Some blacks choose inauguration over work

Asante Bradford gave his bosses nearly three months notice that he would not be at his desk on Jan. 20.

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Ex-aide sentenced in Detroit mayor sex scandal

Nearly a year after headlines revealed a City Hall sex scandal, the former top aide to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sent to jail Tuesday to serve the same punishment as her boss: 120 days with time shaved for good behavior.

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Minn. board expected to name Franken winner

The state Canvassing Board is poised to certify the results of the recount in Minnesota's grueling Senate election in Al Franken's favor - but that doesn't mean the race is definitely over.

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Man's final lotto ticket wins widow $10 million

On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.

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Police: 'Jena Six' teen shoots self

A teen convicted in the "Jena Six" beating case shot himself in the chest and was taken to the hospital Monday, days after his arrest on a shoplifting charge, police said.

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Remains identified as those of Caylee Anthony

Investigators announced Friday that remains found near the home of Caylee Anthony were those of the missing girl.

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Police: 1981 killing of Adam Walsh solved

A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh in 1981, Florida police said Tuesday.

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Caroline Kennedy to seek Clinton's Senate seat

The decision came after a series of deeply personal and political conversations, in which Kennedy wrestled with whether to give up what has been a lifetime of avoiding the spotlight.

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Nagging wife, sausage help man win lottery

A "nagging" wife who pushed her husband to buy a lottery ticket helped scoop the $4.2 million first prize - with only minutes to spare.

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Man jailed for not supporting kid who isn't his

A Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter and spent two years in jail for falling behind on payments.

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Teacher sorry for binding girls in slavery lesson

A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl's mother and the NAACP.

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Deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him

A hunter bagged a big buck on the second day of firearms season, but the kill caused him a lot of pain.

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Classy canines: Vick dogs featured on wine labels

Georgia, Handsome Dan, Curly and other pit bulls rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation are getting a shot at fame as stars of a line of boutique red wines.

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Document offers clues to Beatles enigma

A 97-year-old document that contains clues to the identity of Eleanor Rigby, the subject of one of the Beatles' best-loved songs, is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds ($775,000) when it goes on sale this month.

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O'Reilly re-signs with Fox for $10 million a year

Bill O'Reilly has re-upped with Fox News Channel in a multiyear deal that pays him about $10 million a year to host his top-rated news program, "The O'Reilly Factor."

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A new clue to mystery of sunken Civil War sub

It's long been a mystery why the H.L. Hunley never returned after becoming the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship in 1864, but new research announced Friday may lend credence to one of the theories.

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Crews find plane believed to belong to Fossett

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Acting legend Paul Newman dies at 83

Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario, has died, a spokeswoman said Saturday. He was 83.

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TV anchor who resembles Palin gets 'hate mail'

A television news anchor in Maine who looks a lot like Sarah Palin says she's been getting "hate mail and nasty phone calls."

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Should presidential debate be postponed

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Vote: Was Sarah Palin's speech effective?

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Lieberman calls for voters to cross party lines

Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, urged Democrats to cross party lines Tuesday night and cast their votes for John McCain.

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Bill Clinton sets aside differences with Obama

Bill Clinton laid to rest any speculation Wednesday night that he would not enthusiastically back Barack Obama by making a forceful call for voters to elect Obama president.

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Indonesia's 'tree man' home after surgery

An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of gnarled growths on his body has returned from hospital after 13 pounds of warts were surgically removed, a doctor said.

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