements of Hinduism could corrupt them.
Obama's picks for economic team confirmed
President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to direct the National Economic Council, transition officials said.
Army wife accused in arson that killed kids
An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband's $400,000 insurance policy when he survived and her two children died instead, a federal prosecutor said.
One dead after shots fired in Wash. mall
Shots erupted in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall Saturday after an apparent argument between a gunman and two other young men, killing one of the men.
Spacewalkers finish up long, hard day
Spacewalking astronauts completed almost all of the greasy repairs on a gummed-up joint at the international space station on Saturday, leaving just a few chores behind for another day.
Player earns Rhodes, hustles to game
Star hustles to plane after interview, arrives to play in rout of No. 22 Maryland
Mom accused of burning 'wimp' into child
A West Virginia mother faces charges after being accused of burning the word "wimp" into her 6-year-old daughter's neck.
Iraq-U.S. pact under fire ahead of vote
Iraq's parliament will vote Wednesday on a proposed pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years.
