Stores fear holiday sales may stick
Shoppers are getting used to those 75 percent off sales, and that's bad news for merchants who worry they will also have to quickly slash prices on spring goods to attract customers.
Apple cutting some iTunes prices
Apple is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online music store to 69 cents and plans to begin selling all tracks without copy protection.
Chris Pine puts his own spin on ‘Trek's' Kirk
Pine believes the new movie will give audiences a sense of hope — something he feels has been lacking in other sci-fi box office hits.
Five ways to turn your film into Oscar bait
Lots of movies try to give the Academy what it wants, but few succeed. But if you're a studio head, think about giving us a history lesson in an easily digestible bite or adapting a prestigious play or novel.
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.
Death of Travolta's son raises medical queries
Millions of children and adults have seizures in the U.S., but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta
Biden's right at home, Burris denied
Sen. Joe Biden is still a member of the Senate club, but Roland Burris isn't — not yet anyway. But the legislative hopeful still attracted the largest press scrum Tuesday at the opening of the 111th Congress.
Judge: U.S. hiding evidence in detainee case
A U.S. judge on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of hiding evidence in the case of a Yemen man who has been held as a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay for six years.
Egypt, France propose Gaza truce
Red Cross warns 500,000 civilians in danger; Israel rejects calls for truce.
Airlines start '09 with wave of sales
A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry in the early days of the new year as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats even after they drastically reduced capacity and some expressed willingness to cut more.