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.

Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally

Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep recession.

Former Argentine official kills himself on TV
An ex-Argentine police commander committed suicide in front of rolling television cameras as he was about to be arrested for alleged human rights violations during the country's dictatorship.

To save adopted girl, couple gives her up

Jennifer and Todd Hemsley had to give up their child to save her.

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. 

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.

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.

Richardson leads short-handed Knicks to win

Quentin Richardson had 34 points and 12 rebounds in one of his best games since coming to New York, and the short-handed Knicks held on to beat the Washington Wizards 122-117 on Saturday night.

Virtual audience appalls dead teen's dad

The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live on the Internet says he's appalled by the virtual audience that egged his son on.