Opinion: BCS should reconsider 'plus-one' — fast

Opinion: Plan would go long way toward fixing system that's leaking credibility badly

AP: Feds ignored meltdown warnings

The Bush administration ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents.

Scoop: Britney had ulterior motive for TV special

"Britney: For the Record" might offer an inside glimpse into the pop star's life, but offering up tidbits about her failed relationship with Kevin Federline wasn't the goal of the documentary.

U.S. deaths in Afghanistan drop sharply

One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a dramatic drop from earlier months that the U.S. military attributed in  part to their campaign against insurgents.

Military to detail U.S. security plan

The U.S. military expects to field 20,000 uniformed troops inside the country by 2011, to respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, Pentagon officials say.

Palin campaigning in Ga. for Sen. Chambliss

While the GOP's Chambliss enlisted the former vice presidential candidate, Democrat Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, in the final day of campaigning for Tuesday's runoff election.

NYT: A team for a foreign policy shift

While Obama's hand-picked foreign policy team tend to be more hawkish than the new president, they have all embraced a sweeping shift of priorities in the national security arena.

Hudson's in-law arrested in deaths

Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

Birmingham mayor faces bribery charges
The mayor of Alabama's largest city was arrested Monday on federal bribery and fraud charges connected to a sewer bond deal that has driven the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy.