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Expanding the Americans with Disabilities Act to include pregnant women could legally secure more adequate working environments for expectant moms, argues an Ohio professor.

Should pregnancy be labeled a disability?

January 9, 2012, at 12:00 PM

An Ohio professor argues that expectant moms need legal protection so the strains of pregnancy don't cost them their jobs

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Cartoon View: The Duggar's big contribution

A young girl asks "Am I ugly?" in an unsettling internet video: Dozens of teens and tweens have uploaded YouTube videos asking similar questions.

Instant Guide: 'Am I ugly?': The 'disturbing' teen YouTube trend

An increasing number of youngsters in New York are delighting in a trendy new beverage: The babyccino.

Instant Guide: Babyccinos: Do kids really need espresso?

The bright spot just below Mercury has some conspiracy theorists convinced that there's a giant alien spacecraft hanging out in our solar system.

Did NASA spot an alien spaceship near Mercury?

December 9, 2011, at 2:25 PM

A massive flying object flashes near the planet and then vanishes — sending UFO enthusiasts into a frenzy

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Cartoon View: Lego Man's small step

An artist's rendering of GJ 1214b, a newly-confirmed waterworld shrouded in a thick, steamy fog.

Instant Guide: 'Waterworld': The strange planet covered in a 'big, hot ocean'

An illustration of the CleanSpace One satellite: Is it too expensive and inefficient to offer a real solution to the space junk problem?

Instant Guide: The 'janitor satellite' that cleans up space junk

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos addresses reporters after securing a $170 billion bailout from Europe: Greece still faces extreme austerity measures and a crippling recession.

After the bailout: Is Greece still doomed?

February 22, 2012, at 1:48 PM

The debt-laden nation secures a whopping $170 billion lifeline — but few Greeks are breaking out the champagne

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Cartoon View: Greece: Still standing

Protesters in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens during clashes with riot police: A Greek default could be as painful for the global economy as Lehman Brothers' 2008 collapse.

Burning Question: Can Europe survive a Greek debt default?

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks with European Union leaders in Beijing on Tuesday: Europe hopes China will use some of its $3.2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves to bail out the struggling eurozone.

Analysis: Why China should bail out the eurozone: 3 theories

Critics agree "The Artist" is a near sure-fire win for Sunday's Best Picture Oscar, with "Hugo" being its closest competition.

Oscars 2012: Is there any way The Artist could lose?

February 22, 2012, at 1:12 PM

The black-and-white silent film has been steamrolling through awards season, racking up nearly every trophy enroute to the Academy's Best Picture honor

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Cartoon View: Meryl Streep's golden lady

PricewaterhouseCoopers partners and Academy president Tom Sherak (center) attend the final Oscar ballot mailing on Feb. 1: A new study shows that 94 percent of Oscar voters are white.

Burning Question: Are Oscar voters too 'old, white, and male'?

Legend has it that Oscar got its name when a librarian saw the statuette and said, "Gee! He looks just like my Uncle Oscar."

In-depth briefing: Oscar night: How are the winners picked?

Charlie Sheen may not be a star employee, but he's still a star, and FX is committing to up to 100 episodes of his new comedy "Anger Management."

Is FX crazy to pick up Charlie Sheen's new sitcom?

October 28, 2011, at 4:51 PM

The cable network weds itself to the erratic sitcom star — agreeing to air as many as 100 episodes of Sheen's Anger Management

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Cartoon View: Earth's Charlie Sheen binge

Charlie Sheen has viciously trashed his former show "Two and a Half Men" and its new star Ashton Kutcher, calling Sheen's mental stability into question again.

Instant Guide: Charlie Sheen vs. Ashton Kutcher: Another 'verbal rampage'

After a manic year, Charlie Sheen says he's chilled out, learned to focused, and regained control of his career.

The List: 'I'm not crazy anymore': 4 ways Charlie Sheen says he's changed

Mitt Romney narrowly trails Rick Santorum in Michigan, and pundits argue that if Romney loses the state where he was born, party elders may go searching for a new candidate.

What will the GOP do if Mitt Romney implodes?

February 21, 2012, at 12:40 PM

Republican insiders are nervously weighing their options as the race's longtime frontrunner loses his veneer of inevitability

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Cartoon View: The GOP's signature looks

The pressure's on Rick Santorum who will take the stage Tuesday for the first time as frontrunner in what will likely be the final presidential debate.

Forecast: Wednesday's 'last shot' presidential debate: What to expect

The Bullpen: Wednesday's season finale of American Political Gladiators

A video still of Taliban members: America's enemies in Afghanistan seem to be inching toward peace talks, but skepticism abounds.

Are the Taliban really ready to negotiate?

January 4, 2012, at 1:26 PM

Islamist insurgents say they'll set up an office in Qatar where their representatives will work on reconciliation. But are they sincere?

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Cartoon View: The USPS' last delivery

Afghan men shout anti-U.S. slogans: Protests erupted across Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base.

The List: The U.S. military's Afghan Koran burnings: 4 consequences

Taliban militants joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program: New reports reveal the Taliban has been directly aided by Pakistan.

Burning Question: NATO's Taliban bombshell: Is Pakistan our enemy?

Newt Gingrich's political benefactor, Sheldon Adelson, is considering giving a Gingrich-friendly super PAC a $100 million campaign donation.

Could $100 million buy Newt Gingrich another chance?

