Holiday travelflights | |
By Tami Chappell, Reuters
Thanksgiving travelers return home
People on the move after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend swarmed airports, but didn't create the long lines and delays many had feared.
Sportslopresti | |
By Charlie Riedel, AP
Missouri: The national contender nobody saw coming
The program that has not played in a January bowl game in 38 years has shot up in the college football rankings.
BCS STANDINGS: Missouri new No. 1
COACHES' POLL: Two new leaders top rankings
yankees | |
Home runs could net A-Rod up to $30M in incentives
Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have agreed to a deal that could raise the total value of his new contract to $305 million.
FINANCIAL WINDFALL: Big-money contract still a revenue winner for Yanks
Online shoppingretail | |
Net shoppers tread treacherous water
Consumers' comfort with ordering gifts online is translating into record traffic to websites that review, advertise and sell products.
Internationalworld | |
Chavez to freeze relations with Colombia
President Hugo Chavez said he is putting relations with Colombia "in the freezer."
world | |
Leader overthrown by Musharraf returns
Exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was greeted by crowds of jubilant supporters.
environment | |
By Billy Hefton, Enid News & Eagle via AP
Mexico announces $4.6M tourism campaign
Mexico will support a monarch butterfly reserve to boost tourism in an impoverished area where illegal logging threatens their habitat.
Environmentalismadtrack | |
By Lisa Nipp for USA TODAY
Making a green sweep cleans up
Makers of "green" laundry detergent, dish soap and other home-spiffing products are cleaning up.
environment | |
Gray is the new green for parking lots
During expansion work at one New Hampshire hospital, officials opted to use gray concrete instead of traditional asphalt for parking spots.
In the cafeteriahealth | |
By Jim Mone, AP
Study: Kids will eat healthy school food
School lunch sales don't drop when healthier meals are served and more nutritious lunches don't necessarily cost schools more, a study says.
Across the USAwildfires | |
By Bob Riha, Jr., USA TODAY
Crews make headway against Malibu fire
Officials hoped mild temperatures and gentle winds would help them make gains against the wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes.
SANTA ANA WINDS: How they're formed and why they're so destructive
offbeat | |
Wis. town offers defunct bridge for $1
The Kickapoo River bridge is a big structure with a small price tag: one buck.
nation | |
Former black militant becomes Eagle Scout
Cleveland Sellers will be given the honor nearly four decades after earning the rank, given to only about 5% of all Boy Scouts.
Politicselection2008 | |
Clinton, Obama spar as race heats up
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama intensified the bickering over their competing health plan.
Mideast peace talksnation | |
By Steve Ruark, AP
Annapolis prepares for security issues
A march to an interfaith rally was called off because organizers were told police couldn't spare the extra personnel needed along the route.
ATTENDEES: Syria to attend Mideast summit
Moviesnews | |
'Enchanted' casts spell over Thanksgiving box office
The Disney film took in $50 million over the long weekend, according to studio estimates from box office trackers Nielsen EDI.
BOX OFFICE: Top 10 box office for Nov. 23 ? 25
NEW PRINCESS: Giselle has an enchanting royal lineage
Peoplepeople | |
Cyrus celebrates 15th birthday with 15,000 fans
Miley Cyrus celebrated with more than 15,000 hometown friends, who serenaded her with Happy Birthday toward the end of her concert.
