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As new members begin freshman orientation and the veterans open a lame-duck session, both parties will elect leaders for the Congress that begins in January. The speaker of the Republican-led House likely will be John Boehner of Ohio, who has taken turns as both a tough guy and a negotiator in his 20 years in Congress.

Caught as he is in the backwash of Bush's agenda and the backlash against his own, the president wanted the country to hear a few other things he has on his mind.

Cookbooks usually come in two varieties: glossy food porn with impenetrable recipes or easy peasy with canned shortcuts. Somewhere in the middle you'll find Pam Anderson's Perfect One-Dish Dinners, a collection that has all the flavor — without skimping on the shortcuts.

For the first time in 40 years, Starr has produced his own record. The songs on Y Not were formed out of separate tracks, fleshed out by guests such as Joss Stone, Joe Walsh and his former bandmate, Paul McCartney. Starr also answers the question, "Will people still be listening to The Beatles 400 years from now?"

Saudi Arabia's strategy on climate change has long been to deny the science. Saudis fear that reducing emissions will reduce oil exports and be catastrophic for their economy.

The Transportation Department has begun an inquiry into the 2010 model of the popular Toyota hybrid, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration saying it has received 124 reports from consumers about the brakes, including four reports of crashes.

Learning how to program computers isn't generally a requirement for music students, but a professor at one top school says it should be. At the California Institute for the Arts, music students are learning how to program and build robots.

The high-priced star's first year of U.S. Major League Soccer did not work out well for him or his team. Now, he's returning on loan in the middle of the season during the debut of a tell-all book that casts Beckham in an unfavorable light.

It's well known that Barack Obama attended Harvard Law School and Columbia University. But before that, he spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles. The small college is hoping an "Obama bump" will help propel it over the rough financial waters facing many private schools.

MBAs are still getting hired — but the job market is tougher now. Fewer jobs are being offered, signing bonuses have shrunk and students who've taken on a lot of debt to get their degrees are getting nervous.