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- Best-selling writer among Madoff victims
She used to lunch at the Four Seasons. Now the best-selling author jokes that she's inviting friends to Taco Bell. Call it gallows humor, but Alexandra Penney has just lost her life's savings. She invested every penny with accused Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff.
- Illinois high court: Burris appointment valid
Illinois' highest court ruled Friday that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on the appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
- State House votes to impeach Blagojevich
The Illinois House of Representatives today voted to impeach embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The question of whether to remove Blagojevich from office now moves to the state Senate. Blagojevich was arrested last month after federal prosecutors alleged, among other things, that he tried to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
- Sheriff jailed over $$$ meant for inmate meals
A federal judge ordered a north Alabama sheriff jailed earlier this week, saying the lawman intentionally served jail inmates "woefully insufficient" meals in order to pocket more than $200,000.
- Israel, Hamas ignore calls for a cease-fire
Israeli aircraft attacked more than 50 targets in Gaza on Friday believed to be terrorist sites, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
- Begala: Obama should keep his BlackBerry
The first time I walked into the Oval Office my knees nearly buckled.
- Obama: We need a college football playoff
President-elect Barack Obama left no doubt about his position on the hottest topic in the world of college football.
- Keyboard in your car? It's coming
Cell phones and TVs converging with the Internet? That's so 2008. The next big tech trend may be the marriage of computer technology to your car or truck.
Health
- CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 42 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health officials in 42 states to determine the cause of an outbreak of a particular type of salmonella called Typhimurium.
- Risks cited for elective C-sections before week 39
When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
- Steps to trim calories and waistline
Losing weight and getting healthy isn't easy, but it's often the little things that add up over time. Here are some things you may want to avoid and some you should include in your diet if your resolution is to lose weight and feel fine in 2009.
- Sources: Dr. Gupta tapped for surgeon general
The Obama administration approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN.
- Teen years risky for kids with seizure disorder
Experts say that chronic seizures, like the ones that Jett Travolta experienced, can present a risk for adolescents, whose bodies and metabolism are changing.
- Oprah's trainer: How not to gain it all back
Bob Greene points out a few common traps that cause people to fall off the weight-loss wagon.
- Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence
A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking.
- Jobs' health statement too vague for diagnosis
Apple CEO Steve Jobs released a statement saying that he has "hormone imbalance." But, what could that mean?
- What your heart needs, at every age
Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the United States. And an estimated 8 million women have it. Here's what you can do -- at any age -- to help prevent it.
Entertainment
- Golden Globes promise a party
Well, at least this year there will be a show. Last year the Golden Globes presented their honors at a press conference, but this year will mark a return to the party, promise executives. The annual awards show has no certain front-runners. It airs Sunday.
- Review: '24' returns with a bang
November's TV movie "24: Redemption" found Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer a chastened man. Helping orphans in Africa, he was hoarse not for the usual reason (barking orders), but from asking his Inner Good Guy for forgiveness for his CTU-agent sins.
- Review: 'Gran Torino' offers great Eastwood
"Gran Torino" is a crude but pungent stab at popular filmmaking, blue-collar and bare-knuckle. Which is not to say it's disappointing. On the contrary, it's an entertaining star vehicle that does its job well.
- Review: 'Che' is brilliant, frustrating
Over the last decade, Steven Soderbergh has taken the "one for them, one for me" concept of film-director politics to an almost comically programmatic extreme.
- Hefner, 82, talks of empire, girlfriends
Hugh Hefner founded "Playboy" magazine 55 years ago and turned the adult-oriented publication into a multimillion-dollar empire. CNN anchor John Roberts recently sat down with Hefner, now 82, and talked about his new book, "Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream."
- Gallery: Hathaway, Jolie look gorgeous
- 'Madoff-ed' best-selling writer back at work
She used to lunch at the exclusive Four Seasons Hotel. Now the best-selling author jokes that she's inviting friends to Taco Bell. Call it gallows humor, but Alexandra Penney has just lost her life's savings.
- Megachurch co-pastor on tough times
Her smiling face is broadcast to more than 20 million Americans each month -- yet Victoria Osteen still acts like your small-town Texan neighbor. She makes sure to ask how you're doing and what you did for the holidays before getting down to anything business-related.
- Talk Asia meets Wang Leehom
He performed to a watching audience of millions at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, but conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has been the most nerve-wracking thing the American-Chinese pop star Wang Leehom has undertaken for some time.
Travel
- Travel Snapshots: Majestic Alaska
iReporters share their photos of Alaska, from snowy peaks to bears and boats. Submit your photos of Peru for next week's Travel Snapshots gallery. Check back next Friday for a visual journey to Machu Picchu and beyond.
- What's brewing in St. Louis
The St. Louis beer scene has evolved from its Budweiser roots and now centers on atmospheric pubs that brew their own beer for patrons and, sometimes, local retailers.
- Channel Islands: Caverns by kayak
"Don't get speared by the shark's tooth," my kayaking guide warns. "Stay low." Then his neon green boat disappears through a small gap that separates the Pacific from a towering cliff. I follow, hesitantly.
- Five great spas for post-holiday recovery
Feeling sluggish after a few too many eggnogs and a halt to your fitness routine? Maybe you need a spa getaway to recover from the holiday revelry and get yourself pointed in the right direction for 2009.
- Trip to Iran reveals quirky differences
Traveling through Iran to film a public television show, I quickly filled up my notebook with quirky observations. One moment, I saw propaganda murals encouraging young men to walk into the blazing sunset of martyrdom. The next, a woman in a bookstore served me cookies while I browsed through the books, admiring one in particular. Then, when I was about to leave without buying anything, she gave me the book for free.
- JetBlue, TSA workers settle Arabic T-Shirt case
JetBlue Airways and two TSA screeners will pay $240,000 to settle an Iraqi man's claim he was denied access to a flight until he covered a T-shirt that read in English and Arabic, "We Will Not be Silent."
- Biofuels take to the skies in airline tests
A Continental Airlines jetliner flew with one engine powered by a mix of oils from algae and jatropha plants Wednesday in what the plane's manufacturer called an "outstanding" test flight.
Headlines last updated on Jan 09, 2009 15:45:15pm.
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