'Santa Shooter' intended to flee to Canada

California police say the gunman who killed nine people in a Christmas Eve bloodbath at his ex-in-laws home, intended to flee to Canada but was severely burned before he killed himself.

Singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt is dead

The famed performer Eartha Kitt died of colon cancer in Connecticut on Christmas. She was 81.

Greek protesters call for support

Protesters in Greece call for Europe-wide demonstrations. Protesters raised banners on the Acropolis in Greece calling for demonstrations across Europe on Thursday (December 18). Labour and student groups are planning a national strike in Greece on the same day. Protests have been taking place in the country since the police shooting of a teenage boy on December 6.

It's Recession Time In Japan

11/17/08 After posting two consecutive periods of contraction, it is now official that the Japanese economy has entered its first technical recession since 2001.

Obama names interior, agriculture secretaries

President-elect Barack Obama has made two more cabinet appointments - Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as interior secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary.

Obama named Time magazine 'Person of the Year'

Time magazine has named President-elect Barack Obama its 'Person of the Year' for 2008. Last year's winner was Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Hillary To Become Top Diplomat

Sen. Hillary Clinton is set to become the next Secretary Of State under the Barack Obama administration. Bill Plante reports.