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  1. Why Kids Ask Why LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 23, 11:46 AM ETSent 946 times

    A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others.

  2. Scientists gather at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) data quality satellite control center of the ATLAS detectors during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Scientists turned on the Large Hadron Collider on Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009, for the first time since the machine suffered a failure more than a year ago and had to be shut down shortly after the start. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
    Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams AP - Tue Nov 24, 11:56 AM ETSent 727 times

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher used its accelerator Tuesday to speed up proton beams for the first time as scientists moved ahead in efforts to learn more about the universe.

  3. This undated photo released by Census of Marine Life and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth at 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Madin) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
    Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean AP - Sun Nov 22, 3:51 PM ETSent 699 times

    NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

  4. In this Nov. 17, 2009 photo, A 'sold' sign is seen outside a home in Los Angeles. October home sales are up 10.1 percent, beating expectations, as tax credit spurs sales. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
    October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 PM ETSent 658 times

    WASHINGTON - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

  5. This undated handout photo provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shows a drop-side crib by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada. More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada are being recalled following reports of four infant suffocations. The CPSC said the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United States and almost 1 million in Canada, where Stork Craft is based. (AP Photo/Consumer Product Safety Commission)
    CPSC chief pledges swift action after crib recall AP - 2 hours, 50 minutes agoSent 608 times

    WASHINGTON - The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday promised swift action to get dangerous products off the market, acknowledging that the agency didn't move quickly enough on a record recall of more than 2 million cribs linked to four deaths.

  6. A home is seen for sale in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland, October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
    U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:51 AM ETSent 571 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October at a faster-than-expected pace to the highest in more than 2-1/2 years as buyers rushed to take advantage of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Monday.

  7. FILE - In this Feb 23, 2009 file photo, the logos of Saab and General Motors, GM, are seen in front of a car dealer in Stuttgart, Germany. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, a Swedish specialty car maker has ended plans to buy GM's Saab brand.(AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, file)
    Saab likely to close as GM fails to sell car brand AP - Tue Nov 24, 5:13 PM ETSent 425 times

    DETROIT - A deal for General Motors Co. to sell Saab to a specialty carmaker has collapsed, leaving the storied Swedish brand born from jets in 1947 close to extinction.

  8. In this Oct. 15, 2009 photo, a sign for a newly-constructed home advertises a financing rate in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Home prices rose slightly in September, the fourth straight monthly increases and a clear sign that the housing market's recovery is continuing. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
    Home prices up slightly in September AP - Tue Nov 24, 2:09 PM ETSent 411 times

    WASHINGTON - The summer's trend of rising home prices faded at the end of the traditional home shopping season, two reports Tuesday showed.

  9. In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, an air conditioner coil that has some corrosion at the home of James and Maria Ivory in Punta Gorda, Florida. The federal government says it finds a 'strong association' between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. (AP Photo/J. Meric)
    Feds find association between drywall, corrosion AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:19 PM ETSent 321 times

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.

  10. Wary consumers, rising unemployment snag recovery AP - 17 minutes agoSent 222 times

    WASHINGTON - The economy is not growing as fast as the government first thought and the recovery still faces significant obstacles, including households nervous about spending and rising unemployment.

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  1. FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, Frankie Lee, first in a line of several hundred shoppers spending their night outside an Oakland, Calif. Wal-Mart, rubs his eyes shortly before the store opened at 5 a.m. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
    Smart Spending: When Black Friday is worth effort AP - Tue Nov 24, 12:41 PM ET

    PORTLAND, Ore. - Shopping on Black Friday can be daunting, with massive crowds, pre-dawn start times and long checkout lines.

  2. Saab likely to close as GM fails to sell car brand AP - Tue Nov 24, 5:13 PM ET

    DETROIT - A deal for General Motors Co. to sell Saab to a specialty carmaker has collapsed, leaving the storied Swedish brand born from jets in 1947 close to extinction.

  3. In this photo taken Oct. 21, 2009, in Naperville, Ill. Butterball Turkey Talk Line instructor Carol Miller teaches cooking and carving during day one of the 29th season of Butterball University. Butterball's Talk Line functions year-round, mainly as an automated answering service where it answers all sorts of turkey cooking questions, but, each November and December the hotline goes live. Fifty-five ladies are onhand as the hotline receives 100,000 calls, e-mails and inquiries from struggling cooks. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
    At turkey boot camp, no need for a scrub brush AP - Tue Nov 24, 2:26 PM ET

    NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Workers at Butterball's turkey-tips hot line are used to oddball situations:

  4. People pass by the Mistral French amphibious assault ship docked on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    France shows off cutting-edge navy ship in Russia AP - Tue Nov 24, 2:38 PM ET

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - French officers on Tuesday showed off a cutting-edge warship to a potential buyer — the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.

  5. FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, holds a copy of the health care bill, trussed in sturdy rope, in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington during a Republican news conference. The full draft of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's House version of the health care bill has been published in the Congressional Record in the official and conventional manner. It is not much of a spectacle, nor much trouble to move: it's 209 pages. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
    SPIN METER: 'War and Peace' in 209 pages? AP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mountain of paper. They pile it high on desks, hoist it on a shoulder trussed in sturdy rope and tell people it's longer than "War and Peace," which it isn't.

  6. President Barack Obama welcomes India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a State Arrival in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with Singh AP - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Seeking firmer footing for U.S.-India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India's fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in the world's largest democracy with an elaborate state visit and assurances of India's "rightful place as a global leader."

  7. Interactive graphic on the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults and is set to restart.(AFP iactiv)
    Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams AP - Tue Nov 24, 11:56 AM ET

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher used its accelerator Tuesday to speed up proton beams for the first time as scientists moved ahead in efforts to learn more about the universe.

  8. FILE - In this May 24, 2008 file photo, the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank is seen at sunrise in Washington. The Federal Reserve says the unfolding recovery will probably be gradual, as modest growth keeps the nation's unemployment rate elevated over the next several years.(AP Photo/J. David Ake, file)
    Fed: super-low rates could fuel speculative bubble AP - Tue Nov 24, 3:38 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve doesn't expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its efforts to keep the rebound going could feed a new speculative bubble.

  9. Advice on Downsizing Christmas The Motley Fool - Tue Nov 24, 3:16 PM ET

    Dear Mrs. Riches:My husband's family is accustomed to very lavish Christmas spreads with gifts a-plenty. Try telling these folks Christmas doesn't come from a store! The trouble is that my husband lost his job recently, so it will be very hard for us to participate in the holiday gift-athon to our usual degree.

  10. This image made from NASA TV Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 shows the 12 space travelers aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex during a news conference. Atlantis will undock from the space station on Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
    Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure AP - Tue Nov 24, 2:02 PM ET

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them.

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  1. A display advertising the release of the highly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2". The hotly-anticipated video game has launched in Britain amid a political row over its levels of violence.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)
    'Modern Warfare 2' game sparks battle in Britain AFP - Tue Nov 10, 11:39 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - The hotly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" was launched in Britain on Tuesday amid a political row over its levels of violence.

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