8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh
By: CAIN BURDEAU
Authorities in a dozen boats searched through wreckage from a helicopter crash in a southern...
Congressmen sound off against SEC in Madoff affair
By: MARCY GORDON
Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving...
Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program
By: RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has suspended shipments of heating...
Cigna to cut about 1,100 jobs, 4 pct of work force
By: TOM MURPHY
Managed care provider Cigna Corp. said Monday the slumping economy has forced it to cut roughly...
Obama plunges into econ talks, predicts approval
By: STEVEN R. HURST
President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional...
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Sports
'Captain' Ryan turns focus to 2009 for Falcons
Mike Smith says Matt Ryan's rookie honors grow more prestigious all the time. Pro Bowl alternate? Smith was impressed. NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year? A huge accomplishment, said the... Full story
Business
US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff without bail
A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier broke a promise not to touch his assets by mailing watches, jewelry, cufflinks and mittens... Full story
Entertainment
QVC will sell memorabilia at Obama inauguration
QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month _ and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. The retail... Full story
Governor Kaine tapped to lead Democratic National Committee
In a change of heart since he was first asked in November, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will heed Barack Obama’s request to take over leadership of the Democratic National Committee, according... Full story
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Leggett wants new Rockville jail, council chief calls too pricey
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett wants to build a new temporary holding facility for county prisoners, rather than renovating the 50-year-old one, despite $20 million to $25 million more in... Full story
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Top cop
In 2001, civil rights lawyer Philip Eure began the District of Columbia’s Office of Police Complaints at the request of the mayor and a five-member oversight board. Today, he’s the... Full story
Ohio man admits to plotting wife's strangling
A 74-year-old southern Ohio man has pleaded guilty to hiring someone to kill his wife in their farmhouse last spring. David Evans Sr. of Jackson pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit... Full story