Ex-aide sentenced in Detroit mayor sex scandal

Nearly a year after headlines revealed a City Hall sex scandal, the former top aide to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sent to jail Tuesday to serve the same punishment as her boss: 120 days with time shaved for good behavior.

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Senate secretary turns away Burris

The secretary of the Senate on Tuesday turned Roland Burris away from taking the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

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Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.

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U.S. attorney wants more time to indict Ill. gov

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return an indictment against the governor of Illinois.

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Israeli minister vows 'war to the bitter end'

Israel obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of what the defense minister described Monday as a "war to the bitter end."

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Feds: Ill. gov tried to 'auction' Obama's seat

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Sectarian violence claims 300 lives in Nigeria

Mobs burned homes, churches and mosques Saturday in a second day of riots, as the death toll rose to more than 300 in the worst sectarian violence in Africa's most populous nation in years.

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Priest: No communion for Obama supporters

A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion.

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Sen. Stevens found guilty on corruption charges

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Body found in SUV linked to Hudson case

Police searching for Jennifer Hudson's missing 7-year-old nephew found the body of a young boy Monday in the same SUV that was the part of the massive manhunt.

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Palin disclosures raise questions about vetting

A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question how thoroughly McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican ticket.

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Hurricane Gustav largely spares New Orleans

A still-largely deserted New Orleans prepared to take stock of damage from Hurricane Gustav on Tuesday after rebuilt levees appeared to hold off a repeat of the flooding caused by Katrina three years ago.

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VP pick Palin makes appeal to women voters

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain introduced his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, at an Ohio rally Friday, praising her "tenacity" and "skill" in tackling tough problems.

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