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Military recruits seek not just an adventure, but a much needed job. Plus the revamped GI Bill has attracted many looking to boost their educational qualifications. More>>
Many workers choose to work if they don't have paid sick leave. Now, partly because of swine flu, 15 states are considering laws to make paid sick leave mandatory. More>>
Ties surface between chief suspect in the Fort Hood rampage and a jihadist cleric in Yemen, giving impetus to arguments that the tragedy was a terrorist act. More>>
Savvy airfare shoppers can still find deals for the holiday season if they take some time to scour the internet. More>>
History's judgment will probably call it a draw between rival claims to causality, but a comedy of errors in East Berlin and Moscow on Nov. 9, 1989, ensured that the wall fell. More>>
The film 'This Is It' could help remind viewers of the Michael Jackson of the 1980s -- instead of the troubled artist who was beset by scandal in recent years. More>>
An impulsive purchase of tiny chicks leads to an unlikely friendship between a chicken and a dog. More>>
The Northwest pilots who flew past Flight 188's destination by 150 miles aren't the first to overshoot. Despite other such incidents, new rules on pilot fatigue and cockpit oversight are not yet in place. More>>
In the race for the best green auto technology, Detroit is a slightly late entrant. But from battery innovation to re-training workers, the Motor City is giving green a go. More>>
Sweden celebrated its 30th anniversary of becoming the first country to ban hitting children. But activists split on whether sparing the rod is kind to kids - or makes them criminals. More>>
American consumers can no longer borrow madly to buy so many goods from abroad. Shoppers in emerging nations must be the next engine of growth, some argue. More>>
Government officials insist that the swine flu vaccine is safe. But critics have doubts about its effectiveness and effect on children. More>>
Mayor Bloomberg moves to expand high-tech surveillance to midtown Manhattan. But civil liberties groups are concerned, and some security experts question its value. More>>
A new study looked at student performance in all 50 states since 2002, when No Child Left Behind Act took effect. The focus: achievement gaps for minority and low-income students. More>>
Michael Moore's amorphous, told-you-so attack on the economy is long on I-told-you-sos and short on remedies. More>>
Children aged 5-16 participate in Quarter Midget Racing around a 1/4-mile-long track with parents as the crew. This is the training ground for future NASCAR drivers. More>>
President Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday to counter Brazil's attempt to win bid to host 2016 Olympics. Lula says Latin America deserves a shot. More>>
An ambitious commitment by some of the world's largest companies not to buy beef or leather products from the Brazilian Amazon may falter if a strong monitoring system isn't put in place. More>>
When leaders from the Group of 20 nations meet here, they will find a city that has resurrected itself from its steel past and into a green an high-tech future. More>>
At the epicenter of a swine flu health crisis that has the world on alert, Mexico is working hard to maintain public calm. More>>
