Anti-military vibes emerge as thousands of vets go to college

  Anti-veteran sentiments – though sporadic and scattered – are emerging at some American colleges just as thousands of veterans enroll with their tuition fees fully covered by the post-9/11 GI Bill. In student gatherings or via anonymous posts in online forums, some university students are expressing open disdain for former service members now massing in academia.

Housing starts hit fastest pace in 4 years

  Groundbreaking on new U.S. homes surged in September to its fastest pace in more than four years, a sign the housing sector's budding recovery is gaining traction.

Verlander baffles Yanks; Tigers 1 win from World Series

Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the AL championship series.

A-Rod, Swisher benched by Yankees

5 reasons not to miss new Led Zeppelin film

  "Celebration Day" captures the band at a 2007 reunion concert in London. There's some great stuff to see, but it won't be around long.

8 ingredients you never want to see on nutrition labels

  The year was 1950, and The Magic 8-Ball had just arrived in stores. It looked like a toy, but it wasn't. It was a future-telling device, powered by the unknown superpowers that lived inside its cheap plastic shell.

Alien planet closest ever found to Earth

The star system closest to our own sun hosts a planet with roughly Earth's mass and may harbor other alien worlds as well, a new study reports.

'Next-door' alien planet still too far to visit

9 best destinations to see from the water

We love planes, trains and automobiles as much as the next traveler, but there are some destinations where only a boat will do.