Newsmakers Q&A | ‘Quick-service’ food franchises not for everyone

Eager to control their own financial fate — especially in the wake of a recession that threatened the job security of millions of Americans — a growing number of would-be entrepreneurs More...

Hyundai re-ups for Super Bowl; takes shot at GM

As soon as General Motors said this week that it would quit paid ads on Facebook, Ford was on Twitter saying it has doubled-down on social and digital media — and hinted More...

Despite the attention, Facebook turns up flat

It was barely a “like” and definitely not a “love” from Facebook investors as the online social network’s stock failed to live up to the hype in More...

Harkin storms over student debt

A debate about how to resolve a looming spike in interest rates for federally subsidized student loans played out in Iowa on Saturday as Sen. Tom Harkin blasted a GOP filibuster More...

Mitt Romney chides stimulus spending at N.H. ‘bridge to nowhere’

HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. — Mitt Romney rounded out a week focused on what he views as overspending by the federal government with a critique of President Obama’s stimulus More...

Trio planned to attack Obama’s HQ, prosecutors say 

Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters and other targets during this weekend’s NATO More...

The Big Lie of the Facebook IPO: Opinion

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — On Friday, like most of you, I watched the nation’s media help to perpetrate one of the More...

Google gets China OK for Motorola deal

Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.’s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing More...

Russia says West still considering military action on Iran

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over...

Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration

Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday,...

Obama’s stand a symbolic watershed in nation’s approach to gay rights

Sitting at work in Kansas City, 20-year-old Caleb-Michael Files heard the news that his country’s president...

Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men on Jay Leno

The young Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, which has enjoyed incredible popularity in the US, will be on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show, on June 29. This will be the se… Iceland Review  More...

Cycling – Amador takes Costa Rica’s First Giro Win

Andrey Amador earned himself a niche in cycling’s history books on Saturday when he claimed Costa Rica’s first ever stage win..

Greek exit would hit Cyprus hard

Author:  George Psyllides   GREECE leaving the eurozone would be a nightmare for Cyprus, and it won’t matt… Cyprus Mail..

Musically impressive ‘Everyday Rapture’ hits and misses on opening night

“Everyday Rapture” is a curiosity — a fictionalized autobiography of the actress who co-wrote it and performed it in all of its New York incarnations…. Kansas City Star: Performing Arts  More...

Hartford Stage’s “The Tempest:” Where Art Rules

Darko Tresnjak’s Shakespearean Bow As Artistic Director   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant’s Features Buzz Facebook PageThe..

Casual elegance decor passes child-proof test

When Jennifer Holmes was growing up, she was always decorating her bedroom, doing something to reflect whatever interested her at the..

New Start For Old Building Housing Renowned School For The Deaf

Ground-breaking The American School for the Deaf begins a new era todayThe American School for the Deaf had to face reality...

Your Opinion: Stealth ceremony celebrates bigotry

What a proud day for Missouri. Celebrating hate-speech, racism, bigotry, misogyny and blatant lies in a closed to the public, partisan..

Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62

LONDON (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats, has died. He was 62...

Sam Mellinger | NCAA is flawed, but system still ripe for athletes to seize opportunities

This is not a complete defense of the NCAA because a complete defense of the NCAA would be absurd. The NCAA needs fixing, needs it yesterday, and this is that rare stance that most everyone in and around universities or athletics can agree on…. Kansas City Star: Travel..

HDL, the good cholesterol, may not be so good after all

A new genetic study suggests that high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol commonly known as HDL, may not actually be as good for us as physicians previously thought. A study of more than 100,000 people found that those with genes that promote production of higher-than-normal levels of HDL do not have a lower risk of [...]..