Top headlines:
School spankings: Minorities get more: A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study. ›04:24
U.S. lights up Aussies, now two wins from gold: ›18:14
Orbitz adds vacation rentals to online offerings: Travelers booking their vacations on Orbitz.com now have the option to rent a private home or condominium for their trips rather than a hotel room, online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday. ›18:31 19 Aug, Tue
More true tales of award-winning weirdness: Honoring knuckleheads, nincompoops and National Aviation Day. ›13:47 19 Aug, Tue
FAA says it will review Eclipse very light jets: Federal aviation officials are doing an unusual 30-day review of the Eclipse 500 very light jets after reports of safety problems. ›19:02
Use your cell phone to travel better: Travelers don't need to purchase an expensive iPhone or BlackBerry to use their cell phones for taking a guided tour of a museum, facilitating an airport pickup, checking the status of your flight and more. ›18:58 19 Aug, Tue
Student info published online in security breach: Tens of thousands of students in a southwest Florida school district who used an online Princeton Review program to study for the state's annual assessment test inadvertently had their names, birth dates and test scores published on the Web. ›15:50
Twins host A's: ›18:08
Newsweek: Does China's economic takeover matter?: China will almost certainly overtake the United States as the world's biggest economy. But the real threat from China lies elsewhere. It is that China will destabilize the world economy, distorting trade, fostering imbalances and triggering a competition for scarce raw materials. ›16:55
Costly voting machines are tossed out: The demise of touch-screen voting has produced a graveyard of expensive corpses: Thousands of voting machines that have been shelved due to concerns about accuracy and security. ›22:42 19 Aug, Tue
Researcher: Bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit: Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit. ›13:17
High energy costs cut two ways in Colorado: President Bush won Colorado in 2000 and 2004, but Democrats hope to swing the state this year. Candidates will have to meet voter concerns about energy and the environment. ›16:52
A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu
How to teach science to the pope: The Vatican keeps close tabs on the latest science and integrates new research into its modern theology. ›13:04 19 Aug, Tue
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
The least expensive cars to drive: When it comes to saving money on a car, size isn't everything. And neither is the sticker price. ›00:13
The 'Dog Whisperer' Wins Another Convert: A few minutes with Cesar MillanTVs Dog Whispererwas all it took to win back a skeptic. ›18:28 10 Oct, Wed
First Drive: 2008 Cadillac CTS: With style in spades, Cadillac's second-generation sport sedan adds performance and refinement. ›07:00 15 Oct, Mon
Price of oil hangs around $114 a barrel: The price of oil fluctuated above $114 a barrel Wednesday, propped up by worries about tropical storms and heightened tension between Russia and the West, but hampered by a massive increase in U.S. crude supplies last week. ›19:02
Apple, AT&T need to upgrade customer communications: As of Monday, there was a 'bug fix' released for the iPhone. You apparently had to find out about it by trolling iPhone-related Web sites or setting up a Google news alert for iPhone fixes. ›13:20
Red Tape: How's your lover's credit report?: Everybody hates the FreeCreditReport.com guy for whining about his new wife's defaulted credit cards ... but when should you ask about your intended's credit rating? For better or worse, it's a conversation you shouldn't avoid. ›14:16 19 Aug, Tue
Conference to be referendum on Bernanke, Fed: Thrust into the role of financial firefighter, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken unprecedented steps over the past year to battle the nation's worst credit and financial crises in decades. ›17:42
Mush! Dogsledding in Quebec, from $2,258: Drive your own team of Siberian huskies around the Charlevoix region of eastern Quebec, where dense forests, icy waters, and snowcapped mountains dominate the landscape. ›14:55
European city breaks, from $762: Brush off your passport and take advantage of air and lodging packages to select European cities like Munich, Barcelona and Madrid, where youll stay close to transportation and all the action. ›14:58
