Today is Friday, Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2008. There are 40 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Nov. 21, 1922, Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.

On this date:

In 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1927, picketing strikers at the Columbine Mine in northern Colorado were fired on by state police; six miners were killed.

In 1942, the Alaska Highway was formally opened.

The name Brooklyn has been done before, so Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz turned to another New York City borough in naming their newborn son: The Bronx .

State police say two good Samaritans smothered the flames as a trucker burned after his tanker flipped over and caught fire on a New Jersey Turnpike ramp in Secaucus.

New York Police Department sergeant has been charged with illegally accessing the FBI terrorist watch list.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 Bosses at fast food firm Taco Bell have hit back at rapper 50 Cent 's lawsuit accusing the company of using his name in an advertising campaign without his permission.

Toledo's mayor is proposing that shoppers pay a tax on each plastic shopping bag they take from a supermarket or other store.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses the city's economy during a press conference earlier in the month.