Dec 26th, 2008 · Caroline Kennedy emerged from weeks of near-silence Friday about her bid for a Senate seat by giving an interview to The Associated Press. She said that after a lifetime of closely guarded privacy, she felt compelled to answer the call to service issued by her father a generation ago.
Dec 25th, 2008 · Vashti McKenzie is the 117th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the first woman to hold the position. She reflects on Christmas and her service in Africa.
Dec 24th, 2008 · The Old Bethel Chapel near Virginia's Shenandoah River is within sight of the Allegheny Mountains. The chapel dates to the 1830s and now is only open for one service in August and the traditional caroling service before Christmas.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Over 500 flights were canceled at Chicago O'Hare, stranding holiday travelers. Hundreds of people relying on train service ran into delays caused by Amtrak's snow-packed track switches and other weather-related problems.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · Dan Rather is pursuing a $70 million lawsuit he filed against CBS following his infamous, retracted 2004 story about President Bush's military service record. A follow-up investigation never concluded whether the Bush documents were real or fake.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · Sales of lottery tickets are down as consumers cut back on non-essential expenses. This is proving trying for many cities and states that rely heavily on lottery money for essential services, and lottery officials are launching new ad campaigns and strategies to spur ticket sales.
Dec 19th, 2008 · Los Angeles County's 211 telephone service provides help for callers with basic needs like food and shelter. As the economy falters, the call center is seeing a dramatic rise in calls, especially from families facing foreclosure.
Dec 19th, 2008 · A woman was caught running around wearing a pumpkin on her head and nothing else. She's one of a dozen people cited for the Naked Pumpkin Run in Boulder, Colo. Participants drink beer, carve pumpkins and set off. The first person cited has taken a plea deal for charges of disorderly conduct. Natalie Ziemba will have to do community service, six months' probation and pay $27 in court costs.