This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows a mountain of chemical ash in Gorlovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.

Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal

Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. Photo Gallery Available

Demonstration at UC Santa Cruz ends peacefully

Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest. 1258936513

Victim ID'd in fatal NYC subway seat stabbing

A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn. 1258931068

Vice President Joe Biden speaks to fellow Democrats at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory

Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. Photo Gallery Available

4 injured in San Francisco cable car accident

Authorities say four people were hurt when one of San Francisco's historic cable cars jarred to a sudden stop while traveling through downtown.

Officials: Atlantic City fire began in pizza shop

Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop.

Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement?

When Sarah Palin made her first trip to western Pennsylvania as GOP presidential candidate John McCain's fresh-faced running mate, the Arizona senator warned locals that she "doesn't let anyone tell her to sit down."

FILE - This 2000 file picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when was a medical student at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday Nov. 21, 2009.

Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial

The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.

Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.

5 Long Beach students arrested in alleged groping

Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school.