She said she had nothing left to lose when she handed the bank teller the hastily scrawled note. “We’re armed,” the note said. “Don’t say anything.
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Fix-It Nation: In Tough Times, Tailors and Cobblers Thrive
Where’s the trendiest place to shop these days?
Jade Goody’s Reality: A TV Star’s Very Public Dying
Celebrities tell you more about the countries that produce them than any guide book.
Men see bikini-clad women as objects, psychologists say
It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there’s science to back it up. New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis.
Why Annie Lennox is ready to move on
Annie Lennox has incredible eyes. They’re a translucent blue-green, both kind and inviting in one glance, then piercing and all-knowing in another. At 54, Lennox’s orbs are as captivating today as they were when they stared at us from under that fiery orange crew cut in the music video for the Eurythmics hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).” That was 1983
Clinton on stimulus: ‘It’s quite a good bill’
CNN’s Larry King talked with former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday night at the William Jefferson Clinton Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.
PR exec: Death threats forced firm to drop octuplet mom
Joann Killeen is president of the Killeen Furtney Group, the Los Angeles, California-based public relations firm that represented octuplet mom Nadya Suleman.
Surgeons send ‘tweets’ from operating room
It’s 7 a.m. at Henry Ford Hospital, and surgeons are preparing to remove a cancerous tumor from a man’s kidney.
Building Green Houses for the Poor
When most people hear the term “green building,” they probably imagine something like Bank of America’s soon-to-be-completed Midtown Manhattan headquarters. The skyscraper will have floor-to-ceiling insulating glass walls, automatic light dimming, water recycling, air filtration and on-site power generation
Saudi activist: Female minister ‘first step’ but more needed
The appointment of a woman to Saudi Arabia’s influential council of ministers is a "first step" for women’s rights in the country, but it’s unclear if she will have any real power, an outspoken advocate said Sunday. “It is something really great, and we are very proud of our king that he took this decision,” said Wajeha al-Huwaider, a prominent Saudi activist and writer