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  • Video of subway police shooting spurs inquiry
    A New Year's Day shooting in which a subway police officer fired a deadly shot into the back of an unarmed man has the San Francisco Bay Area demanding answers, while authorities are appealing for patience. Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman Linton Johnson told CNN affiliate KTVU-TV that the officer is presumed innocent and described him as devastated.


  • CNN's Gupta eyed for surgeon general
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has been approached by Barack Obama's transition team about the U.S. surgeon general's post, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN. Gupta, a neurosurgeon, has served as a White House fellow and as a special adviser to then-first lady Hillary Clinton.


  • Panetta pick as CIA chief under fire
    Could someone without intelligence experience effectively lead the United States' top spy agency, particularly in a time of war?


  • Israel to open 'humanitarian corridor'
    Israel has agreed to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to supply residents of Gaza with aid as international concerns about conditions among civilians mount, according to a government statement.


  • Commentary: Both sides wrong in Gaza
    The recent carnage in Gaza has left little doubt that within the tortured dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both the chicken and the egg have completely and utterly lost their minds.


  • Troops won't get Purple Heart for PTSD
    The Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, a Pentagon statement said.


  • Obama will ban earmarks from stimulus
    Members of Congress won't be allowed to slip earmarks into the economic recovery package Congress will soon take up, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday.


  • German billionaire kills self, family says
    German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.


  • Travolta, Preston return home with son's ashes
    John Travolta and Kelly Preston have returned to Ocala, Florida, with the remains of their teenage son, a family friend told CNN on Tuesday.


  • Secret Service to unveil new presidential limo
    As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars.