Texas-Keystone-Pipeline-Protest

The fight to block construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through east Texas stepped up Monday as protesters locked themselves to machinery. Dozens of others formed a "human chain" to keep heavy machinery from moving around the proposed pipeline's path in Cherokee County, Tar Sands Blockade spokesman Ethan Nuss said.

US-Leonid-Meteor-Shower

Maybe the wish you made on a shooting star during the Leonid meteor shower last week didn't come true. You could get a second chance Tuesday as forecasts expect to see a secondary peak in this year's shower.

US-Dolphin-Deaths

They're friendly, intelligent and playful. So who'd want to shoot a dolphin? Conservation experts and federal agents say they're looking into the violent deaths of several bottlenose dolphins along the northern Gulf Coast this year, including one that was shot and another that was stabbed with a screwdriver.

US-Hasan-Appeal

The U.S. government has asked a military appeals court to deny accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan's request to keep a beard he has grown and to reject his bid to have the judge overseeing his court martial removed from the case.

MED-HIV-testing-recommendations

Teens and adults aged 15 to 65, as well as all pregnant women, should be tested for HIV according to new draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

TECH-facebook-https

Bad news: Your Facebook page is likely about to slow down. Good news: The change will help keep online thieves away. According to a recent blog post, Facebook is in the process of moving all of its users in North America -- and soon the rest of the world -- to a type of Internet connection that is more secure but also tends to slow down Web browsing a bit. Called HTTPS, it's the connection you see on online retail sites when you're about to enter credit card information or a password.

TECH-google-december-mistake

Is Google in a hurry to get 2012 over with? Probably not. But that didn't stop the snarky headlines after it was discovered that a buggy app in the new version of Google's mobile operating system omits the month of December. The People app lets users bookmark friends' birthdays and other important dates on a calendar. But some users of Android 4.2, the system's newest update, are complaining they can't note December dates in the app because its calendar skips from November to January. December simply does not exist.

POL-Poll-Interest-Level-Fiscal-Cliff

As the conflict between Israel and Gaza escalates and the investigations into the former CIA Director David Petraeus and attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi dominate the news cycle, a new poll shows Americans are following Washington's debate over the so-called fiscal cliff more closely than the other stories.

MONEY

MONEY-Stocks-Markets

U.S. stocks rallied Monday, logging their best gains in months, as investors started the holiday-shortened week optimistic that fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington are progressing.

MONEY-NYSE-security-chertoff

The New York Stock Exchange hired former homeland security chief Michael Chertoff to investigate a potential security breach by the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to an NYSE spokesperson.

MONEY-Hostess-Bankruptcy-Bonuses

Hostess Brands and a key union agreed Monday to try to mediate their dispute in coming days -- an unexpected development that could spare the company from permanently shutting down.

MONEY-ford-small-engine-fiesta

Some time next year, you'll be able to buy a Ford Fiesta subcompact car powered by the smallest engine the automaker has ever made. With that engine, the Fiesta will be more fuel efficient than any other non-hybrid car on the market, Ford announced on Monday, getting over 40 miles per gallon on the highway. Exact fuel economy figures for the 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine, which will be small enough to fit inside a piece of carry-on luggage, are not available yet, however.

MONEY-JPMorgan-cfo

JPMorgan Chase named Marianne Lake as its new chief financial officer Monday. She will succeed Douglas Braunstein. Lake had served as the CFO of JPMorgan Chase's consumer and community banking business and will transition into her new role in early 2013. Braunstein, who had been widely expected to step down by year-end, will become the bank's vice chairman.

MONEY-france-credit-downgrade-moody's

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the credit rating of France, stripping a key eurozone economy of its prized AAA status.

FEATURES & COMMENTARY

ENT-Barbara-Walters-Most-Fascinating-2012-list

Barbara Walters announces who will appear in her 90-minute special "Most Fascinating People," which is in its 20th season.

ENT-ABC-Cancels-666-Park-Avenue-Last-Resort

CBS wasn't the only network cleaning house on Friday. As "Partners" was swiftly axed from that network's calendar, ABC has done the same with "666 Park Avenue" and "Last Resort."

TRAVEL-Thanksgiving-airline-maintenance

"Your flight has been delayed due to a mechanical problem" -- it is something a passenger never really wants to hear especially during Thanksgiving week. More than 24 million passengers are expected to fly in the U.S. during the Thanksgiving holiday which runs from November 16 through the 27. CNN went behind the scenes with maintenance crews at United Airlines at its base in Houston to find out how they work to keep planes flying safe and on time. More than 600 flights will go through Houston this Wednesday alone.

COMMENTARY-obeidallah-twinkie

On Friday, Hostess Brands announced it would be closing down, thus marking the end of its product line, which includes Twinkies. The response was swift. Facebook and Twitter were filled with comments bemoaning the loss of this creme-filled sponge cake. Eulogies appeared in publications across the country. But where were you when Hostess needed you? You weren't there for them then. Why? Because millions of us began to realize that junk food was not good for us.