Nov 13 - Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will urge President Musharraf to end the emergency rule and hold elections. It's not known whether Ambassador Negroponte will actually meet Musharraf, who seized power in 1999 in a bloodless coup. Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday called for Musharraf to step down as president, dealing a blow to U.S. hopes that the two might find a way to share power. Jon Decker reports.

Nov 13 - Prosecutors questioned one of OJ Simpson's co-conspirators about the involvement of guns in the alleged robbery of sports memorabilia. Former American football star OJ Simpson is back in court to continue a hearing that will determined if he will face trial early next year. He is charged with 12 criminal counts over the alleged theft from a Las Vegas casino hotel room and if convicted could face life in prison. Lindsay Claiborn reports.

Nov. 13 - A New York City councilman is calling on the city to distribute bird contraceptives and levy a fine on people feeding them. New York City Councilman Simcha Felder has called for appointing a pigeon czar to orchestrate the fight, a plan that has ruffled the feathers of animal lovers. Jon Decker reports. SOUNDBITES: # Simcha Felder, New York City Councilman # Al Streit, Director of The Pigeon People

Less than a week after a massive oil spill in San Francisco, more than a dozen nearby beaches have been contaminated.

A witness testified that O.J. Simpson never drew a gun during what prosecutors say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.

Nov. 9 - Researchers say they've solved the mystery of the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. Researchers say the powerful particles originate from huge black holes in nearby galaxies, breaking free of the holes' gravitational pull. Fred Katayama reports.

Nov. 9 - Bernard Kerik, Rudy Giuliani's former business partner and his former police commissioner, has been indicted on 14 federal counts. Political analysts say these latest charges against the former New York City police commissioner could pose an embarrassment to Giuliani -- who is running for President as a law and order Republican. Jon Decker reports.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy has remained resilient in the face of credit market strains.

US consumer agency says a chemical in Aqua Dots turns toxic when swallowed, metabolizing into the "date rape" drug.

Nov. 7 - Sarkozy was given a standing ovation in Congress as says the US can count on France. The French President told Congress that in times of hardship one stands shoulder to shoulder and helps friends. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Nov. 7 - American collectors went home with half of the artworks at Christie's auction of impressionist and modern art. Christie's sold nearly 400 million US dollars worth of art, putting to rest fears that the subprime mortgage crisis would keep bidders at bay. Fred Katayama reports.

Nov 7 - The rare tornado hit the Colombian capital of Bogota lifting the roof off a local car dealership. Although tornadoes are common in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean, they rarely hit further south. Colombian police authorities said although there had been some damage, no people were killed or injured. Jon Decker reports. SOUNDBITE: Olivo Moreno, local resident, saying (English): "It touched down and moved this way and that way and then it entered a building and I thought the building was going to collapse. My God, it was awful, awful."

A pet detective in Florida tracks down a $10,000 cat. Eight long days and one diligent detective later, Taz, the $10,000 cat, is back safe at home.

A divided Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved Michael Mukasey as U.S. Attorney General. In the end, Mukasey received the votes of two Committee Democrats and Senator Arlen Specter -- the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.

Oil prices carved out new records in New York and London as investors bet global supplies further tightened last week. A weaker U.S. dollar is also seen as adding to a speculative frenzy that has pushed oil prices nearly 60 percent higher since the start of the year.

Oprah Winfrey says she's "cleaning house" -- after a dormitory matron was charged with abusing students at the facility. Oprah's $40 million academy for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been dogged by controversy since it opened in January. Some parents complained the school was too strict. And the latest charges -- including soliciting under-age girls to perform indecent acts -- have rocked Winfrey's normally unshakable demeanor.

The American entertainment industry suffered a setback as roughly 12,000 television and movie writers went on their first work stoppage in nearly two decades. Writers and the Hollywood media industry are at odds over how much money from each DVD sale or Internet download should writers get. Analysts say the strike could cost Hollywood $1 billion.

Flood victims from Tabasco in Mexico are seeking shelter in neighboring states. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called the flood one of the worst natural catastrophes in Mexico's modern history.

Paul Tibbets, Jr., who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the final days of World War II, has died at the age of 92. Tibbets said in interviews he did not regret the decision to drop the bomb from the Enola Gay, B-29 Superfortress bomber named for his mother.

Floodwaters kill one and leave nearly entire southern state of Tabasco in Mexico under water. Authorities say more than 1 million people -- about half of the state's population are dealing with massive flooding.