Top headlines: When Mom packs a gadget: If you've ever fielded frantic technical support calls from your mom (everything from operating the DVD player to sending e-mail), you're bound to think all mothers are technologically inept. They're not. And Beth Blecherman, mother of three boys, wants to prove it. ›21:09, 9.05 Woman pays off ticket ... from 1976: An unidentified woman has paid off a parking ticket she got in Calumet, Mich., on Sept. 1, 1976. ›01:38, 12.05 Pollution busts Okla. mining town: They could pass for mourners at a funeral. They line up along the main drag in front of empty cafes and shops ›19:27, 10.05 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, 9.10 Neocons Converge Around Giuliani Campaign: ›21:52, 6.10 Think all salads are healthy? Think again: Dieters beware! Not every salad you make is low-cal. Depending on the content and dressing you use it could add up to 625 calories. Lucky for you, registered dietician Ellie Krieger and author of The Food You Crave" wants to help you create a nutritious salad that is fulfilling and diet-friendly. ›14:32, 9.05 Snare removed from Denali wolf's neck: A large, gray wolf frequently seen by visitors to Denali National Park has a good chance at survival after a snare was removed from its neck late last week. ›12:24, 6.05 'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06, 6.10 A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33, 11.10 Young fashion designers turning to new Web site: Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world's answer to the social networking Web site MySpace.com. ›15:25, 8.05 Perils of the pocket call: Pocket calling, the accidental dialing of a cell phone, is an all-too-common 21st-century phenomenon. It's not hard to find anecdotes of pocket calls placed during the most embarrassing and intimate moments. ›12:53, 9.05 Emily, Jacob most popular baby names: Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row. ›18:17, 10.05 Survey: U.S. honey bee deaths on rise: A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. ›14:38, 7.05 What not to do when stealing a purse: Police say they had no trouble tracking down a Pennsylvania robbery suspect, because the victims had taken his picture while chatting with him at a bar a short time before the theft. ›14:14, 8.05 Smart solutions for your troubling debt issues: What does middle age mean these days? Noted nutritionist and anti-aging expert Oz Garcia provides strategies on how to redefine the concept of age and live healthier longer in "Redesigning 50." An excerpt. ›16:16, 2.05 Dirt problem overlooked in food crisis: Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they're planted in. ›19:04, 8.05 Oldest gorilla looks fabulous at 55: A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. ›14:38, 9.05 DNA puzzler at poet's tomb: No poet!: Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller's tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. ›18:03, 4.05 Single carnation on Mother's Day, please: On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts. ›04:45 Gold-medal advice, from Olympian to child: Olympians who balance practicing with parenting hope to teach their children by example. ›14:30, 9.05 Tidbits: Lohan dad calls Dinas honor a joke: Michael Lohan is aghast that his ex-wife made the list as one of the Top 20 Long Island Mothers of Celebrities. Are you kidding! Top celebrity mom? he exclaimed to Page Six. ›03:26, 9.05 Reporter struggles to recover from Iraq blast: Kimberly Dozier, a CBS News correspondent who had been covering the war in Iraq since August 2003, was seriously wounded by a car bomb on Memorial Day, May 29, 2006. The blast killed her fellow passengers. Gravely injured, Dozier underwent multiple surgeries and eventually recovered completely. This is an excerpt of her story, Breathing the Fire. ›19:10, 9.05 Stunning-looking The Fall is totally illogical: The Fall, a whacked-out fairy tale for grown-ups, is as stunning in its beauty as it is in its lack of logic. ›23:45, 6.05 Book details alleged O.J. confession: A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony of the football star to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted. ›15:19, 10.05 |
