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Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his Cabinet submitted their resignations to the ruling military council on Monday, according to reports on Egyptian state TV, amid days of deadly clashes between police and protesters in Cairo.

A federal judge and special prosecutor have harsh words, however, for the government's lapses in evidence-sharing during Stevens' 2008 trial. Stevens was convicted, but while he was appealing the government dropped its case.

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Musee d'Orsay in Paris have collaborated on a show called Degas and the Nude, which includes works from all over the world. Lloyd Schwartz says that in portraits of everyday moments, Degas made women mysterious, vulnerable and heartbreakingly human.

The U.S. pumped up to $182.3 billion in taxpayer money to prop up the company, but former chief executive "Hank" Greenberg argues the takeover violates the Fifth Amendment.

The Internet deal was so popular the business owner had to make 102,000 cup cakes at a loss.

For most people, Thanksgiving means dinner at home. But 14 million Americans eat their turkey and stuffing in restaurants. And many of them say they love the chance to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends, without having to clean the oven and stuff the bird.

On Monday, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe appealed to Congress to help him reform the Postal Service, but he rejected the bills that have passed House and Senate committees. He says they don't address the big picture.

A couple of hours after eating, participants in a Harvard study who consumed canned soup had BPA levels in their urine that were about 12 times higher than the people who didn't. But the health implications of this sort of exposure to the chemical, which can act like the hormone estrogen, are still murky.

Hussain Haqqani is alleged to have been involved in writing the memo that asked the U.S. to prevent a military coup in Pakistan, something he denies. This latest crisis will do little to calm an already turbulent relationship between Pakistan and the U.S.

Technology exists for gas cars to get 55 miles per gallon — the fuel economy goal set by the Obama administration for the year 2025. But all the extra comforts consumers are used to — including automatic transmissions and power windows — can drive fuel economy down by half.