Madoff wife, son say knew nothing of scheme

2011-10-31 11:36:09

The wife and son of financial swindler Bernard Madoff said in their first interview to be broadcast on Sunday that they knew nothing of his estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

Rare Oct snowstorm batters Northeast

2011-10-31 06:33:58

More than 3 million households in the US Northeast lacked power on Sunday as a rare October snowstorm bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people.

Early snowfall pelts US East Coast

2011-10-30 07:20:50

The unusually early snowstorm bringing heavy, wet snow to the East Coast has knocked out power to more than 1.4 million customers.

12 killed in mass murders in Mexico

2011-10-28 13:32:54

At least 12 people were killed on Thursday in three mass murder cases in southern Mexico, the authorities said.

Brazil picks new sports minister after graft scandal

2011-10-28 11:43:21

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appointed a member of the scandal-tainted Communist Party as the country's new sports minister on Thursday, a day after the previous minister quit over corruption allegations.

Exotic animals on Ohio farm quarantined

2011-10-28 09:10:58

The six surviving exotic animals freed by their suicidal owner in Ohio will be kept under quarantine at a zoo for now instead of going to the man's widow.

US slaps duties on steel wheels from China

2011-10-28 07:02:26

The US Commerce Department Thursday announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of imports of steel wheels from China.

Madoff's wife says couple attempted suicide -CBS

2011-10-27 17:06:58

The wife of financial swindler Bernard Madoff said in an interview to be aired on Sunday that the couple attempted suicide by taking pills on Christmas Eve 2008.

Brazilian sports minister quits over scandal

2011-10-27 11:22:30

Brazil's sports minister resigned on Wednesday over a corruption scandal, reviving concern about President Dilma Rousseff's unstable coalition and the country's lagging preparations for the 2014 soccer World Cup.

US expects ambassador to return to Syria

2011-10-27 10:43:47

The US hoped that its ambassador to Syria can return to the country next month, said the State Department on Wednesday.

Green growth, free trade to top US agenda at APEC talks

2011-10-27 09:41:22

The US host will push green growth and the next generation free trade agreement known as Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at next month's APEC meeting in Hawaii.