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In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.
The populist "cash-for-clunkers" program has quickly become the poster child of the economic recovery, bringing out shoppers in droves to help the struggling auto industry and provide a vital boost in consumer spending.
Police say a New York man running to the aid of another motorist fell to his death from a bridge, apparently because he didn't know there was a large gap between lanes.
Here's rare good news about an environmental crisis: We dodged disaster with the ozone layer. A NASA study about ozone-munching chemicals from aerosol sprays and refrigeration used a computer model to play a game of what-if. What if the world 22 years ago didn't agree to cut back on chlorofluorocarbons which cause a seasonal ozone hole to form near the South Pole?
Suzanne Bull always half expected that she'd get cancer. After all, she lived in Marin County, California, where breast cancer rates are among the highest in the country. Still, she was determined to do whatever she could to protect herself. She ate right and exercised, and every year, she went into San Francisco to get a mammogram.
A 19-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Starbucks tip jar and fatally running over a Good Samaritan who was trying to stop him apologized to the victim's family Thursday before being sentenced to a year in jail.
Many condemned prisoners claim to find God, but Dennis Skillicorn's supporters say his actions bear him out.
If kids are playing video games, why not do some good while they're at it?
Q: I hear so much about hackers attacking Web sites and stealing people's personal information. Is it safe to bank online?
Q. My computer has gotten slower and slower at doing basic things like booting up and running multiple programs at once. How do I improve its performance without spending any money?
Q: My company will offer some new choices for health benefit plans during its open-enrollment period. What are the most important things to consider when picking a plan?
Q: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance?
A fluffy little dog named Lexi is being called a hero for helping to rescue an 85-year-old neighbor who collapsed in his Brooklyn apartment.
Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player — too good, it turns out.
Q: With so much talk about Internet security problems and credit card fraud, how do I protect myself while shopping online?
Q. How do I tell whether a Web site is legitimate and who's behind it?
Q: I want to get rid of my landline phone service and go all wireless, but I don't want to lose my home phone number. Can I transfer it to my cell phone?
Q. The price of milk, rice and other food basics is soaring. How can I reduce my grocery bill while still providing my family with nutritious food?
Brazil's booming economy is shifting into overdrive, with biofuels and deep-water oil providing energy independence and the government collecting enough cash to irrigate the desert and pave highways across the Amazon.
Q. I've heard that TV broadcasts are going all-digital next February. Is that the same thing as high definition?
The Bible counsels misers that it's better to give than to receive. Science agrees. People who made gifts to others or to charities reported they were happier than folks who didn't share, according to a report in Friday's issue of the journal Science.
Matthew McKnight hopes nobody manages to top his feat in the Guinness Book of World Records. That's because McKnight holds the record for "Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident" in the book's 2008 edition.
Q. I'm decorating my house for the holidays, but I'm concerned about my electric bill. What can I do?
Q: Given everything that's going on with student loans, what should I consider as I weigh my college financing options this year?
Q. What does it mean for my investments that the Dow Jones industrial average hit the 14,000 mark?
For the past few days in anticipation of the release of her book and for the next several weeks as she promotes it, Sarah Palin will be in the news a lot.
The Decline: The geography of a recession.An active map showing how the unemployment has spread up to last month.
Top 10 Bad Messages From Good MoviesSometimes it can be hard to see the messages a movie teaches, especially if they're unintentional. The best way to see a movie's messages, and bad ones in particular, is to be a parent watching the movie with your kids.
When I was growing up just outside of New Salem, Michigan in the early to mid 1960's we had three basic over the air TV stations, WOOD TV (the NBC Channel, channel 8 out of Grand Rapids), WZZM (the ABC Channel, channel 13 also out of Grand Rapids) and WKZO (the CBS channel, chann …
A few weeks ago Stephen Colbert (rightfully I thought) did a spoof segment about the new ludicrous marketing campaign trying to position Miracle Whip as some hot and happening spicy taste for the young, when it's really nothing more then salad dressing.
7 Days of Search and Social; the ultimate updateHow are we this week my fine SEO geeks and phreaks.. last week was a pretty busy one out in the search blogosphere.
Good Bloggers Make Good Neighbors, New Survey ShowsBack in the day, it was assumed that heavy Internet geeks were a bunch of basement-dwelling, trenchcoat-wearing, socially maladjusted introverts. However, a new study from the Pew Internet ...
Thinking negatively can boost your memorySYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad make people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.
Last night (Tuesday the 3rd) my wife and I went to see Kooza by Cirque Du Soleil at the Santa Monica Pier.
Top 10 Halloween Movies for Younger KidsIt's easy to find a list of horror movies to watch for Halloween. They run the gamut from good to bad to so-bad-it's-good to funny.
Mark Steyn: Limbaugh bad, Mao good"Rush Limbaugh is so "divisive" that to get him fired Leftie agitators have to invent racist sound bites to put in his mouth.
Why Good Writers Can Be Bad Conversationalistsexplores possible reasons why writers aren't always the best speakers.
Obama's Strategic Confusion His move on missile defense raises troubling questions.
Obama feeds allies to bear by Ralph PetersObama's foreign policy embodies a line from "Animal House": "You [screwed] up -- you trusted us!"
Mark Steyn: Obama helping Putin restitch Iron CurtainScrapping of U.S. missile defense plans hands big victory to Russia's new czar.
What does it mean to be an Americans? it's simple answer, Tens of thousands of people from all around the globe like to come to United States to fulfill their American dreams, but no one are willing to go back to their native country.
A 'Little Judge' Who Rejects Foreclosures, Brooklyn StyleEvery week, the nation's mightiest banks come to his court seeking to take the homes of New Yorkers who cannot pay their mortgages. And nearly as often, the judge says, they file foreclosure papers speckled with errors.
For the most part, we have to behave ourselves in polite society. We obey the traffic laws (except for speeding) on the way to work. We hold open the elevator door when we see someone rushing for the door, even when we're running late for a meeting.
Continental adds bag fee on international flights - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsThis is another good reason not to fly American companies. I fly international often and I try to avoid American carriers like the plague! Flying American carriers gives me the feeling that the staff thinks they are doing me a favor by allowing me to fly on the plane.
Gary Hart: In Afghanistan, the true meaning of democracy - The Denver PostGary Hart ran for president and was bested by his desire for "the other woman" costing himself a fair shot at the presidency. Still, he has good insights on some parts of world desire for freedom.
'Chocolate is good for your heart': studyHeart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to those who never touch the stuff, Swedish scientists have reported.
I have learned a lot about Christianity over the years and the simplistic beauty of the teachings of Christ. I am not a fanatic, full of faults and sins, personal struggles, but I have always been taken by the teachings of Christ while He walked the earth for a short 33 years.
Personally I loved Raymond Burr in his films and as Perry Mason. The fact that he was gay doesn't affect my opinion of him at all. Still, I wonder if the realization of his sexuality makes others think differently of him.
Rio Tinto: Will China's detention of employees scare off foreign firms? | csmonitor.comFREE TIBET
Ron Paul: Healthcare is a Good, Not a RightPolitical philosopher Richard Weaver famously and correctly stated that ideas have consequences. Take for example ideas about rights versus goods. Natural law states that people have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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