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New York plans to offer $14,600 in housing subsidies to lure math, science and special-education teachers to the city. It's the latest tool that several public school districts -- in this case the nation's largest -- hope will attract good teachers to expensive housing markets.

President Bush names Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to replace Porter Goss as director of the CIA, touching off what may be a tough confirmation battle. Several members of Congress have criticized a controversial eavesdropping program that Hayden ran as director of the National Security Agency.

Roger Goodell, who started with the league as a public relations intern, is chosen as the NFL's next commissioner. He succeeds the man who groomed him for the job, Paul Tagliabue. He was elected Tuesday by NFL team owners.

NATO won't offer extra troops for the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, where military commanders on the ground have called for more support. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns that Afghanistan could fall back under the influence of the Taliban if the peacekeeping operation fails.

An auction this weekend features a 30-pound slice of the celebrated Willamette Meteorite. The chunk, estimated to be worth up to $1.3 million, was cut off from the boulder in 1998; it represents just a sliver of the rock's controversial past.

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a naked peace demonstrator must pay her own attorney fees.

The House Judiciary Committee has voted for immunity from prosecution for Monica Goodling, who was the Justice Department's White House liaison and senior counselor to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Committee leaders want to know about the White House's role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

Allegations of preferential treatment for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's girlfriend, who also works for the agency, have fueled a controversy involving questions about ethics and secrecy. Shaha Riza has been promoted and was given significant pay raises at the Bank.

Spain kicked off the festive period Thursday with the celebration of one of its most iconic events, the bumper Christmas lottery that is the world's richest for the total prize money involved.

The famed singer, songwriter and pianist covers some holiday classics as well as two originals that she hopes will extend the shelf-life of the holiday spirit.