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An Iraqi nuclear scientist who spent years in the Abu Ghraib prison under Saddam Hussein has emerged as a top U.N. choice to become prime minister in Iraq's interim government, an Iraqi official says. A moderate Shiite, Hussain al-Shahristani is known for his management skills and has no formal ties to any Iraqi political party. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

The House of Representatives will be under new management in 2007, but leadership posts within each party are undecided. Maryland's Steny Hoyer wants to be Majority Leader, but Nancy Pelosi backing Rep. John Murtha. Republican Speaker, Dennis Hastert, says he won't run for a leadership post, creating room at the top for the new minority party.

A Wolverine spotted recently seen in Sierra Nevada's is only the second confirmed sighting of the creature in state in the last 100 years. They disappeared from California likely due to hunting.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Despite a recent report that Oklahoma's ratio of prison guards to offenders is among the worst in the nation, Gov. Mary Fallin's top…

A look back at the stories in technology and culture this week, including a dubious claim that a search for "pressure cookers" led police to a writer's door, the long-awaited report on MIT and Aaron Swartz, and the more amusing ideas in innovation.

The latest unemployment statistics in Oklahoma show the state with a larger number of people out of work percentage-wise than the nation. Lynn Gray with…

In the local news this morning:Is the tax credit for the film industry, passed last week in the state house, legal? Two lawmakers have questions.Broken…

The actions snarled Londoners' morning rush hour, sparking frustration among people who rely on the train. Police have made at least 1,711 arrests in the climate activists' 12 days of protests.

Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill return to a classic sound on their first album in nine years, La Futura.