Pope Benedict XVI Arrives in Turkey  © The Associated Press Police Questioned After N.Y. Shootings  © The Associated Press Alaska to Cut Point Thomson Oil Leases Exxon Mobil Corp. is reviewing its legal options in the wake of Alaska's decision to strip it and other oil companies of their leases in the North Slope's Point Thomson oil and gas field. more Alexander Runs for 201 in Seahawks' Win  © The Associated Press Biden: Blame Immigration Woes on Mexico Sen. Joe Biden, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's incoming chairman, wants to get tough with Mexico, calling it an "erstwhile democracy" with a "corrupt system" responsible for illegal immigration and drug problems in the U.S. more
Air Berlin Orders 60 Boeing 737 Jets German budget carrier Air Berlin said Tuesday it is ordering 60 new Boeing 737 jets worth $5.7 billion at list prices as it works to secure its future growth. more Stock Futures Higher After Strong Losses  © The Associated Press Oil Prices Rise to $60.66 a Barrel Oil prices rose Tuesday following a report that the Saudi oil minister hinted OPEC could further reduce output, and heating oil and natural gas rose on forecasts of cold weather in the United States. more Vietnam's WTO Membership Ratified Vietnam's legislature ratified the country's entry into the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, paving the way for the communist nation to become the global trade body's 150th member. more Europe Ministers to Focus on Alcohol Tax  © The Associated Press
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Producer Mark Burnett, Downey Engaged  © The Associated Press Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock to Divorce  © The Associated Press Black Leaders Seek End to Use of Slur  © The Associated Press Troy Gentry Pleads Guilty to Bear Charge  © The Associated Press Dyn-O-Mite! TV Land Lists Catchphrases Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in television history. The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV, from the serious _ Walter Cronkite's nightly signoff "And that's the way it is" _ to the silly: "We are two wild and crazy guys!" more
Red Cross Faces Fine Over Blood Safety The American Red Cross is facing another heavy fine over blood-safety violations, bringing penalties against the organization to more than $15 million despite a promise three years ago to fix the problems. more CDC Opens Model Employee Fitness Center  © The Associated Press AIDS to Be 3rd Leading Cause of Death Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death worldwide, according to a study published online Monday. more Doctors Test Implant to Block Strokes  © The Associated Press Singapore Said Forms HIV Policy Panel Singapore has formed a national policy committee to combat a rise in the number of HIV cases, local media reported Monday. more
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Verizon Wireless to Feature YouTube Videos YouTube videos will be viewable on cell phones for the first time under a deal with Verizon Wireless, which will also allow users to upload videos shot with their camera phones. more Nintendo Wii Sales Top 600,000 in U.S. Nintendo Co. said consumers in the Americas snapped up more than 600,000 of its Wii video game systems in eight days, totaling about $190 million in sales, as it competes with Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation 3. more Online Shopping Season Begins With Deals  © The Associated Press Maryland Court to Launch Webcasting Plan Maryland's highest court is launching a project for live Webcasting of its sessions, hoping to be ready in time to broadcast arguments set for Dec. 4 in a high-profile case involving gay marriage. more EU Says More Than Half E-Mails Are Spam Unsolicited e-mails continue to plague Europeans and account for between 50 and 80 percent of all messages sent to mail inboxes, the European Commission said Monday. more
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