February 22, 2012, at 10:20 AM

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is doubling down on Newt's floundering campaign, and might even pony up $100 million. Is that a losing bet?

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Cartoon View: The Newt pile-up

In a new poll, 63 percent of Americans view Newt Gingrich negatively, compared to just 25 percent who see him in a positive light.

Analysis: Why Newt Gingrich is 'the most disliked politician in America'

The Bullpen: Newt the goat

President Obama visits a Boeing plant in Washington state: Three years after the president's $787 billion stimulus was signed into law, critics argue that Obama's policies have failed to help the economy.

The economic recovery: Proof Obama's stimulus worked?

February 22, 2012, at 9:00 AM

After years of sputtering, the U.S. economy seems to be picking up steam. But Republicans say the president's policies have only gotten in the way

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Cartoon View: It's overtime in America

Traders on the New York Stock Exchange: The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 13,000 points on Tuesday for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.

Controversy: Is the U.S. in the middle of a 'false recovery'?

Traders on the floor of the NYSE: Our currency economic crisis has some troubling historic parallels with the "Long Depression" that began afflicting America in the 1870s.

Burning Question: Are we at the beginning of a 25-year recession?

Thanks to a code provided by Google, Safari users on iPhones and desktops were tracked by third-party advertisers.

Google spies on iPhone users: Should the feds clamp down?

February 22, 2012, at 7:15 AM

The search giant deployed a special code to bypass Apple's privacy settings — and track millions of users' surfing habits

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Cartoon View: Google's privacy gag

Google's Honeycomb Android mobile operating system: The tech giant may be producing an Android-operated home entertainment system.

Fact Sheet: Google's 'mysterious' experiment in home entertainment systems

One tipster points to Oakley Thumps to suggest the look of Google's Terminator-style sunglasses, rumored to be in active development.

Instant Guide: Coming soon: Google-powered 'Terminator' glasses?

Mitt Romney and his wife are "glitter bombed" in Minnesota: A Colorado college student is the first person to be criminally charged for the sparkly stunt.

Should glitter bombers get jail time?

February 10, 2012, at 3:01 PM

A Colorado college student could wind up behind bars for throwing glitter on Mitt Romney. Excessive punishment or a necessary deterrent?

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Cartoon View: Haley Barbour's monopoly on justice

Since 2001, at least 500 Americans have died after being Tased by law enforcement officials, according to Amnesty International.

The List: America's Taser problem: 8 unfortunate Tasing incidents

Serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who was executed in 1994 for the brutal death of 33 people, may not have worked alone, according to two lawyers.

Instant Guide: Did serial killer John Wayne Gacy have accomplices?

A worker at Ford's electric car plant in Michigan: Many U.S. businesses have moved their manufacturing operations to China, stoking worries that American hegemony is a thing of the past.

Is China really on the verge of surpassing the U.S.?

January 24, 2012, at 10:48 AM

Many businessmen believe American hegemony is doomed by China's muscular manufacturing sector. Not so fast, critics say

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Cartoon View: A deal with the dragon

The Bullpen: The problem with political bloviating on China

Chinese gamers at an internet cafe: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) says Chinese hackers are illegally stealing business secrets from American firms.

Fact Sheet: Hacked: How China is stealing America's business secrets

Since her last hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live," Lindsay Lohan has made more headlines for her stints in court than her rather scant filmography.

Will hosting SNL save Lindsay Lohan's career?

February 21, 2012, at 3:35 PM

After six years of headline-making personal woes, the troubled actress will attempt a comeback by hosting a March episode of Saturday Night Live

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The troubled star will step into some very big shoes if she plays Elizabeth Taylor in a proposed Lifetime project.

Analysis: Could Lindsay Lohan pull off playing Elizabeth Taylor?

Lindsay Lohan at a probation violation hearing in November: There are still ways the struggling star could turn her troubled life to her advantage, says Kate Ward at Entertainment Weekly.

Best Column: What Lindsay Lohan could learn from Snooki

In this promo for Air New Zealand, Lindsay Lohan fields questions (from a puppet) about travel, legal woes, and celebrity friends.

Best Video: Lindsay Lohan's 'pathetic' puppet infomercial

Foxconn employees have lunch in the Shenzhen plant dining hall: Apple has asked the Fair Labor Association to investigate working conditions at Foxconn, where iPhones are made.

Apple's Foxconn probe: Will it improve brutal working conditions?

February 14, 2012, at 1:30 PM

After coming under fire over punishing practices at the Foxconn factories in China where iPhones are made, Apple CEO Tim Cook calls for a third-party investigation

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Cartoon View: Texting for decency

Apple's voice-activated assistant debuted on the iPhone 4S, is rumored to be included on the next generation iPad, but is absent from the latest OS X update.

Burning Question: Apple's new Mountain Lion OS: Where's Siri?

Apple's OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, coming this summer, will feature improved security and iMessages.

Fact Sheet: Mountain Lion: Apple's 'iPad-like' new Mac OS

A oil tanker pulls into a Spanish port: Iran has cut off oil shipments to France and Britain, and has also threatened to stop sales to Spain and other EU countries.

How badly will Iran's oil 'blackmail' hurt Europe?

February 21, 2012, at 2:44 PM

Tehran cuts off oil shipments to the U.K. and France in retaliation for Western sanctions over Iran's nuclear program. Is this bad for the EU ... or Iran?