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  • Lament of the lens

    2010-09-30 09:28

    Chinese photo artists are increasingly engaged with contemporary realities, be it urban stress or fast-disappearing lifestyles, finds Raymond Zhou at the Pingyao photo festival.

  • Police investigate family on polygamy TV show

    2010-09-30 09:12

    The new reality TV show "Sister Wives," featuring a real-life advertising salesman and four women he calls his spouses, has sparked a criminal bigamy investigation by police in Utah, officials said.

  • Man beats odds to win lottery twice

    2010-09-30 09:12

    For a Missouri man, luck comes in pairs.

  • New York, Portland among safest cities for kids

    2010-09-30 09:11

    Families in New York and Louisville, Kentucky might be relieved to know they live in two of the safest U.S. cities for children.

  • Now "midlife crisis" hits in our 30s: survey

    2010-09-30 09:11

    Britons in their late 30s and early 40s are unhappier than any other age group, suffering from loneliness and depression as work and relationship pressures take their toll, according to a survey on Wednesday.

  • Management Tip of the Day: Promoting Change

    2010-09-30 09:11

    A leader who pushes a change agenda too hard risks building resistance and resentment, or even alienating his people.

  • Bus tours journey into U.S. polygamist heartland

    2010-09-30 09:11

    A peek inside a polygamist community and their isolated way of life is now just a bus ride away for sightseers from around the world.

  • Boston firefighters get oxygen masks for pets

    2010-09-30 09:11

    The Boston Fire Department on Wednesday received a donation of small oxygen masks designed for pets, which will become standard equipment on every fire truck in the city, officials said.

  • U.S. television getting more gay friendly

    2010-09-30 09:10

    "The Good Wife" is getting a gay brother; new teen TV show "Hellcats" features a lesbian cheerleader; and as for "True Blood" -- TV watchers now need two hands to count the vampires who will suck the blood of either gender.

  • Cellphone bans cost-effective, Canada study finds

    2010-09-30 09:10

    A new study is backing a proposal by the province of Alberta to ban cellphone use in cars, finding that keeping drivers' attention on the road not only saves lives it also saves far more money than the cost of enforcing the ban.

  • Australia TV host announces wrong winner for Top Model

    2010-09-29 16:00

    Producers of Australia's Next Top Model have been left red faced after supermodel host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong winner in what newspapers said was the country's most awkward TV moment.

  • Cooking in my home is now a vital ingredient

    2010-09-29 10:22

    Like most people who work in a big city, my typical crazed daily itinerary really leaves little time for the kitchen.

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