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Bill Gates Answers Your Questions: The Microsoft co-founder and leading philanthropist answers selected reader questions in this exclusive NEWSWEEK forum. ›22:02 9 Oct, Tue
Man arrested in murder of Ohio mom: Police in Ohio have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the death of a Dayton mother and the kidnapping of her 4-year-old son, who was later abandoned at a highway rest stop. His father says the boy is "still terrified." ›16:24 5 Jan, Mon
Q&A: Shawn Hornbecks Parents: The parents of kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck speak out on the sentencing of their sons tormentor and the status of the boys recovery. ›20:50 12 Oct, Fri
Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen: Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday. ›12:55
Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue
Amy Winehouse drops drug appeal in Norway: British singer Amy Winehouse dropped her appeal in a Norwegian drug case and will accept a fine for illegal marijuana possession in 2007, her attorney said Tuesday. ›14:32
Refurbished smartphones could be good bargain: If you can get a refurbished iPhone for $99, are good deals in the offing for other popular smartphones, like the BlackBerry Storm and the Google G1? They may be if enough consumers, faced with a change of heart, decide to return them within 30 days. ›13:51 5 Jan, Mon
Best Buy offers used iPhones at lower price: Retailer Best Buy Co, seeking new ways to appeal to cost-conscious shoppers, said on Tuesday it is selling refurbished versions of Apple Inc's iPhone 3G at its stores that are priced about $50 less than new iPhones. ›15:30
Recession to steal glitz from CES: The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas. But the economic downturn will temper the normally dizzying extravaganza, and some attendees are wondering if the whole technology trade show business is past its peak. ›18:30 4 Jan, Sun
Craig Ferguson ties the knot over holidays: Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson had quite a surprise for his audience Monday night. The talk show host announced he got married during his holiday break. ›15:26
Europe hit with natural gas shortage: The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to nearly a dozen nations. ›19:31
War tactics used against Rio gangs: Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums. ›09:59
Cops probing sewer problem sniff out pot operation: Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Minnesota home smelled something amiss a strong odor of marijuana. ›00:10
Swayze faces cancer bravely: Patrick Swayze says his yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer put him through hell while he pushed ahead on his new TV series. ›16:31
5Top: Favorite TV characters that no one ever played: Niles Crane never stopped talking about his mysterious wife Maris, and the "Friends" were obsessed with the Ugly Naked Guy. But no actor ever actually portrayed these characters. ›20:04 5 Jan, Mon
Aw, snap! Its Colbert & Colmes for a day: Jettisoned by his longtime co-host Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes was adopted by Stephen Colbert for a day, at least. "The Colbert Report" anchor introduced the Fox News commentator as his new co-host, but later turned him into a bat. ›17:49
Capital Sources: Mike Huckabee, Unplugged: The former Arkansas governor struggles to raise money, lags behind the GOP presidential front runners in the polls and has been maligned by Bushs former counsel. Why he keeps on keepin on. ›18:16 11 Oct, Thu
Griffin Bell, Carter's attorney general, dies: Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died at an Atlanta hospital Monday. He was 90. ›20:38 5 Jan, Mon
A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu
Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12 10 Oct, Wed
Turn to generics slows 07 health care spending: Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported. ›13:32
Did Earth's twin cores spark plate tectonics?: It's a classic image from every youngster's science textbook: a cutaway image of Earth's interior. The brown crust is paper-thin; the warm mantle orange, the seething liquid of the outer core yellow, and at the center the core, a ball of solid, red-hot iron. Now a new theory aims to rewrite it all by proposing the seemingly impossible: Earth has not one but two inner cores. ›19:56
Timber giant drops plan for forest roads: The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions. ›19:02
Newsweek: What would Apple be without Jobs?: The larger issue around Jobs' health, and the one that Apple is failing to address in any meaningful way, is the question of succession at Apple. Jobs says only that he will remain in charge for the time being. Who is his heir apparent? No one knows. ›23:41 5 Jan, Mon
