Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest
A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.
Police search for boy missing 10 years
The parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.
Burris determined to take Senate seat today
Barack Obama's appointed successor declared Tuesday he's qualified to take a seat in the Senate and said he'll go to Capitol Hill to do just that.
Scoop: Scientologists on Travolta death
A spokesperson for Scientology says that the religion did not have any effect on Jett Travolta's treatment for his seizures.
Obama girls' first day at new school
Malia and Sasha Obama begin classes at Sidwell Friends under watchful eyes of, well, everyone.
War tactics used against Rio gangs
Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums.
Ukraine: Russia slashed gas to Europe
Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers.
Certificate says seizure killed Jett Travolta
An official with a Bahamian funeral home says Jett Travolta's death certificate says he was killed by a "seizure."
NYT: Panetta pick for CIA reveals divisions
Leon E. Panetta has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the C.I.A. The choice immediately revealed divisions in the Democratic Party.
'Full-blown' humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Red Cross warns 500,000 civilians in danger; Israel rejects calls for truce.
