Citigroup to cut 53,000 employees
Citigroup Inc. is cutting some 53,000 more jobs in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt.
Suspected ETA chief nabbed
The suspected military leader of Basque separatist rebel group ETA has been arrested in France, the French interior ministry said Monday, the biggest blow to the organization in months.
Poo facial? 11 weirdest spa treatments
From bull-sperm conditioner to a golf-ball massage, Glamour magazine lists the most bizarre beauty treatments and wacky indulgences.
Vietnam braces for tropical storm
Vietnam called its fishermen ashore and began evacuating 80,000 people from high-risk areas as a tropical storm churned toward the country's southern coast Monday.
Cowboys rally to beat Redskins
Rejoining the Cowboys after a three-game hiatus due to a broken pinkie, Tony Romo looked far from perfect. Still, his TD pass early in the fourth quarter provided the game-winning points as Dallas beat Washington, 14-10.
Calif. firefighters gain on wildfires
Firefighters aided by Mother Nature continued to make gains early Monday on raging wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee in Southern California.
Top GOP senators oppose auto bailout
Top Republican senators said Sunday they will oppose a Democratic plan to bail out Detroit automakers, calling the U.S. industry a "dinosaur" whose "day of reckoning" is coming.
Clintons' global paths may cross
The philanthropic work of former President Bill Clinton could become complicated if his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is named President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state.
College security tighter, but is it enough?
A year and a half after Virginia Tech, college students are demanding safer campuses. On several dozen campuses, campaigns are under way to allow the carrying of concealed weapons.
Bush makes call to Libya's Gadhafi
The White House says President Bush called Libya's Moammar Gadhafi to thank him for settling a long-standing dispute between Washington and Tripoli over terrorist attacks in the 1980s.
