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4 dead, 17 hurt when train hits Texas vets parade
A freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17 others as the float tried to ...
'Journey' leads Spike Video Game Awards nominees
The artsy downloadable game "Journey" leads the pack of nominees for this year's Spike Video Game Awards. The PlayStation 3 game received seven nods ...
Computer problems at United delay travelers
A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday and embarrassed the airline at a time when it's trying to win back ...
Wal-Mart and Target: A tale of 2 discounters
This holiday season, the biggest discount chains in the U.S. will tell the tale of two very different shoppers: those that have and those that have ...
Automakers bet on pickup surge
Auto companies are betting on a surge in pickup sales now that home building is on the rise. Chrysler said Thursday it is adding 1,000 workers to its ...
FDA probe: Were deaths linked to energy drink?
Federal health authorities are investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called energy shots and cautioning consumers to talk to their ...
Pettersen tied for lead in LPGA finale
Suzann Pettersen wasn't the least bit worried that it took her eight months into the LPGA Tour season before she finally won, saying on the eve of the ...
Bernanke: Banks' tight standards hurting economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that banks' overly tight lending standards may be holding back the U.S. economy by preventing ...
Guy Fieri takes his lashings, but was it fair?
Guy Fieri may not realize it, but being ravaged by a New York Times restaurant reviewer might have been the best thing that could have happened to him
What's shaking fashion? An adult-quake
This season's clothes aren't taking their cues from club kids, college students or teenage rebels. There's something grown-up about some of the most ...
'Star Wars' figures, dominoes in Toy Hall of Fame
Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia outmuscled little green army men for a spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame. "Star Wars" action figures join ...
More American workers to pick their insurance
For some American workers, picking the right health insurance is becoming more like hunting for the perfect business suit: It takes some shopping ...
'Dog Whisperer' looks forward to new lease on life
Very soon, Cesar Millan will have a new television show, a book, a tour, a documentary, and — if she says yes — a fiancee. The year is ending on a ...
Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft ...
'30 Rock' heroine Liz Lemon to wed this month
Liz Lemon is getting married and you're invited. Fans of "30 Rock" might have reasonably assumed that Lemon, the harried TV producer played by Tina ...
Amid Vietnam gloom, US company promises riches
The Australian salesman flashed up a slide of a black Rolls Royce and pitched enticingly to a roomful of Vietnamese students facing an uncertain ...
Author barred from Atlanta Jewish book festival
An author whose outspoken criticism of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank got him banned from a Jewish book festival in Atlanta spoke ...
Rat kill in Galapagos Islands targets 180 million
The unique bird and reptile species that make the Galapagos Islands a treasure for scientists and tourists must be preserved, Ecuadorean authorities ...
London show views death through artists' eyes
Try as we might, there's no escaping death. Art collector Richard Harris has decided to embrace it instead — and wants the rest of us to do the same.
Kurtag premiere in Salzburg delayed until 2014
The world premiere of an opera composed by Gyorgy Kurtag based on Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" has been delayed a year until 2014. The Salzburg Festival ...
Uruguay congress considers same-sex marriage law
Uruguay's congress is considering a gay marriage law that would give same-sex couples all the same rights and responsibilities of heterosexual married ...
Sandy, careful consumers lower US retail sales
Superstorm Sandy combined with cautious consumers to lower retail sales in October and raise concerns about weaker economic growth and a tepid holiday ...
Questions about Elmo young fans won't be asking
First, Big Bird became an unwitting player in a presidential debate that argued for clipping his wings. Then came word that the actor who plays Elmo ...
Maurice Hines to direct NY Apollo 'nightclub' show
New York City's storied Apollo Theater will be temporarily transformed into a glamorous, old-school nightclub in February. It's part of a production ...
Vogue shows Raf Simons at head of Dior table
After almost two years of ups, downs and more than a little bit of drama, could it be one big happy family at Christian Dior now, with Raf Simons ...