LEISURE

• Out of the Fire Line and Into the Kitchen
  Vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join the CIA... the Culinary Institute of America
• How Give a Plane Ticket as a Gift
  Sometimes the best travel gift is simply the gift of travel

SCITECH

• Woman Loses Benefits Over Facebook Photos
  A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave says she lost her benefits because of photos on Facebook and she's fighting to get them reinstated.
• Houston, We Have a Baby: Astronaut's Wife Gives Birth
  Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik announced the birth of his daughter Abigail on Sunday morning, after being notified privately of the good news.
• Scientist Discovers Way to Cut an Open Fridge's Energy
  A mechanical engineering professor at Flint's Kettering University says he's learned a lot in the years he's spent searching for ways to cut the energy that open refrigerators gobble up.
• 'Outlandish' Creatures Found Living Deep in the Ocean
  The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

U.S.

• Cops: Gunman Randomly Shoots Man at Ore. Intersection
  A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said.
• Ceiling Collapses Over Pennsylvania Baby's Crib
  Fire officials say an infant was hurt when part of a ceiling collapsed over a crib at home in Erie.
• Man Marries Virtual Girlfriend ... With Public Reception
  A man who calls himself SAL9000 is set to marry his virtual girlfriend with a public reception, MyFoxDFW.com reported.
• Fatal Florida Crash Caused by Wild Hog
  An Avon Park woman died after her sport utility vehicle struck a wild hog and flipped over.
• Cruise Ship Passenger Rescued From Ocean
  A cruise ship passenger was rescued from the ocean about 20 miles southeast of Miami after he fell overboard.
• Louisiana Town Demolishes Murder Site to Rubble
  A vacant house in Shreveport that served as the backdrop for four homicides in two years had been reduced to a mound of rubble by city order.
• Early Data Suggests Suicides Are Rising
  Early signs suggest the number of suicides in the U.S. crept up during the worst recession in decades, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of states that account for about 40 percent of the U.S. population.
• Newspaper Circulation May Be Worse Than It Looks
  While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising.
• Police: Massive Atlantic City Fire Started in Pizza Shop
  Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop.
• Facebook Post About Redheads May've Led to Assault
  Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.
• NRC Investigating Radiation at Three Mile Island
  About 150 employees were sent home Saturday afternoon after the radiation was detected at the central Pennsylvania plant.
• Teen Sex Magazine to Stay on Shelves at Iowa Library
  A teen sex magazine will stay on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.
• Earthquake Rocks Big Bear Lake in California
  A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.
• Virginia Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
  Police say a married couple in southwestern Virginia has been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.
• Convicted Killer Seeks Electrolysis, Sex-Change Operation
  A convicted killer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation is again asking a judge to approve electrolysis treatments.
• Georgia Third Grader Suspended for Pointing Toy Gun
  A Macon area third-grader was suspended from school after he pointed a toy gun at a parent while walking home from school Thursday.
• Lawyer: 9-11 Defendants Will Tell Jury 'Why They Did It'
  A lawyer for one of the five men facing trial for the Sept. 11 attacks says the men plan to plead not guilty and use the trial venue to express their political views.
• Anchorage Battles Chronic Public Drunkenness
  On a recent Tuesday night, Anchorage police sergeant Dennis Allen came upon a familiar face at a bus stop. It was Paul, one of Anchorage's 400 or so homeless alcoholics who chronically get drunk in public.

WORLD

• Chavez to Fidel Castro: Venezuela Awaits You
  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.
• Karzai's Cabinet Members Face Corruption Charges
  Warrants have been signed for the arrest of two Afghan cabinet ministers on charges of theft and fraud, highlighting the extent of alleged corruption in the government of President Hamid Karzai.
• Ex-Iran VP Gets 6 Years for Role in Post-Election Prostests
  Iran's former vice president sentenced to six years in jail for fomenting the unrest after the disputed June presidential election.
• 29 Killed in Indonesian Ferry Accident; 17 Missing
  Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island,
• Radiation Detected at Three Mile Island, 150 Workers Sick
  A small amount of radiation has been detected in a reactor building at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in central Pennsylvania.
• Iran Begins Large-Scale War Games
  Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported.
• 92 Dead in China Mine Explosion, 16 Missing
  China's official news agency says at least 92 people are reported dead and 16 missing after Saturday's blast at a mine near the Russian border.
• Bermuda Drops Ammunition Case Against Fla. Woman
  The Supreme Court ruled there was no evidence that Lori DuBell intended to bring the gun magazine into Bermuda.
• 'Burqa Barbie' to Be Auctioned at Children's Charity Event
  The iconic children's toy will wear the traditional Islamic dress for an auction in connection with Sotheby's Save the Children charity, The Daily Mail has reported.
• Alleged Iraq Bombers in Government Attacks Confess
  Iraq's state television has shown what it says are confessions of alleged conspirators in October bombings of government offices that killed more than 150 people.
• 92 Dead in China Coal Mine Explosion
  Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 — the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.
• Iraq PM Steps Up Campaign Against Saddam Loyalists
  A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.
• Leaked U.K. Documents Reportedly Detail Iraq War Chaos
  Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday.
• 400-Pound Car Bomb Fails to Detonate in Belfast
  Northern Ireland's police commander says Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound car bomb outside the police-reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate.
• Pakistani Troops Kill 40 Militants by Afghan Border
  Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said.
• Egypt: Israel Needs to Stop Building Settlements
  Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday.
• Rare Charles Darwin Book Found on Toilet Bookshelf
  An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.
• Bomb Kills 5 Afghan Border Security Guards
  A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards Sunday on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan.
• Israel Aircraft Strike Tunnels, Arms Factories in Gaza Strip
  Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel.
• 2 Bombs in India Kill 7, Wound More Than 50
  Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said.

SHOWS

• Glenn Beck: Special Guest
  An hour with best-selling author Vince Flynn
• Hannity: Hannity's America
  Obama breaks his own promise on Gitmo
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: 'Tame' Rev. Wright Emerges at NAACP Banquet
  "On the Record" is on the scene as President Obama's controversial former pastor speaks at an NAACP event.
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Sen. Jon Kyl on the Health Care Debate on the Hill
  Sen. Jon Kyl gives Greta an inside look at the historic health care reform battle on the Hill.