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As he prepares to take over the Oval Office, President-elect Barack Obama is getting plenty of advice. And some of it is coming from Navajo students in Arizona. The youngsters update Obama on Native American life — and ask some probing questions, too. ()
Investment adviser Marc Schrenker's elaborate plot ended at a Fla. campground. ()
A week ago, the computer giant's 53-year-old CEO and co-founder said his problems were treatable. ()
January 14, 2009 · President Bush will soon leave Washington, D.C., and return to the same Dallas neighborhood where the family lived before he became Texas governor 16 years ago. The house in Preston Hollow is a sprawling rambler next to the estate of billionaire Tom Hicks, a longtime friend. ()
January 13, 2009 · When Detroit's automakers appeared on Capitol Hill asking for a bailout, they ran into much political and public criticism. That surprised some Detroiters, who say the city suffers from an insularity that comes with being a company town — especially one based on an outdated business model. Others see themselves as unfairly criticized by outsiders who don't understand the city and the auto industry. ()
January 14, 2009 · Now living in Spain, editor Alejandra Garcia has learned that chocolate speaks an international language — and it's always in season. Eating chocolate "the Spanish way" means anything from a chocolate muffin for breakfast, to a chocolate drink before bed — or chocolate churros anytime. ()
January 13, 2009 · We take a tour of Detroit's Motown Museum and hear from former Motown artists about what life was like in the city when it was the music capital of the world. ()
January 13, 2009 · The Rev. Joseph Lowery marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with whom he co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. On Jan. 20, Lowery, 87, will deliver the benediction at the inauguration of America's first African-American president. ()
January 13, 2009 · Officials in Bullhead City, Ariz. are still figuring out what to do with a costly eternal flame at a veterans memorial. The flame ran up a nearly $1,000 dollar gas bill in its first month. The city turned off the flame last week, but pressure from veterans groups got it burning again just days later. ()
January 12, 2009 · All-time stolen-base and runs leader Rickey Henderson and Boston Red Sox slugger Jim Rice were voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Monday. Henderson, who played into his 40s, was elected in his first year of eligibility. Rice made the shrine after falling short for the past 14 years. ()
January 12, 2009 · Mike Elsheikh took over Obama's Hair Design in Chicago earlier this year and renamed it. It used to be called Ossama's Hair Design. Elsheikh says business has improved since the new sign went up. He says he will take the name down only if a request comes straight from the president-elect. ()
January 12, 2009 · There is no shortage of things bearing Barack Obama's name or likeness these days. Margaret Esquenet, an intellectual-property lawyer with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, says everybody has some control over whether their image can be used for commercial purposes, but politicians have the least right to control this of anybody. ()
January 12, 2009 · More than 2,000 community organizers met in Washington in December to strategize on how to work with the Obama administration and each other. The groups, which want to address campaign promises and ideas, plan to use national databases and newfound political leverage. ()
January 11, 2009 · After a long period without formal relations, the U.S. has an ambassador in Libya once more. Gene Cretz received his official credentials Sunday and discusses the job ahead of him. ()
January 11, 2009 · Mory's Temple Bar, a private club that has served Yalies, their guests and even presidents, and has hosted a cappella groups for almost 100 years, has nearly gone broke. The institution is in need of a loan from Yale or a wealthy alumnus in order to stay afloat. ()
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