The Mentalist is the seasons surprise hit: In a ho-hum TV season in which most new shows have been greeted with a collective shrug and a click of the remote control, CBS freshman The Mentalist has managed to deduce what viewers want. ›19:16 19 Nov, Wed
Many doctors plan to quit or cut back: Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday. ›14:14 18 Nov, Tue
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Production Cars: Editors' ten favorite production vehicles at the biennial show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Hungry in Zimbabwe: 'If you rest, you starve': Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn't eaten for three days. ›20:56 19 Nov, Wed
Calif. court takes up gay marriage ban: California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. ›00:13
Insurance may soon cover maggot therapy: Maggot therapy has received a boost from the medical establishment that could make it easier for patients and doctors to get insurance reimbursement for this treatment. ›22:43 19 Nov, Wed
Ex-prof gets 5-10 years in wife's slaying: A former Ivy League professor was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison Wednesday for fatally beating his wife with a chin-up bar while she wrapped Christmas presents in their kitchen. ›00:06
Suri Cruise tops list of hot Hollywood tots: Suri Cruise, the 2-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, tops Forbes.coms second annual list of Hollywoods 10 Hottest Tots. ›17:11 19 Nov, Wed
Expecting parents: What is a doula?: Greek for "a woman who serves," a doula can help comfort, inform and encourage a laboring woman, satisfying needs that hospital staff and family can't always tend to. Find out how a doula might fit into your birth experience. ›22:26 19 Nov, Wed
Boy murder suspect can visit mom on holiday: An 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man in Arizona will be allowed to spend Thanksgiving with his mother. ›01:33
Study: Fast-food ad ban may cut obesity in kids: Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday. ›23:32 19 Nov, Wed
Cheney's indictment moves forward: A Texas judge has set an arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials accused of involvement in prisoner abuse. ›01:30
Jamie Foxx would like to be the first black 007: Of course! Foxx told Access, when asked if he could see himself playing the part. Id put a little swing in it. A little hip-hop, you know. ›00:14
Escaped inmate returns on his own: Chad Toy's escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be let back in. ›17:22 18 Nov, Tue
Teen lives 118 days without a heart: An American teenager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant. ›20:43 19 Nov, Wed
Lost man, 82, rescued from freezing woods: An 82-year-old Pennsylvania man was found alive and conscious by rescuers Wednesday after getting lost in the woods of a state park and spending 32 hours braving snow squalls and freezing temperatures. ›23:03 19 Nov, Wed
Family history can trump breast cancer test: If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. ›16:53 17 Nov, Mon
Flat-footed journalist quits dancing show: The public adored him, but the judges hated him. One called him a dancing pig in Cuban heels. Retired BBC political correspondent John Sergeant announced Wednesday he is quitting television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing because he is afraid he might win. ›16:45 19 Nov, Wed
Gday! Hugh Jackman is new Sexiest Man Alive: Hugh Jackman, People's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive, is a romantic in a hard body who leaves women saying "Oh ... my ... God." ›13:07 19 Nov, Wed
Experts want to lift taboo on nursing home sex: Nursing-home residents have sexual needs too. And now researchers are finding ways to educate staff on the taboo topic and provide accommodations for the elderly to shack up. ›21:45 18 Nov, Tue
Winona Ryder falls ill on flight, hospitalized: Winona Ryders publicist says the actress was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to Londons Heathrow Airport. ›17:54 19 Nov, Wed