Senators are questioning the Transportation Security Administration to find out how it accidentally posted sensitive information online from its airport screening guidelines. The TSA has placed some of its employees on administrative leave following the security lapse. Full Story »
Animal shelters are scrambling to find homes for the pint-sized pups. A San Francisco Animal Care and Control official blames the economy and the pocket-pet phenomenon. Full Story »
Ten months after the Tea Party movement formed, organizers are trying to figure out how best to capture the angry energy that has fueled their protests. In Dallas, the local party is trying to locate like-minded, fiscally conservative people, educate them about future candidates — and make sure they get to the polls. Full Story »
The stakes are considered low for President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Thursday. But it's still a tricky proposition for a president who just committed some 30,000 U.S. troops to battle. He'll be feted abroad, even as Americans are squeezed economically at home. Full Story »
Sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security. Homeland Security officials say an investigation is under way and that the employees have been taken off duty pending the results. Full Story »
Chocolate milk has been kicked off the lunch menu at schools across the country. The dairy industry says that even though it contains more sugar than white milk, it's more nutritious than soda or other drink options. But healthful-lunch activists aren't so sure. Full Story »
With the holidays coming, you're probably really busy these days. Maybe like a lot of us, you feel you're taking on a little too much. Spreading yourself too thin? Well, rest assured, the president feels your pain. After all, the guy who's still settling in at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has quite a few calendar items of his own to check off this week. Full Story »
More than six decades after bringing home a photo album as a souvenir from Adolf Hitler's home in the Bavarian Alps, an 87-year-old former U.S. soldier discovers that it is one in a series of picture albums featuring works of art destined for Hitler's planned gallery in Linz, Austria. Full Story »
Hospitals, doctors and insurers are opposed to allowing people under 65 to join Medicare – an idea being considered by Senate negotiators struggling to put together the 60 votes needed to pass a health bill. Full Story »
Under the financial overhaul bill before the House, auto dealers would not be regulated by a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Consumer advocates want to change that. They argue that the exemption means car buyers won't be protected against abusive auto loans originated by the dealers. Full Story »
