AP - Two main quarries are supplying the building blocks for President-elect Barack Obama's new administration.

AP - Representatives of the U.S. and other nations trying to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons have agreed to meet next month to persuade the communist nation to comply with strict measures that would prove it is not hiding any active atomic programs.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.

AP - Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.