AMP shareholders approve split, Argentina debt talks worry IMF, Asia down in mixed trade, Asia drifts to lower close, Asia ends lower on tech nerves, Asia gets a Wall St. boost, Asia gives back bulk of gains, Asia has best year since 1999, Asia higher as autos drive Japan, Asia higher as year draws to close

Brain research wins top science honor, Chinese added to Advanced Placement program, College donations make a comeback, Colleges sweeten deal with apartments, cable, Confederate school names spur debate, D.C. schools to cut hundreds of jobs, D.C.'s public schools foundering, Defense Department delivers produce to schools, Drivers ed used to teach organ donation, Ex-university president sentenced to 3 years

'Angels' heard on high, 'Angels' sets cable mark; 'Survivor, 'Bachelorette' wedding finally airs, 'Bachelorette' wedding scores big, 'Blow-Up' star David Hemmings dies at 62, 'Buena Vista Social Club' pianist dies, 'Butch Cassidy,' 'Patton' make, 'Far Side' fans snap up comic compendium, 'Free Willy' whale, Keiko, dies, 'Godfather of Soul' honored at Kennedy C

'Miracle' toddler has brain damage, 'Virtual autopsies' may cut scalpel role, ADHD drugs' long-term effects examined, Alzheimer's 'fighting' gene isolate, Alzheimer's may start decades before signs ap, Ambitious plan on World AIDS Day, Aspirin, ulcer drug tested as cancer fighters, Bar codes matching drug to patient coming soon, Beijing SARS response could serve as guide, Blood donor, recipient die of mad cow disease

'Bachelor' producers sue Guiney, record , 'Green River Killer' sentenced to life i, 2-year-old model seeks lost wages, Additional mad cow safeguards may be added very so, African-American groups rally behind Jackson, Al Qaeda trainee gets 10-year sentence, All 8 Alabama justices to step down from Ten Comma, Analysts: Supreme Court case most important of 200, Another person's blood in slain prosecutor&ap, Appeals court backs victim fund in 9/11 lawsuit

$ea$on$ greeting$, '04 Dems and single women -- not just for Kuc, 'We got him', 10 questions for Dennis Miller, 10 questions for Jimmy Carter, 2/3, or not 2/3*, 9/11 chairman not blaming anyone, A deal with Libya: The pros and the Neocons, A little perspective, please, A personal take on politics

'Kaiser' wants limit on foreigners, 'Little Matsui" signs for the Mets, 'New Maradona' Tevez fit for Boca, 'Trios' of referees for Euro 2004, 2004 Tour of Spain route unveiled, A ref's life is the same the world over, AC Milan stay ahead on CNN Top 10, AC Milan, Juve lose ground on Roma, Alaves upset odds with late double, Anderlecht lead into winter break

10 technologies to watch in 2004, 2003 called third hottest year on record, 2004 to bring loads of 'free' Net music, 41 more sued over music downloads, A few online games can be priceless, Abused circus elephant finds refuge in Tennessee, Air Force mum about satellite launch, Annan urges Russia to ratify Kyoto, Asians pirate Microsoft 'Longhorn', Astronaut sets record for time in space

A 'Spangled Banner' and Mason-Dixon ston, A century of romance with flying, A window into Fellini's films, Airports to fingerprint international visitors, Amtrak request to block walkout rejected, Argentina: History looms large in Buenos Aires, Art prints come into their own, Aviation's finest honor centennial of man&apo, Beware of hippos, crocodiles, Big ships, theme trips among cruise trends

$10,000 reward posted in highway shooter case, 'Mr. Christmas' pulls plug on light disp, 'Rings' king of box office, 1 dead after car hits truck carrying military muni, 2 killed in Georgia plane crash, 3 missing after cargo ship overturns in port, 5 found dead, 4 shot, in two burning houses, 60 years later, Holocaust survivors reunite, 9/11 fund chief: Goal reached as deadline nears, A holiday guide to gift-giving etiquette

2003 hot but no El Nino tipped: UN, A few showers and light snow close 2003, Atlantic storm nears hurricane strength, Blowing snow ices highways from Plains to Midwest, Clear skies return to East, Climate change 'cost $60b' in 2003, Cold, wet weather socks Mid-Atlantic, Dry weather, clear skies in the West, East Coast stays warm, East stays mild as cold front moves west

$25m reward may go uncollected, 'Black day' for Palestinians, 'Bored' teens' $160m Internet bill, 'Coffee Kola' expected to give industry , 'Foot in mouth' prize for Rumsfeld, 'Free Willy' whale Keiko dies, 'Infernal Affairs' best picture, 'Killer' croc shot, to be cut open, 'Miracle' baby draws Bethlehem crowds, 'People were blown apart'