By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. To the frustration of retailers, the e-mails list retailers in bankruptcy – as well as several that aren't – and suggest extra caution about buying gift cards lest you show up at the store and discover it has closed or won't honor them. ...more

November 28, 2008

Math can be hard enough, but imagine the difficulty when a teacher is just one chapter ahead of the students. ...more

November 26, 2008

Even as voters in California banned same-sex marriage in a tight referendum, Tuesday's election opened the door for the same debate in New York. ...more

November 8, 2008

By approving one amendment and voting down another, the people have decided to ban same-sex marriages and leave the language of the constitution alone, even when some lawmakers think it is culturally insensitive. ...more

November 6, 2008

Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group. ...more

October 15, 2008

Atlantic City casinos will go smoke-free for seven days before allowing gamblers to light up again. ...more

October 11, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Officials in Missouri, a hard-fought jewel in the presidential race, are sifting through possibly hundreds of questionable or duplicate voter-registration forms submitted by an advocacy group that has been accused of election fraud in other states. ...more

October 8, 2008

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) -- Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream. ...more

September 26, 2008

An Islamic advocacy group has asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether a group distributing a DVD about radical Islam has targeted swing states in an effort to help Sen. John McCain's presidential bid. ...more

September 24, 2008

An Islamic advocacy group has asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether a group distributing a DVD about radical Islam has targeted swing states in an effort to help Sen. John McCain's presidential bid. ...more

September 23, 2008