Bomber slays 10 at Afghan market
A suicide bomber apparently trying to target Afghan police detonated his explosives in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing eight civilians and two policemen, an official said.
Shoppers who trampled worker sought
Police are reviewing surveillance videos of a post-Thanksgiving shopper stampede that trampled a suburban Wal-Mart worker to death, but they acknowledge it may be difficult to bring criminal charges.
Sears faces tough test this holiday season
The holiday season is expected to be difficult for most retailers, but it could prove especially tough for one of the nation's most storied brands: Sears.
Winter weather slows travel in U.S.
Travelers moving through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport are dealing with the aftermath of the region's first snowstorm of the season.
Wall Street tumbles on fears about economy
Investors usettled about the holiday shopping season Monday gave back some of Wall Street's recent gains, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 400 points.
Answer Desk: Explaining the oil bust
With oil prices at a third of peak levels, OPEC producers are having little luck trying to prop them back up. So was the price spike driven by greedy speculators after all? Answer Desk.
Military to detail U.S. security plan
The U.S. military expects to field 20,000 uniformed troops inside the country by 2011, to respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, Pentagon officials say.
NYT: A team for a foreign policy shift
While Obama's hand-picked foreign policy team tend to be more hawkish than the new president, they have all embraced a sweeping shift of priorities in the national security arena.
In minutes, Mumbai was under siege
Retracing the steps of the Mumbai attackers offers clues as to how a posse of just 10 gunmen brought India's largest city to its knees in a matter of minutes.
Palin campaigning in Ga. for Sen. Chambliss
While the GOP's Chambliss enlisted the former vice presidential candidate, Democrat Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, in the final day of campaigning for Tuesday's runoff election.
