Bush leaves for Texas after leaving Obama note

Former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura left Washington on Tuesday for their home in Texas after eight years in the White House.

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$5,000 for each passenger on ditched jet

As investigators looked at an earlier engine problem on US Airways Flight 1549, the airline sent $5,000 checks to each passenger to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings.

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Bush defends presidency in farewell speech

Unpopular but unbowed, President George W. Bush defended his tumultuous two terms in a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, claiming a series of successes at home and aboard.

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Ex-Congo vice president accused of war crimes

Militias under the command of a former Congolese vice president rampaged through Central Africa Republic raping hundreds of women and men, war crimes prosecutors alleged Monday.

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GM delivers the new presidential limo

The Detroit News reported Tuesday that a new model of a presidential limousine made by General Motors Corp. has been delivered to the Secret Service.

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Lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund

James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service.

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Dr. Dre son's death ruled a heroin overdose

After toxicology and other tests, the coroner ruled his death as accidental and says the case is closed, spokesman Larry Dietz said on Friday.

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Levi Johnston's mom arrested on drug charges

The mother of Levi Johnston, the 18-year-old boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, has been arrested on drug charges, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday.

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Automakers get $17.4 billion lifeline from gov't

The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.

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3-year-old Hitler can't get name on cake

The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, whose request for a birthday cake with the child's full name on it was rejected by a New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance.

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Man sprays 'toilet-papering' teens with fox pee

A 50-year-old man who told authorities he was fed up with teens toilet-papering his house decided to defend his property - with a squirt gun filled with fox urine.

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GOP's Chambliss wins Ga. Senate runoff

The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia Senate runoff� Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in a race that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes.

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Terrorists attack in Mumbai, hold Westerners

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Bush spurs economic action, but Obama sets agenda

President George W. Bush got a second bloc of world leaders to endorse comprehensive action to remedy the global financial crisis. But his successor, Barack Obama, is already setting the coming economic agenda.

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'Pregnant man' is pregnant again

Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man in Oregon after surgery and hormone treatment, is expecting a second child, Beatie told Barbara Walters.

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Iraq spokesman says US security offer not enough

Iraq's government spokesman said Monday the proposed U.S. changes to a draft security agreement were "not enough" and asked Washington to offer new amendments if it wants the pact to win parliamentary approval.

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In her kitchen, Sarah Palin discusses campaign heat

Barely a week after the election, Sarah Palin was back on the job as governor of Alaska - and back in her Wasilla kitchen, where she cooked for TODAY's Matt Lauer and spoke frankly about the controversy surrounding her clothes, and what she would have said on Election Night if sh …

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Prosecutors claim Miss. mayor bribed officers

A Mississippi mayor charged with demolishing an alleged crack house tried to bribe police officers called to testify before a grand jury about the incident, prosecutors allege in court documents filed this week.

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Democrats' early voting not altering GOP's edge

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Ex-manager of meatpacking plant arrested

A former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse raided by federal immigration agents in May has been arrested.

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AP poll: Candidates running nearly even

The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretc …

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Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling'

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday praised Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' sense of honor at his trial on corruption charges, calling his reputation for honesty and integrity "sterling" in the quarter-century they've known each other.

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New York election mixup: 'Osama' on ballot

Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."

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Alaska panel finds Palin abused power

A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner.

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U.S. will buy stock in banks, Paulson says

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that the Bush administration will move ahead with a plan to buy stock in financial institutions.

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