Top headlines: Video: What recovery?: July 2: Nearly 15 million Americans are out of work, wages are stagnating, and economists say a recovery in the job market is unlikely any time in 2009. CNBC's Trish Regan reports.(Nightly News) ›22:51 2 Jul, Thu 'Mercenary is a Slanderous Term': The founder of Blackwater defends himselfand his company. ›03:32 13 Oct, Sat Blankets godfather: Im not his biological dad: Al Malnik, godfather of Michael Jacksons youngest child, denied being the boys biological father Wednesday, as some have speculated. As he revealed intimate photos of Jackson and his children in happy moments at Malniks home, he also said that the late entertainers prescription drug problems have been exaggerated many, manyfold. ›17:29 2 Jul, Thu by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed Gross: Banks Claim the Credit Crisis is Over. It's Not.: Banks insist their credit problems are over. Why on earth do investors believe them? ›21:31 9 Oct, Tue Sen.: Sotomayor advised 'extreme' group: A top Republican senator said a Puerto Rican legal advocacy group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took extreme positions on capital punishment, abortion and racial quotas. ›22:15 2 Jul, Thu White House not appealing transgender ruling: The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman. ›17:33 1 Jul, Wed New book spotlights black America in Obama era: "Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today," a collection of short, autobiographical essays, attempts to dig beneath the euphoria that swept black America when Barack Obama became president to ask the question: What, if anything, actually changed? ›15:09 1 Jul, Wed Does flirting on Facebook count as cheating?: From having a work spouse to sending teasing texts, opportunities to be unfaithful abound in this shrinking digital age. Glamour magazine asked women to confess their iffy behavior so readers could vote on what crosses the line. See if you agree with them ... ›21:52 30 Jun, Tue Did the fry die when trans fats got the boot?: Good news! If you want fries with that, the drive-thru won't be a disappointment even without the trans fats. Consumer Reports magazine tested french fries and found they taste about the same as they always did. ›17:30 29 Jun, Mon Americans arent explicit when defining sex: We talk about sex. A lot. But all too often we don't know exactly what we're talking about. What's considered getting to third base these days anyway? ›18:29 1 Jul, Wed The cars that will likely set the pace in 2014: Expect these new models to hit the road in the next five years. ›20:32 2 Jul, Thu Ethnic Minorities Key to Burma's Future: As the vast majority of Burmese citizens clamor for change, ethnic minorities could be keys to the countrys future. How theyre planning ahead. ›20:30 6 Oct, Sat As 23 states get even fatter, heavy costs loom: Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. ›23:26 1 Jul, Wed Take the kids off the tourist track in NYC: Certainly visitors to New York have their pick of world-class and iconic sites the Museum of Natural History, the Empire State Building and Central Park but there is a lot more to New York than the tourist track. ›21:46 2 Jul, Thu Jobless consumers will hold back recovery: Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably wont feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen. ›20:54 2 Jul, Thu No Farewell: Hemingway lives on Ark. town: Eighty years after the publication of A Farewell to Arms, the Arkansas home where Hemingway stayed and worked has seen an increase in the number of visitors coming to the out-of-the-way museum. ›16:46 2 Jul, Thu Technology Review: 2007 Ford Expedition: Ford's full-size SUV is big on conveniences and standard features. ›07:00 19 Oct, Fri Cup holders paved way for interior car design: The cup holder, in its modern automotive incarnation, is about 30 years old. It achieved industrial-design celebrity status in the 1980s, and it's been proliferating ever since. ›20:35 2 Jul, Thu Jermaine Jackson: I wish it was me: In the first in-depth interview with any of Michael Jacksons family since the singers shocking death, Jermaine Jackson tearfully described his younger brothers death scene. I kissed his forehead, he said in an exclusive interview at Neverland Ranch. I wish it was me. ›00:39 3 Jul, Fri Capri pants bare scourge of summer: cankles: Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? Thats so last summer. This year, theres a new body part to fret over: the cankle. ›13:31 1 Jul, Wed First Drive: 2008 Cadillac CTS: With style in spades, Cadillac's second-generation sport sedan adds performance and refinement. ›07:00 15 Oct, Mon Lifes a beach read! 6 tasty tales for summer: Stick your toes in the sand and curl up with one of these new books, handpicked by Cosmopolitan book editor John Searles. ›00:19 2 Jul, Thu James Frey turns to teen science-fiction novels: James Frey is writing for young people, and Hollywood has signed on. Frey, best known for his discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces," is collaborating on a four-book series of teen science-fiction novels that may be turned into movies. ›17:45 2 Jul, Thu |
