WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities yesterday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned that it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly. (Today)

DETROIT -- It looks like the path is now clear for General Motors to exit bankruptcy protection as a new government-controlled company. (Today)

WASHINGTON -- A sometimes contentious congressional panel yesterday heard a former military prosecutor call for the end to the system of military commissions used to try terrorist suspects now held at Guantanamo Bay. (Today)

NEW YORK -- Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has decided against appealing his 150-year sentence for a multibillion-dollar fraud. (Today)

General Motors, which is expected to emerge from bankruptcy tomorrow, still will not release a list of the about 2,600 dealers it plans to jettison by October, forcing surviving dealers to find (Today)