President-elect Barack Obama's potential Cabinet began to take shape today, as two sources close to the transition team said that New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner is "on track" to be offered the Treasury secretary post. Sources also said that Gov. Bill Richardson is a serious contender for commerce secretary.
Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected to a breach of records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama earlier this year, a Verizon source told CNN on Friday.
Armed men entered a Congolese camp for displaced people Friday to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman, a U.N. spokesman said.