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Greek cop wounded in shooting: Gunmen shot and seriously wounded a policeman in Athens on Monday, the second such attack since police shot dead a teenager last month prompting Greece's worst riots in decades. ›20:27
Storms, climate drive insurer losses in '08: Insurers losses from natural disasters rose by about 50 percent in 2008, with Caribbean hurricanes Ike and Gustav powering the increase and climate change increasingly a factor. ›15:54 29 Dec, Mon
Burris declares he's a senator despite warnings: Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris is leaving for Washington on Monday afternoon for a high-stakes showdown on Capitol Hill about whether he'll succeed President-elect Barack Obama in Congress. ›21:35
Is Hugh Jackman ready to go Dancing?: Hugh Jackman is Peoples Sexiest Man Alive for 2008, the 2009 Oscar host and an action hero but does that mean the renaissance man should give Dancing With the Stars a chance, too? ›01:27
Bill Gates Answers Your Questions: The Microsoft co-founder and leading philanthropist answers selected reader questions in this exclusive NEWSWEEK forum. ›22:02 9 Oct, Tue
Judge gives Blagojevich indictment more time: A federal judge on Monday gave prosecutors an additional three months to obtain a corruption indictment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ›20:42
Oil settles above $48 on Mideast unrest: Israel's ground offensive in Gaza and a dispute between Ukraine and Russia over gas imports pushed oil prices above $48 a barrel Monday. ›20:41
Foreigners stressed as unemployment rises: Laid-off foreign workers are scrambling for temporary visas and seeking advice from immigration attorneys about how long they can stay in the country while hunting for jobs. ›18:10 4 Jan, Sun
Romijn, OConnell welcome twin girls: Rebecca Romijn and Jerry OConnell have two new additions to the family. The couple welcomed twin girls just before the New Year, Access Hollywood has learned. ›16:39
Retirees no longer count on home equity: Many Americans have recently found themselves changing retirement plans after losing a substantial amount of home equity as the housing market and the overall U.S. economy struggle. ›18:16 4 Jan, Sun
Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip: Vice President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia on a congressional trip. ›23:12
Tidbits: Kate Hudson recalls dating duds: Kate Hudson tells Elle magazine that she once walked out on a guy before dinner even started because he was so boring. ›02:31 6 Jan, Tue
Hirsh: Democracy's Strange Bedfellows: The champions of democracy often share an overly romantic view of how quickly it can flower in hostile soil. ›16:56 11 Oct, Thu
Seeking Common Ground on Abortion: Can evangelicals and liberals come together over abortion, gay rights, and the role of religion in public life? ›14:35 10 Oct, Wed
Warming may spread tick-borne disease: The brown dog tick rarely bites people, far preferring the taste of dog. But global warming could be changing that, exposing people to dangerous diseases as a result. ›18:56 30 Dec, Tue
Griffin Bell, Carter's attorney general, dies: Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died at an Atlanta hospital Monday. He was 90. ›20:38
JetBlue, TSA pay discrimination settlement: The American Civil Liberties Union said Monday JetBlue Airways Corp. and the Transportation Security Administration paid $240,000 to a man who claimed he was discriminated against based on his ethnicity and Arabic writing on his T-shirt. ›23:31
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad inaugurated: The United States opened its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government. ›13:09
Bush familys 18-year-old cat dies: The first family, who are leaving the White House this month, will be without one of their longtime members: their cat India. The 18-year-old black American shorthair, which was namedafter pro ballplayer Ruben Sierra, died Sunday at the White House. ›16:46
Mexico City cleans up its air act: The metropolis ranked the world's most polluted by a 1992 U.N. report has since slashed some of its worst emissions by more than three-quarters and has become a model for improving urban air quality. ›16:54 26 Dec, Fri
Man, a killer at 11, sentenced in drug case: A man who spent his adolescent years in state custody for a slaying he committed at age 11 was sentenced Monday to four to 20 years in prison on a drug conviction. ›22:38
New Bachelor Mesnick says hes engaged: Jason Mesnick, ABC's newest "Bachelor," says he's engaged to one of the women who compete for his affection on the reality series, which premieres Monday night. ›20:38
Q&A: Shawn Hornbecks Parents: The parents of kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck speak out on the sentencing of their sons tormentor and the status of the boys recovery. ›20:50 12 Oct, Fri
Worries raised over dolphins in N.J. rivers: A group of bottlenose dolphins has been confounding humans since they took up residence in two rivers near the New Jersey shore six months ago. Now that it's winter, some people are worried they'll never make it out. ›00:51 28 Dec, Sun
