Pirates open fire on U.S. cruise ship
Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said Tuesday.
Bush faces historic pardon choice
Anticipation is growing over possible pardons by President Bush. Conservative columnist William Kristol argues that the president should consider pardoning “everyone who served in good faith in the war on terror."
Ford CEO offers to work for $1 a year
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally says he'll work for $1 per year if the automaker has to take any government loan money.
Ads of the Weird
JCPenney gets in the doghouse
Your Career
Entitlements for the unemployed
Answer Desk
Explaining the oil bust
Burress should've packed brain, not gun
Celizic: I keep getting this mental picture of Plaxico Burress on Friday — aftershave, check; wallet, check; credit cards, check; cash, check; Glock, check. Moron.
Scoop: ‘Idol's’ emotional focus will highlight Abdul
"American Idol" plans to give the show a more emotional focus, which will play to the strengths of judge Paula Abdul.
Your brooding teen: Just moody or mentally ill?
The teen years are a critical period of development when mental illnesses can emerge and progress untreated, in part because they are perceived as typical adolescent behavior.
Best PSP games of 2008
Three years after its release, and the PSP is still lacking games — most people use it to watch movies on the go. But a nice mix of sports, arcade, shoot-‘em-ups, creative and traditional titles have made their way to the handheld this year.
Good to go: Travel gifts for tight budgets
Hold the Louis Vuitton luggage set and the Christian Louboutin Travel Slippers. Unless you’re the sort who regularly shops Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book — $160,000 2009 BMW 7 Series, anyone? — this is probably not the year to go hog wild on the holiday shopping.
Top-Rated Stocks Treat Shareholders Right
These high-flying investments sport top corporate governance policies. Full story
Revving up the race for fuel efficiency
Innovations could change the way we drive in the not-too-distant future. Full story






