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The White House may have been more deeply involved than previously acknowledged in discussions about CIA videotapes showing harsh interrogation techniques and whether those tapes should be destroyed. The Justice Department and a federal judge are pursuing inquiries into the destruction of the videotapes.

Energy prices continued to soar in 2007, with oil edging toward $100 a barrel. Economists are increasingly convinced that high prices are here to stay. Energy demand from the developed and developing world is outstripping new sources of oil.

With a victory over the New York Giants on Saturday, the New England Patriots will become the first NFL team to go undefeated during the regular season since 1972. Both teams have already qualified for the post-season and could rest their top players. But New England is playing for football history.

As the price of gasoline rises toward $4 per gallon, top oil executives explain to a House panel why they need $18 billion in subsidies when their companies rake in huge profits. Democrats want to end the tax breaks and spend the money on renewable sources of energy like wind and solar power.

The Bush administration is now talking to governments it once shunned. The secretary of state met with the North Korean foreign minister this week; the undersecretary participated in talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator last weekend. The new approach has angered critics, but it doesn't extend to all "problem countries."

New Yorkers woke up this morning to new landmarks in the city's harbor and along the East River: four waterfalls. They're actually a public art project, courtesy of artist Olafur Eliasson.

The unit known as the Scorpions has broken up drug rings, apprehended diamond smugglers and investigated government corruption. But after fingering some of South Africa's most powerful people, the unit's days may be numbered.

An Obama presidency will mean different things to different U.S. industries. Based on campaign rhetoric and conventional wisdom, alternative energy companies and some health care firms could benefit. The petroleum industry could be in for a hard time.

The president-elect made bold promises on the campaign trail: to end the war in Iraq and refocus the war in Afghanistan. Whomever he taps as Defense secretary will have to make military and diplomatic decisions abroad that might not match expectations at home.

In a rare hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee, Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer discussed the role of judges under the Constitution. Among the revelations: Scalia considers himself out of touch with modern American values and Breyer likes to top off debates with a joke.