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- 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.
- Rescue Dog: Albie leads a “dog’s life” – in a good way
A "dog's life" lived well: Off-leash in fall’s filagree foliage, rescue dog Albie both gives and gets the gift of irrational exuberance.
- Pumpkin-ginger bundt cakes with browned butter glaze
This recipe can work in a number of ways, as one large bundt cake, as mini bundt cakes, or as cupcakes. Separating the eggs, beating the whites, and folding the batter together makes for a light cake full of rich spicy pumpkin flavor.
- Top Picks: A lost interview with Steve Jobs, a PBS documentary on the Cuban missile crisis, and more
Kids discuss the 2012 election, the app Givit lets smart phone users easily edit movies, and more top picks.
- 'American Horror Story': Did the season 2 premiere measure up to last year's episodes?
'American Horror Story' returns for its second season with the story now centered on an asylum.
- Herman Melville book 'Moby-Dick' on screen stretches from Gregory Peck to 'Futurama'
The Herman Melville book 'Moby-Dick' has been parodied on TV and several directors have tried to capture the classic novel on film, though no movie version has quite attained classic status.
- Pumpkin poppers
Dipped in melted butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar, it doesn't get much better than these pumpkin poppers. They're just as tasty as a pumpkin donut hole, without the yeast or deep frying.
- Bully study hype? Do 80% in high school really see bullying weekly?
The anti-bullying movement got an injection of new, shocking statistics to work with in a dosomething.org online survey that suggests 80 percent of high school students see bullying incidents each week. But considering the uncertainties of what bullying really is, this may not be a fair snapshot of the life of American teens.
- Jessica Sanchez: 'Glee' to open spot for American Idol runner-up
Jessica Sanchez: 'Glee' will give the season 11 'American Idol' runner-up a recurring role. Jessica Sanchez may play a love interest to Finn on Glee. Sanchez is not the first 'Idol' contestant to leap to TV or Broadway.
- Texas cheerleaders fight ban on biblical banners at football games
Texas cheerleaders expect a court ruling today on their battle against a school district ban on their display of biblical verses at high school football games. At issue: do the signs constitute individual free speech or do they look like they're sponsored by the public school district?
- Kids need sleep: Study shows the difference a half-hour makes
The noticeable difference in behavior after a half-hour of extra sleep confirms that kids need more sleep, shows a new study.
- Verbal EnergyWalking back, to avoid climbing down
A pedestrian metaphor proves to have legs in this electoral season
- Actress Megan Fox has new baby – it's a boy
Actress Megan Fox, "Transformer" star, had the baby in September and released the news on Facebook yesterday: it's a boy named Noah Shannon Green.
- Joss Whedon's 'S.H.I.E.L.D' TV show will feature Agent Coulson
Joss Whedon's Marvel TV show will feature the return of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and fan favorite.
- Finger scans to get federal childcare vouchers protested
Mississippi childcare operators are protesting the planned November start of a program using finger scans for identification of parents checking their kids into childcare funded by federal vouchers. The state says it will save money; opponents say it’s intrusive and unproven.
- Maine earthquake rattles mom into preparedness (sort of).
The 4.0 Maine earthquake that rattled homes throughout New England, convinced our mom blogger that a little preparedness – extra diapers, for example, and a working flashlight – might be in order for quakes as well as snow storms.
- Travel: Iceland and pan-seared salmon
Recreating this Icelandic dish is relatively simple. Blend basil, olive oil, salt, and pine nuts into a puree to season the fish. Mash cauliflower florets with potatoes for a unique side dish.
- Baby Jessica rescue: Was it the birth of helicopter parenting?
Baby Jessica rescue: Was it the birth of helicopter parenting?
- Montana hikers found as one mom and son learn hiking Rule 1
Montana hikers lost in Glacier Park were found safe on Monday; the day before, a mom from their home state, Virginia, lost her eight-year-old for 90 minutes on a hike. Rangers' Rule 1 to teach kids, she learned: Stay put and wait for help when you get lost on the trail.
- Breakfast companions
One snort could geyser my hot brew.