Aide: Obama on track to nominate Clinton

An aide to Barack Obama's transition team says the president-elect is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving.

Graffiti triggers crime, littering, study shows
The mere presence of graffiti doubles the number of people littering and stealing in a neighborhood, new research suggests.

Phone workers peek at Obama's cell records
Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday.

'Wheel' and 'Jeopardy!' are bigger than TV

"Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" have been TV's reigning syndicated shows for a quarter-century. And as they carry on in TV tandem, each show has struck out for other media platforms.

Report: Browns courting Cowher as next coach
The Cleveland Browns have approached former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher about the possibility of becoming the team's next coach, according to a report on Profootballtalk.com on Thursday.

Bryant's Lakers get the best of O'Neal's Suns

Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his 3-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Wednesday night.

Yanks' offer to Sabathia won't stay on table long

Hal Steinbrenner says the team expects an answer on richest deal for pitcher.

Where market bottom lies is unclear

Economists, money managers and traders who watch the markets closely say you can't assume previous bear market measures mean much.

Officer in Oswald photo can't escape history

Retired Dallas police detective Jim Leavelle still gets letters from strangers because of that 1963 photo of him standing next to Lee Harvey Oswald.

Military sets date for first execution since 1961
A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years.