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Climate scientists are on the defensive after doubt was cast on their objectivity. Most say the evidence for a warming world is still as strong as ever. But some now acknowledge they need to do some housecleaning and improve their public relations skills so skeptics don't glom on to mistakes.

In a letter obtained by NPR, Nidal Hasan's top supervisor at Walter Reed outlined "serious concerns" about Hasan's "pattern of poor judgment" and "lack of professionalism." The memo says he proselytized to patients, mistreated a homicidal patient and hardly did any work.

The CIA is on an atypical mission these days — analyzing the global economy. Intelligence officials say the global financial crisis has emerged as the top U.S. security threat. And to help figure it out, the CIA is recruiting Wall Street bankers.

While overhauling the health care system was the president's top domestic priority this past year, it wasn't his only goal. Obama is now focusing on rewriting financial rules and getting more Americans back to work. The task won't be easy, though. Democrats need at least some Republican support to pass legislation, and that's going to be hard to come by.

Sen. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which will decide whether to recommend to the full Senate that she be the next secretary of state. She is expected to face tough questions from the committee's right flank, but no major hurdles to confirmation.

A group of Palestinian women has entered the male-dominated world of car racing in the Arab world. The women, who call themselves the Speed Sisters, are breaking stereotypes — and raising the concerns of some Palestinian men who say the racetrack is no place for females.

The oil giant is looking at new ways to try to stem the flow of an estimated 210,000 gallons of crude oil a day from the site of a deep-water-well fire. One option is to try to plug the leak with rubber and other debris -- a strategy known as a "junk shot."

John Thain may have resigned from his job at Bank of America, but he isn't going quietly. Thain, the former CEO at Merrill Lynch, answered critics who said he had concealed the true size of Merrill's losses during merger negotiations with Bank of America.

It started as a Web site for a girls basketball team coached by veteran newspaper sportswriter Glenn Nelson, but it evolved into a national online community for female basketball players. Recently bought out by ESPN, HoopGurlz.com is the place to go to read about the top players — and who's recruiting them for college.

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign takes a sharp turn, portraying top Democratic rival Barack Obama as inconsistent on the war in Iraq. The campaign makes some highly critical claims about Obama's record. Both the candidates' records gain scrutiny.