Top headlines: Beyond hotels: Accomodations for the budget-minded: Budget-minded travelers have plenty of ways to save money and take trips. ›13:45 4 Sep, Thu Raising vegetables above the Arctic Circle: Amanda Joynt reached down and picked a fresh tomato from the vine. That's no small feat when you are living 120 miles above the Arctic Circle in Canada's Far North. ›15:16 All hands on deck: Maryland crab cakes: Canadas 25 most-visited attractions: See how Quebec City, the Bay of Fundy, the CN Tower and more fared on our list of the 25 most-visited tourist spots in the North. ›18:23 4 Sep, Thu Red Tape: Was Palin's Soc. Sec. No. put on the web?: Part of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Social Security number apparently was published on the Web earlier this week, stirring up privacy concerns. ›11:26 Secret behind Bundchens success: Gisele Bundchen, the Brazilian bombshell who is one of the last to earn the supermodel title, has come a long way on the runway. So what is the secret behind her success? For Bundchen, it's a combination of things like 'timing, hard work,' luck and her chameleonlike quality. ›18:59 3 Sep, Wed Economic woes hit Fashion Week catwalk: Fashion as any manufacturer or retailer will tell you is an industry that's among the first to be affected by the economy's roller-coaster ride. Yet in this downturn, there are a record number of shows planned for New York Fashion Week, which starts Friday. ›21:50 4 Sep, Thu Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast: Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. ›19:42 3 Sep, Wed Newsweek: Does the Detroit mayor's fall hurt Obama?: With friends like these... How the fall of Detroit's mayor hurts the Democratic presidential candidate. ›15:54 Ramadan's memorable recipes, traditions: Have you ever wondered what it's like breaking Ramadan's fast in Ramallah? Epicurious' Raja Aziz Shehadeh had the chance to break fast with Muslim friends in the Middle Eastern city. ›21:16 29 Aug, Fri Alaska voters decide mining over fish: Alaskans were given an option when voting for an initiative in their primary election: mining or fish. ›23:56 28 Aug, Thu NYT: Obama to dispatch female surrogates: Obama aides say they are counting on not only Hillary Clinton but also Democratic female governors to criticize their Alaskan counterpart, Sarah Palin and, by extension, John McCain. ›04:13 Memoir: Growing up a bookies son: From a California punk to a drag queen in Georgia, photojournalist Robin Bowman captures the passion, pride and conflict of a young generation coming of age. ›11:45 28 Aug, Thu Its back-to-school time for bedbugs: The baseball was hit high. It was deep. It was over the wall! And so was Kenny Campbell, a 10-year-old fan who took a 15-foot fall from an outfield wall at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. ›13:13 29 Aug, Fri Orlando air/hotel, 5 nights, from $697: Southwest Airlines Vacations is offering fall and winter packages that cover admission to Disney parks, plus extended hours of access. ›15:00 McCain says 'it's over' for special interests: John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday, in their first joint campaign appearance, cast the new Republican presidential ticket as a team of determined reformers eager to challenge Washington's political establishment. ›17:02 New partial rings discovered around Saturn: NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found two new, partial rings around Saturn that each accompany a small moon, shedding light on what determines whether a partial or complete ring forms with the moon. ›22:44 FAA investigating 11 air carriers on safety issues: Federal aviation officials said Friday they are investigating 17 cases in which 11 air carriers did not comply with government safety directives. ›22:25 Clawing to the top of the fashion world: Model Carol Alt's debut novel "This Year's Model" goes inside the cutthroat fashion industry. There are rumors and lies, lecherous model-collecting playboys, rock stars and drugs, and the most perilous pitfall of them all ... straight male models. An excerpt. ›17:54 Slitherin' stick shifts! That's a snake!: Think rush hour is bad enough? What if a three-foot python were part of the drive home? ›20:53 Hundreds of oiled penguins die off Brazil: More than 200 oil-slicked penguins have washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort, and officials say they are searching for the source of the oil. ›20:51 29 Aug, Fri Subpoenas to be issued for Troopergate probe: The Alaska Legislature will work to complete its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner earlier than expected, weeks before the national election. ›19:21 Wise answers to old wives' tales: In Jennet Conant's new book, "The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington," she explores the time the classic author was assigned to be a diplomat in Washington, D.C., and in charge of a secret mission, as well as Dahl's relationship with the great British spymaster William Stephenson. An excerpt. ›13:44 3 Sep, Wed Storms force shift in shuttle schedule: The target dates for the next two space shuttle liftoffs have been moved two days later, due to the impact of recent tropical storms on launch preparations, NASA said Friday. ›16:48 |
