Less than an hour after sealing his hold on the White House, Democrat Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, stepped onto the stage holding the hands of their two daughters at a massive victory rally in Chicago's Grant Park. (Nov. 4)
A Continental Airlines jet taking off from Denver veered off the runway into a ravine and caught fire Saturday night, forcing passengers to evacuate on emergency slides and injuring nearly 40 people, officials said. The cause in unclear. (Dec. 21)
Less than an hour after sealing his hold on the White House, Democrat Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, stepped onto the stage holding the hands of their two daughters at a massive victory rally in Chicago's Grant Park. (Nov. 4)
The Department of Defense says a vehicle borne suicide bomber detonated himself in Khowst province eastern Afghanistan. In the process he killed 16, including 14 children, and wounded 58 others. (Dec. 28)
A teenager who worked as a virtual child slave for a family in Egypt and then accompanied the family to the U.S. when she was just ten-years-old looks back at her ordeal. (Dec. 28)
Bernard Madoff made an appearance at a federal courthouse to complete paperwork for his bail after a judge set new conditions for release, including a curfew and monitoring bracelet. (Dec. 17)
Australia's Taronga Zoo in Sydney recently showed off its latest addition, a baby pygmy hippo. Monifa, who is only three weeks old, is currently the size of a puppy. There are less than 3,000 pygmy hippos remaining in the world. (Nov. 7)
The astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admits she made a mistake and says she should have checked to make sure it was tied down. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper called it 'very disheartening in an interview with The Associated Press. (Nov. 19)
With her new single 'Nattura,' Bjork calls for the Icelandic government to take a more environmental approach to the country's natural resources. (Oct. 23)
A broken O.J. Simpson was sentenced for a Las Vegas hotel armed robbery by a judge who rejected his apology and said, 'It was much more than stupidity.' (Dec. 5)
After receiving $7 billion in aid from U.S. taxpayers, the nation's largest banks say they either can't track exactly how they're spending the money or they simply refuse to discuss it. (Dec. 22)