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.
Chinese students head to U.S. to study
Chinese students are enrolling in U.S. universities in record numbers, encouraged by aggressive recruiting combined with China's booming economy and growing middle class.
Great Lakes blanketed in 2 feet of snow
As much as 2 feet of snow fell around parts of the Great Lakes region Monday, making driving hazardous and closing some schools.
Federal workers wooed by Obama
Before the election, Barack Obama sent letters to seven agencies, offering details about plans to beef up programs and roll back some Bush administration policies.
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.
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.
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.
Brothels bill health insurers for sex acts
Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said 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.
Mask ban upsets Iraqi interpreters
The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even though they fear it could get them killed.
