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Time has run out for special agent Jack Bauer, the hero of Fox's real-time drama, 24. Executive Producer Howard Gordon reflects on the past eight seasons -- explaining how the show became more politicized and why Jack Bauer never once went to the bathroom.

Thad Salter's home is now worth less than half of its 2006 purchase price of $300,000. Even after his bank modified his mortgage, Salter wondered whether it would be better to walk away from the loan. At least one law professor says he should do just that.

More than half of China's biggest cities are still under some form of lockdown measures. They're costing people economically and emotionally.

A new NPR poll shows that President Obama's job approval rating is high, and despite the economic crisis, far fewer voters think the U.S. is on the wrong track, compared with pre-election numbers. While the Democratic position on issues is favored across the board among likely voters polled, there's some reason for Republicans to hope.

Near Fort Myers, Fla., husband-and-wife real estate agents Ray and Florie Gage are losing their retirement dream home to foreclosure. But self-described vagabond Jim Foutz just bought a house for $88,000 — and the Gages helped him make the deal.

The Supreme Court issues a narrow ruling in a case involving a Texas utility district, choosing not to address the larger question of whether dramatic civil rights gains have made the 1965 act unnecessary.

The Labor Department said employers cut 36,000 jobs in February, well below analysts' expectations of 50,000. The department said the recent severe snowstorms that hammered the East Coast may have affected job losses, but it wouldn't quantify the impact.

The president won the peace prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. The choice shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline.

Multimillion-dollar book advances have been around for a long time, but can the publishing industry really afford to offer high-risk advances? And do Tina Fey and Kathy Griffin merit seven-figure deals?

As financial markets went on a roller-coaster ride this week, individual investors watched with growing anxiety. In Seattle, members of a women's investment club say they had a good year in 2007 and won't let 2008's rocky start cause panic.