Entertainment

Palin goes

Palin goes “Dancing”

Rumors are flying fast and furious about which C-list actors and celebrities will compete on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." Among those allegedly vying to strut their stuff are David Hasselhoff, Brandy, "The Situation" and Bristol Palin. All this chatter leading up to

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Finance

Unused credit cards are no good

Unused credit cards are no good

If your primary goal is maintaining your credit scores, you should leave an extra card open -- but not unused. Based on the cards in your wallet, If you keep a card with zero activity then that is the one you keep in case of emergencies. Having an emergency card is a smart move, since that

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Health

Mouse virus plays role in chronic fatigue syndrome

Mouse virus plays role in chronic fatigue syndrome

MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Another study has found evidence that a mouse virus may play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome, a poorly understood disorder that causes incapacitating exhaustion and malaise. Using blood samples collected in the mid-1990s from chronic fatigue sufferer

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Lifestyle

Divorced Friends are Bad For Your Marriage

Divorced Friends are Bad For Your Marriage

We already know we're lemming-like creatures when it comes to finding people attractive. If you can believe it, our impressionability extends even deeper than liking someone who's popular: Research shows we also are more likely to divorce if our friends and family have done so. In other words,

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Marketing

Random House ends deal with Amazon.com

Random House ends deal with Amazon.com

An exclusive e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such Random House classics as "Invisible Man" and "Lolita" is no longer exclusive - and no longer a deal. Random House Inc. and the Wylie Agency announced Tuesday that "Invisible Man," "Rabbit Is Rich" and several other works we

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Real Estate

Foreclosures still around

Foreclosures still around

Foreclosures are still here.  Move over Las Vegas and Phoenix. The foreclosure crisis is entering a second phase, moving into smaller metropolitan areas. During the first half of this year, 74% of metropolitan areas posted year-over-year increases in foreclosure activity, according to Rea

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Sports

Tiger leads at Barclays

Tiger leads at Barclays

Looking like a man who decided that this would be the first day of the rest of his life, Tiger Woods put the turmoil of 2010 behind him and shot his best round of the year to take the early lead at The Barclays. In his first tournament since his divorce was finalized, Woods made seven birdie

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