Pirates open fire on U.S. cruise ship

Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said Tuesday.

Big solar installation completed in Calif.

Obama has bipartisan economy pledge for govs

The president-elect pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice.

Bush faces historic pardon choice

Stocks get shot in the arm from Ford

Wall Street rebounded, regaining some of the ground lost in the previous session’s huge drop, as the potential for a bailout of the beleaguered auto industry helped calm investors.

Ford CEO: We may not need bailout billions

Celizic: Burress should've packed his brain, not a gun

Celizic: I keep getting this mental picture of Plaxico Burress going through his mental checklist last Friday night as he left his palatial home in New Jersey and headed for the bright lights of Manhattan: aftershave, check; wallet, check; credit cards, check; wad of cash, check; Glock, check. What a moron.

Burress arrives at stadium amid weapons case

Scoop: ‘Idol's’ emotional focus will highlight Abdul

"American Idol" plans to give the show a more emotional focus, which will play to the strengths of judge Paula Abdul.

Britney brings ‘Circus’ to big top in NYC

New doctors still too tired for safety

Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new U.S. report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap.

Your brooding teen: Just moody or mentally ill?

Best PSP games of 2008

Three years after its release, and the PSP is still lacking games — most people use it to watch movies on the go. But a nice mix of sports, arcade, shoot-‘em-ups, creative and traditional titles have made their way to the handheld this year.

The 11 lamest blogs on the Internet

Good to go: Travel gifts for tight budgets

Unless you’re the sort who regularly shops Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book, this is probably not the year to go hog wild on the holiday shopping.

Airliner lands with shattered windshield