Can Diplomacy Save an American Condemned to Death in Iran?

Can Diplomacy Save an American Condemned to Death in Iran?
Why Economists Are Rooting for Inflation: Higher Wages, Lower Debts
What Cognitive Decline? The Unsung Virtues of the Middle-Aged Brain
New Hampshire Creates Big Expectations, if Little Drama, as GOP Race Wears On
CES, Day Two: Nokia's Lumia 900 Wins the Week
Assad's Combative Speech: A Method to the Tyranny?
The Year That Winter Forgot: Is It Climate Change?
How Grief Can Destroy Your Heart
Jay-Z's "Glory" for Blue: One of Hip-Hop's Greatest Love Songs
Suze Orman's New Prepaid Debit Card
Will Tensions with Iran Really Push Gasoline to $5 a Gallon?
Nigeria Paralyzed by 'Occupy' Protests over Gas Prices
Turkey: Big Trouble in Istanbul's Little Kurdistan
6 Fun Facts About Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

The bad news for Amir Mirzai Hekmati, the 28-year-old American sentenced to death in Tehran for allegedly spying for the CIA, is that the state of relations between Iran and the U.S. makes Iran's leaders indifferent about his conviction

Why Economists Are Rooting for Inflation: Higher Wages, Lower Debts

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

In most people's minds inflation is up there with unemployment as one of the main ills you don't want an economy to come down with

What Cognitive Decline? The Unsung Virtues of the Middle-Aged Brain

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

Despite news reports about cognitive decline starting at 45, the middle-aged brain actually performs better in other ways

New Hampshire Creates Big Expectations, if Little Drama, as GOP Race Wears On

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST

In a final day of campaigning before New Hampshire primary, the six Republican presidential hopefuls sought to calibrate expectations for a race from which Mitt Romney's healthy lead has sapped much of the late drama

CES, Day Two: Nokia's Lumia 900 Wins the Week

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show didn't technically kick off until Tuesday morning, but already, Nokia's Lumia 900 has become one of the most buzzed-about products

Assad's Combative Speech: A Method to the Tyranny?

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 06:10 AM PST

In his latest address, the Syrian President may have seemed as unbending as usual. But he is appealing to an important constituency. Oh, and he also attacked Barbara Walters

The Year That Winter Forgot: Is It Climate Change?

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST

What unusually mild temperatures do -- and don't -- tell us about climate change

How Grief Can Destroy Your Heart

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

Losing a loved one can be mentally and physically traumatic for anyone, and a study shows that the loss can increase the risk of having a heart attack by 21-fold

Jay-Z's "Glory" for Blue: One of Hip-Hop's Greatest Love Songs

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

The rapper's ode to his newborn heralds an era of grownup hip-hop that deals with deep emotions

Suze Orman's New Prepaid Debit Card

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Will Tensions with Iran Really Push Gasoline to $5 a Gallon?

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:55 AM PDT

Conflict with Iran could send the price of oil soaring and push gasoline prices to $5 a gallon, according to analysts. Here's how to assess the chances that that will happen

Nigeria Paralyzed by 'Occupy' Protests over Gas Prices

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 06:10 AM PST

Gasoline prices have doubled after Africa's largest oil producer withdrew its domestic fuel subsidies, sparking a wave of popular anger

Turkey: Big Trouble in Istanbul's Little Kurdistan

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 06:10 AM PST

The potential for unrest does not exist only in Turkey's Kurdish regions. Large urban centers have significant Kurdish populations, and Istanbul is Turkey's largest Kurdish city

6 Fun Facts About Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

If you like really big houses, then watching the popular British soap opera Downton Abbey -- and drinking in its setting, Highclere Castle -- is sheer delight.