AP - General Motors' November U.S. sales plunged 41 percent, while Ford's dropped 31 percent, dashing hopes that the industrywide drop in vehicle demand might be easing as Detroit's automakers prepare to state their second case for a federal bailout.

AP - The luxury American cruise ship teeming with hundreds of tourists just might have been too much for the Somali pirates to resist.

AP - Patrick Swayze is angry about tabloid reports that say he doesn't have long to live.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice in designing a package to help their hard-hit states.

AP - Wall Street rebounded Tuesday, regaining some of the ground lost in the previous session's huge drop, as the potential for a bailout of the beleaguered auto industry helped calm investors. The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 225 points, regaining a third of Monday's nearly 680-point plunge.