New Zealand is a nation of do it yourselfers. So you would think that being such a house-proud bunch, our homes would be in pristine condition. The reality is we are a long way off that dream. them were up to scratch...

Chicago Sun-Times - LaSalle Bank employees got an after-Christmas gift of anxiety Thursday 500 Chicago-area workers will lose their jobs by the middle of 2007...

LONDON: Jose Mourinho has hinted he will stay at Chelsea after making his peace with striker Andriy Shevchenko. The English champions' Portuguese manager also said his desire to stay put had persuaded captain John Terry to sign a new Chelsea contract...

With his album "Press Play" debuting atop of The Billboard 200, Diddy is reported to be "scor[ing his] first No. 1 album in nine years," according to the headline at Billboard.com. But wait, I said to myself -- didn't Diddy debut at No...

FRANKLIN, TENN. -- Country singer Sara Evans has agreed to let her husband keep half the money he pulled out of their joint bank account after she filed for divorce...

@ Lider : CRAP. Not that I don't like the guy's stuff, but when I read "Chrono Cross" in the article I got all excited... I'm sure piano is good, but I'd like a real performance of Time's Scar, or Frozen Flame, or... well the whole soundtrack is awesome....

MAMARAMA: A Memoir of Sex, Kids Rock 'n' Roll. Evelyn McDonnell. Da Capo. 253 pages. $22. There seems to be a common psychological thread among parents these days, or at least among a certain class of parents...