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.
Rapport with Obama will be key for Clinton
Hillary Clinton's success as secretary of state may depend as much on Obama's willingness to admit her to his inner circle as her mastery of the job, officials say.
Sabathia, Ramirez, Burnett offered arbitration
Star pitcher CC Sabathia and slugging outfielder Manny Ramirez headlined a group of 24 players offered salary arbitration Monday by their former teams.
Canada's opposition moves to oust PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces two highly unpalatable choices after opposition parties signed an unprecedented deal on Monday to bring down his minority Conservative government.
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.
Court ruling dissolves Thai government
Thailand's prime minister resigned on Tuesday after protests that paralyzed his government and closed the capital's airports. Protesters promised to lift their siege by Wednesday.
Governors to press Obama for shortfall help
The nation's governors are meeting with the President-elect today to press their case for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled and even more for infrastructure projects.
Second death sentence for 'Chemical Ali'
A court sentenced Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," to death Tuesday after convicting him of crimes against humanity while crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in Iraq.
Texans put on a show in Monday night debut
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut.
Official: 3 die, 29 hurt in India blast
A bomb exploded in a train coach in India's insurgency-hit northeast on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring another 29, a state government official said.
