today's top news stories

top news

• Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid (0)
• Big 3 carmakers beg for $25B, warn of catastrophe (10)
• Holder is Obama's top choice for attorney general (0)
• Clinton lawyers vetting her for secretary of state (0)
• Aruba police pursue new evidence in Holloway case (1)

entertainment headlines

• Spitzer prostitute sits down for TV interview (0)
• 'Suge' Knight faces Vegas drug, battery charges (0)
• `Diddy' to make guest appearance on `CSI: Miami' (0)
• Lawyer: Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel (5)
• South African cartoonist makes light of Mandela (0)

sports headlines

• Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP (0)
• Dempster, Cubs agree to $52 million, 4-year deal (0)
• Muschamp to take over Texas when Brown retires (0)
• Rivers rails against Garnett suspension (0)
• BCS, ESPN reach deal to air games from 2011-14 (0)

national headlines

• Cheney, Gonzales indicted in South Texas county (0)
• Neb. lawmakers advance 30-day safe haven age limit (1)
• Neb. lawmakers advance 30-day safe haven age limit (1)
• Chicago board to vote on anti-bullying high school (0)
• Ill. farmer's wife admits to bankruptcy fraud plot (0)

world headlines

• Japanese girl makes her pitch for pro team (1)
• A photo of 2 little girls and a reunion in Congo (0)
• Ships diverted after Saudi oil tanker hijacked (1)
• Tanker capture raises alarm over Somali piracy (0)
• Congo rebels to pull back to allow talks (1)

business headlines

• Wall Street pulls off final-hour rebound (0)
• Big 3 carmakers beg for $25B, warn of catastrophe (10)
• Lawmakers press Paulson on bailout plan changes (0)
• Wholesale prices plunge, easing inflation concerns (1)
• Homebuilder sentiment index plunges to record low (0)

technology headlines

• Yahoo's fate riding on Yang's successor as CEO (0)
• HP shares soar after solid 4Q outlook (1)
• Facebook application plan rankles some developers (0)
• National Geographic getting into video games (1)
• Spammers sent packing _ for now _ by Web shutdown (0)

political headlines

• Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid (0)
• Holder is Obama's top choice for attorney general (0)
• Obama snags Hill insider for White House team (0)
• McCain to set up PAC to seek 5th Senate term (0)
• McCain returns to Senate, is welcomed by Kerry (0)

science headlines

• Astronauts end space walk marred by lost tool bag (3)
• Big hop forward: Scientists map kangaroo's DNA (0)
• Archeologists say they found witch doctor skeleton (0)
• Color perception shifts from right brain to left (0)
• US biologists: 3 common pesticides harm salmon (0)

health headlines

• Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells (0)
• Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study (0)
• Panel urges revised warning on facial filler risks (1)
• Family history can trump breast cancer gene test (1)
• Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles (1)