NEW YORK (AP) — Items once belonging to Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff and his wife have fetched as much as 20 times their estimated value at a New York City auction. » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended: with the government awash in red in. » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA has won a turf battle over which government agency controls U.S. intelligence operations around the worl. » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the sputtering job market flashing an encouraging sign — unemployment claims at their lowest point since January — the White House announced a summit Thursday to try to speed... » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — Banks will have to secure their customers' consent before charging large overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions, according to a new rule announced Thursday by the Federa... » Full Story

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. » Full Story

FORT COLLINS, Col. » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — Estimates of deaths in the United States caused by swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous death estimates. » Full Story

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the Fort Hood massacre as he lay in a hospital bed Thursday, while President Barack Obama ordered a... » Full Story

DALLAS (AP) — The arrest of a United Airlines pilot this week for allegedly drinking too much before entering the cockpit is the latest in a series of incidents involving airline pilots and alcohol. » Full Story