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Michelle Obama: What's she doing to get ready for Christmas? (+video)

Calling herself the 'hostess-in-chief,' first lady Michelle Obama puts a positive spin on preparations for the annual Christmas deluge of visitors to a decked out White House.

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Richard Russo's memoir of life with his mother is a vivid if devastating portrait of the complicated relationship that overshadowed his life.

Two brothers win the lottery, cash in six years later

Winning a lottery prize of $5 million, two brothers from central New York waited for six years to claim their winnings. 

School lunch: mixed grades for new, healthy rules

Healthy school lunches get some thumbs down from chicken nugget lovers not so enthused by fewer calories and more fruit.

Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys

A closer, deeper look at one of America's greatest pop bands of all time.

Student loans: 5 steps to pay down your debt

Student loans aren't far from your mind if you've graduated. Now comes the hard part: paying for the education that you’ve just completed. Where to begin? Collect all your loan paperwork and then follow these five smart steps to paying off your student loans.

Mother of bomb plot suspect Jose Pimentel apologizes to NYers

The mother of Jose Pimentel spoke to reporters outside her upper Manhattan home the day after her son was arraigned in state court on terrorism-related charges.

Bomb plot: New York 'lone wolf' was one hour away from finishing his bomb

Bomb plot: New York may have been saved from a series of terrorist attacks after police aprehended a man suspected of planning bombings throughout the city but the FBI felt the suspect lacked the mental capacity or ability to have carried out the bomb plot.

A blizzard in October? Major storm could bring foot of snow to eastern US.

The exact track of the storm is not yet clear, but snow, thunder, lightning, and downpours are all expected to be involved. Power outages could be a problem.

IRS tax relief to Irene victims: Do you qualify?

IRS says residents in hard-hit areas of New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina will get an extension until Oct. 31 to make tax payments and file certain IRS returns.

Obama launches new push for US jobs, tapping GE's Immelt to help

The economy is 'not growing fast enough yet,' Obama acknowledged Friday, speaking to GE workers in Schenectady, N.Y. Will GE's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, prove to be his guide to building a more competitive America?

Gabrielle Giffords shooting: a leadership moment for Obama, Boehner

Gabrielle Giffords tragedy – and that of 19 others killed or wounded during a mass shooting Saturday – puts special demands on President Obama and new House Speaker John Boehner.

Review: 'Synecdoche, New York'

A great incomprehensible phantasmagoria of a film written by Charlie Kaufman and set in a New York warehouse.

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