President-elect Barack Obama is expected to make more appointments to his administration team today. The "Chicago Tribune" reports Obama will name Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag as his director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to unveil a program today to boost the availability of auto and student loans and credit cards. The "Wall Street Journal" reports the idea is to make it easier for consumers to borrow money. The program will be operated by the Federal Reserve with an initial focus on consumer loans.
A California man wanted in connection with Sunday's deadly shooting at a New Jersey church has been caught. U.S. marshals reportedly took Joseph Pallipurath into custody late yesterday in Georgia where he apparently has relatives. The 27-year-old is the lone suspect in the triple-shooting that killed two people and left another in critical condition.
Several models of Audis and Hondas are among the safest cars on the highway. That's according to the latest information from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety. Among the best rated of the 2008 models are the Audi RL and A6 models, the Cadillac CTS, and Ford's Taurus. Honda Acura models hold down two spots among midsize cars.
It's been a "Long and Winding Road" for Beatles fans hoping to get the Fab Four's tunes on iTunes. Paul McCartney says negotiations that could have ended with the entire Beatles' catalog being available online have stalled with Apple's iTunes online music store. The ex-Beatle says he's all for the deal.
Several hundred guests will need special glasses to watch an upcoming NFL game. Next week's contest between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders will be broadcast in 3-D to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston. The NFL calls it a glimpse at, quote, "what the future holds."