Half their size: 2 women shed 316 lbs. total: Stacie Guines and Lisa Dreher share a remarkable accomplishment: they both lost half their body weight, and they did it through plain old diet and exercise. Ive lost not only a person, but a good-sized person, Guines said. ›19:08 6 Jan, Tue
Obama tax plan runs into opposition in Senate: President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. ›20:36
Naughty tricks to heat up the honeymoon: You've both said 'I do' but now it's time to get to the real main event: the honeymoon. Brides.com reveals eight steamy suggestions that will definitely add extra heat between the sheets. ›18:14 7 Jan, Wed
Diet pills from Brazil pose big health risks: A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines. ›16:15 7 Jan, Wed
Older women have less access to donor kidneys: Younger women have equal access to kidney transplants compared with same-age men, but older women receive the organs far less frequently than older men, new research shows. ›21:26
First Drive: 2008 Cadillac CTS: With style in spades, Cadillac's second-generation sport sedan adds performance and refinement. ›07:00 15 Oct, Mon
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Grumpy British hotel staff scaring away tourists: Grumpy staff and poor value for money blight British hotels, deterring foreign visitors when the economy needs them most, the government's tourism boss was quoted as saying on Thursday. ›14:56
Clinton State Department team takes shape: The Secretary of State-designate isn't waiting to be confirmed to name her team, settling already on several senior positions, say Democratic sources and officials familiar with the transition. ›18:09
Feds: Wayward dolphins in rivers are dying: More than two-thirds of the 16 bottlenose dolphins inhabiting New Jersey rivers since summer have died or disappeared, federal officials say. ›23:30 7 Jan, Wed
Suze Orman: Tips to pay off credit cards: In her new book, the financial expert and host of CNBC's "Suze Orman Show" offers an action plan to help you get out of the viscous cycle of credit card debt in these difficult financial times. An excerpt. ›17:20
Church money allegedly used for vasectomy: An Indiana prosecutor says a former church official is charged with stealing more than $276,000 from church accounts and using some of the money to pay for a vasectomy. ›00:45
Congress meets to count electoral votes: The House and Senate came together in a centuries-old tradition to count the electoral votes from the election and formally declare Barack Obama the 44th president of the United States. ›19:22
Brides celebrates 75 years of 'I dos': In 75 years worth of Brides magazine, the main characters husband and wife have remained the same. She wears white, he dons a tux and they eat cake, but just about everything else about the weddings and the way they've been covered in the Conde Nast publication has evolved. ›21:57 7 Jan, Wed
Report: U.S. lax on helping whales, dolphins: The Bush administration has failed to provide protections required by law to 14 marine mammals potentially at risk due to commercial fishing, congressional investigators said Wednesday. ›20:42
Matthews won't run for Pa. Senate seat: MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews has told his colleagues he won't be leaving television to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania. ›02:44
For love or money? A tough call: What happens when your soul mate can't give you security? One woman ponders the true meaning of "for richer or poorer" in this essay from "The Secret Currency of Love," an anthology about love and money. ›14:50
Onboard innovators: In pursuit of pain-free flying: While most of us tend to sigh and suffer our frustrating flying moments silently, a few intrepid travelers have managed to turn those moments into marketable products. ›16:29 6 Jan, Tue
Melamine found in more U.S. infant formula: The FDA says the industrial chemical melamine and a byproduct cyanuric acid have now been detected in four of 89 containers of infant formula made in the United States. ›20:37 7 Jan, Wed
Ski bum? Bottom bared in lift mishap: A guy who dangled upside down from a ski lift with his bare bottom exposed probably doesn't want to hear any "ski bum" jokes. ›14:40 7 Jan, Wed
New therapy helps boy with rare disease: A drug used to suppress the immune system in cancer and rheumatoid arthritis has helped extend the life of a Minnesota boy struggling with a rare and deadly form of the genetic disorder Pompe disease. ›16:56