Three arrested for peddling miracle cure from stem cells » Three men were arrested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI in connection with what investigators said was a scheme to market stem cells as miracle cures to desperate people suffering from terminal diseases.

Kathy Griffin Strips Down For NYE Special » As the duo brought in 2012 with CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast live from Times Square - complete with a "no nudity" sign in place - Griffin channeled her inner Mother Monster and disrobed.

Miley Punks Khloe on MTV This Spring » Prank show "Punk'd" is making a comeback on MTV this spring, but this time with twice the celebrities.

Top business story in '11: Europe financial crisis » Several of the other biggest business stories of the year highlighted the global economy's linkages: A British phone-hacking scandal shook the foundations of Rupert Murdoch's U.S.-based media empire; a nuclear disaster in Japan stymied auto plants in the U.S. and beyond; and the price of gasoline surged because of unrest in the Middle East and growing demand in Asia and Latin America.

Radar used in stealth bombers could find potential sinkholes in local streets » Radar used in the stealth bomber and to find roadside bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq is moving into the sewers of Louisiana.

The best apps of 2011 » The first thing those users did after powering up their phones: download applications. On Christmas Day alone, 242 million apps were downloaded, Flurry said.

'Grey's Anatomy' Star, Wife Welcome Baby Girl » Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane celebrated the new year with a new arrival.

Earth's teeming orbital junkyard threatens future space projects » Space debris is already a big problem, and threatening to get so much worse that engineers are now sizing up the possibility of sending tow trucks into orbit to clean up the heavens.

Stolen Zoo Monkey Found Safe » Banana Sam was "hungry, trembling and thirsty," but a full physical examination showed he was in good health, zoo spokesman Danny Latham said.

Cop in banana costume chases suspected thief » A suspected thief in Somerset probably couldn't believe their eyes when they fled from a supermarket as the alarm sounded… because they were being chased by a giant banana.

Norwegian beach briefly carpeted with dead herring » Tens of thousands of dead herring have carpeted a stretch of coast in northern Norway - and then disappeared again.

Walk this way, again: Steven Tyler is engaged » Steven Tyler is ready to walk this way, again: The 63-year-old singer is engaged.

Like Hell Facebook Is Killing Google » As the current revenue levels for both companies are demonstrating, search is a vastly better advertising product than social networking.

Prisoner Steals Fire Engine to Escape » An official says an inmate escaped from a state prison in San Diego County by stealing the prison fire engine on New Year's Day.

'Bachelor' host wants Clooney, Aniston » "Initially I was hoping it would stay on the air for a few episodes because no one ever knows if something will resonate or not," he told CNN. "But it has had this unbelievable run and has lasted a decade."

NASA marks 2012 with twin probes in moon orbit » NASA kicked off the new year with a pair of probes circling the moon in the latest mission to understand how Earth's closest neighbor formed.

It’s never been safer to fly; deaths at record low » The improvement is remarkable. Just a decade earlier, at the time the safest, passengers were 10 times as likely to die when flying on an American plane.

Lennon Fans Upset Over Cee Lo's Lyric Switch » Cee Lo Green caused a bit of an uproar when he changed the lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine" while performing the song on live television in New York's Time Square.

Designer behind Apple's products knighted in UK » Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II.

Wis. Polar Bear Club head makes 60th icy plunge » At 82, Gaskey plunged into the lake for his 60th and, he said, last time on New Year's Day.

Woman, 100, Reunited With Daughter After 77 Years » A 100-year-old California woman has been reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption 77 years ago.