Hurricane Ike slams Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Ike roared across the Turks and Caicos on Sunday as a ferocious Category 4 storm, as people sought refuge from its howling winds in emergency shelters or in their homes.
U.S. nears rescue plan for Fannie, Freddie
The government has prepared a plan to take control of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, officials told the two companies, according to three sources familiar with the conversations.
Novacek's picks: Favre will win in Jets debut
Jay Novacek's selections for all the week's NFL winners
Stand Up to Cancer takes over Hollywood
Skateboarder Tony Hawk, actor Shemar Moore and other celebrities said they joined in Friday's three-network cancer telethon because the disease had touched their lives or those of family and friends.
Discover the secret of slow
Want to be a better father, trim that gut, blow 'em away in your next presentation and make your wife moan with delight? Take a lesson from the tortoise.
It was a hot summer for video games
The dog days of summer tend to dry the flow of game launches to a trickle. But this summer has been ... different. The recent weeks and months have offered up a surprising number of gaming gems. You just have to know where to look.
World’s deadliest delicacies
Don’t fancy the in-laws? Have we got a shopping list for you. From Namibian bullfrogs to red elderberries, these foods make for some seriously killer carbs.
Cell phones welcome in some classrooms
Devices used to check schedules, take quizzes at various college campuses. Full story
Did mom chloroform missing toddler?
Profiler: ‘Pretty damning’ that Casey Anthony may have Googled chemical. Full story








