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Newsweek: Veterans eye green-collar jobs: Why ex-servicemen are stepping out of their camouflage and into the renewable energy industry. ›06:00
Fuss-free festivities for the Fourth: An Independence Day party can be a casual affair there's no need to serve an extravagant four-course meal or bring out the good china but that doesn't mean you're limited to burgers, hot dogs, and plastic tablecloths. ›04:00 2 Jul, Thu
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EPA proposes tougher clean air rule: The Obama administration on Monday proposed to strengthen a key air pollution health standard to better protect children and people with respiratory illnesses. ›14:26 30 Jun, Tue
Ruling disappoints MySpace victims mom: Tina Meier had hoped to see her neighbor and former friend, Lori Drew, go to prison for her role in the online hoax that caused Meier's 13-year-old daughter, Megan, to end her life. But even though a judge is throwing out Drew's conviction, Meier believes Drew didn't get away with anything. ›13:28 3 Jul, Fri
Blankets godfather: Im not his biological dad: Al Malnik, godfather of Michael Jacksons youngest child, denied being the boys biological father Wednesday, as some have speculated. As he revealed intimate photos of Jackson and his children in happy moments at Malniks home, he also said that the late entertainers prescription drug problems have been exaggerated many, manyfold. ›17:29 2 Jul, Thu
Palin to resign as Alaska governor: Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try to "affect positive change" from outside government. ›04:06
Cheney discussed inquiries into CIA leak: Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing. ›15:23 3 Jul, Fri
Students get X-rated version of class DVD: A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. ›03:20 3 Jul, Fri
Mortage rates fall slightly, but still above record: Rates for 30-year home loans inched downward this week, but still remain above record lows posted during the spring, Freddie Mac said Thursday. ›16:30 2 Jul, Thu
Quiz: Which View host was sued over new book?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›15:23 24 Jun, Wed
Publisher releases S.C. governor from book contract: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's deal to write a book on fiscal conservatism has been terminated amid revelations about his affair with a woman from Argentina. The book titled "Within Our Means" had been scheduled for a 2010 publication. ›21:29 1 Jul, Wed
Drivers to watch at Daytona: The cars may be held in check, but Lee Spencer doesn't think Kyle Busch will be. See who else she has her eye on at Daytona. ›03:53
Bigfoot? Nope, just a big hoax in Conn.: A Connecticut woman's close encounter with the mythical beast Sasquatch turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. ›21:30 2 Jul, Thu
Drink up! Guinness offers seat on a spaceliner: The company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness will give loyal drinkers a taste of space along with their stout, but only if they win new contest. ›18:13 2 Jul, Thu
Study: Tropical rain band shifting north: Earth's most prominent rain band, near the equator, has been moving north at an average rate of almost a mile a year for three centuries, likely because of a warming world, scientists say. ›16:39 2 Jul, Thu
DDT deposit off L.A. gets EPA's attention: A plan to cap a vast, long-neglected deposit of the pesticide DDT on the ocean floor off Southern California got its first public airing nearly four decades after the poison was banned from use. ›19:57 26 Jun, Fri
ConsumerMan: Magazine subscription rip-offs: This summer, like every summer, deceptive door-to-door magazine sales crews are out in full force across the country. Just say no to these offers. ›18:14 1 Jul, Wed
Capri pants bare scourge of summer: cankles: Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? Thats so last summer. This year, theres a new body part to fret over: the cankle. ›18:13 1 Jul, Wed
Billboard: Jackson had two albums in works: Michael Jackson had two albums in the works at the time of his death, Billboard reported Thursday. He was reportedly crafting a pop album as well as a collection of classical compositions. ›22:16 2 Jul, Thu
Gangster films take revenge on our behalf: The films represent the dreams of filmgoers to beat the system,says George De Stefano, journalist and critic. ›00:31 29 Jun, Mon
Facebook to let users control privacy settings: Facebook is overhauling its complicated privacy controls in an attempt to simplify them for its 200 million-plus users. ›22:08 1 Jul, Wed
New book spotlights black America in Obama era: "Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today," a collection of short, autobiographical essays, attempts to dig beneath the euphoria that swept black America when Barack Obama became president to ask the question: What, if anything, actually changed? ›15:09 1 Jul, Wed
Jobless rate rises to 26-year high: Out-of-work with no place to land, the legions of America's unemployed are growing. The nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high. ›17:57 2 Jul, Thu