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President-elect Barack Obama has picked California Congresswoman Hilda Solis as his labor secretary. The Democrat, a daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants, has worked closely with immigration and environmental issues.

The former president's foundation ended years of secrecy by naming its donors. The information dump came about to stave off problems that could sink Hillary Clinton's Cabinet job. The list included enough big money and enough big names to catch the attention of conservatives, journalists and bloggers.

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.

The Bush administration is setting a new course for its massive $700 billion economic rescue plan. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the government won't be buying distressed assets after all, and will look for other ways to shore up the financial industry.

President-elect Obama has held his second news conference in as many days, naming Peter Orzag as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget. Obama pledged that his team would scrutinize the budget for excesses even as they added programs to stimulate the economy.

President-elect Barack Obama says bold action is needed to "jolt" the economy and save millions of jobs. He's urging Congress to pass a major job-creating stimulus bill. He also named key leaders of his economic team Monday.

With the economy continuing to sputter, president-elect Barack Obama has held a news conference to announce his economic team. He said they would get to work immediately to craft an economic stimulus package big enough to jump-start the economy.

President-elect Obama has pledged to shut down Guantanamo Bay prison. Since Sept. 11, terrorism suspects have been held there for years without charges. Legal experts Matthew Waxman and Glenn Sulmasy discuss the repercussions of closing Guantanamo.

The attacks in Mumbai are part of a rapid escalation in terror attacks in India in recent years by a variety of groups. Indian commandos have been exchanging gunfire with militants for a third day. Two years ago, Mumbai was hit by a series of deadly train bombings. Kalpana Sharma, an independent journalist in Mumbai, tells Steve Inskeep what these attacks mean for Mumbai, and for the rest of India.

A Gaza City resident says he's been sleeping in his living room for the last three days because of fears an Israeli airstrike will hit a police building he can see from his bedroom window. Muhammad Shariff talks about what life is like inside Gaza as Israeli bombs rain down.