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Ariel Sharon is in stable but serious condition after five hours of surgery that stopped bleeding in his brain. A brain scan on the Israeli prime minister shows significant improvement, a hospital official says.

Millions of people enter the United States by avoiding inhabited areas, crossing fragile desert and mountain ecosystems. Often, they burn wood, leave trash and create trails. And pursuing them, the Border Patrol chews up the landscape with motorcycles, ATVs and SUVs.

Turkey hosts the longest stretch of a new transnational pipeline that will carry oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. Construction is nearly a year behind schedule and financial disagreements over the project may cause further delays.

In North Carolina, tobacco auctions were once festive occasions, where the smell of money competed with the scent of newly dried tobacco. But those days are over. And once-busy auctioneers like Gregg Goins and Steve Nelms are left to adapt to what's next.

For workers with traditional pension plans, this was the year many had to face a harsh reality. About a quarter of a million people saw their pensions turned over to a government corporation, meaning lower benefits in the future.

The FCC wants to know if radio programmers at Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio Inc., Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. received cash or gifts in exchange for playing songs without disclosing such a deal.

Twelve of 13 men are dead in one of the worst mining accidents in years. The White House has promised a full investigation of the disaster. Major questions remain: What sparked the blast that trapped the miners? And why weren't mistaken reports of a miracle rescue corrected more quickly?

Allen Weinstein, the national archivist, wants the Bush administration to stop reclassifying government documents that have entered the public domain. It's not clear whether he could win a confrontation over the issue.

An increasing number of retiring Americans are buying their own piece of paradise in parts of Central America that were once considered dangerous backwaters. The real-estate boom is having mixed results on the island paradise of Boca del Toro.

Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleads guilty to conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges. Abramoff is at the center of a political corruption scandal that's been growing for more than a year. He is expected to help Justice Department investigators.