Its a parents nightmare: In Portland, Ore., a malfunctioning subway door closed, carrying a 3-year-old boys father away before he could follow his son out of the car. Happily, a Good Samaritan tended the tot until his dad returned.

The star of the phenomenal Twilight film franchise joked about rumors about him, including that he is dating co-star Kristen Stewart and that he was hit by a taxi. He also revealed that he nearly quit acting before landing the role and talked about what its done to his teeth.

Isnt popcorn supposed to be a healthy snack? It can be, but watch out: One medium-popcorn-and-soda combo sold at a popular movie-theater chain has 1,610 calories and 60 grams of saturated fat the equivalent of three McDonalds Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter.

Competition for seasonal work is proving to be exceptionally brutal this holiday season but if you do manage to land a seasonal job, it very well could morph into a permanent position. 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey explains how to land a job over the holidays.

Want to preserve your youth well into your 50s? "Old is the New Young" offers tips (take a dance class! volunteer!) to keep key aspects of your life mental, physical, social and financial thriving as you age.

Sen. John Kerry's daughter Alexandra, who was arrested and booked for a possible DUI, was released after a breathalyzer test fell under the legal limit for intoxication, according to the senator's spokesman.

The Miss California USA pageant director who became embroiled in a war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30 seconds of free ad time to the state's largest gay rights group.

Dont have your cat declawed in San Francisco, or you could go to jail. This month, the city became the first in California to ban the veterinary procedure, and was soon joined by Santa Monica, Berkeley and Beverly Hills. Los Angeles is expected to join suit soon.

Johnny Depp joined Brad Pitt and George Clooney as the only two-time winners of People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive award. The 46-year-old father of two is the first man to be chosen for the honor twice in the same decade.

When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, your dinner might be just as guilty as your car. Here, GreenDAY's Marisa Belger explains how eating with awareness that is, considering how your food was grown, how it was packaged and where it traveled from can be a powerful way to fight climate change.

In his new book, "The Greatest Moments in Sports," veteran sportscaster Len Berman looks back at the players and games that made history. In this excerpt, he writes about the game that wins the title of being the all-time greatest in American sports.

A foam rocket launcher, children's book and Batman and Wolverine action figures are among the most dangerous toys on store shelves, according to a consumer watchdog group.

The memoir by the mastermind of George W. Bushs two successful White House campaigns, titled Courage and Consequence, will be released March 9 by a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster that has published a best seller by Glenn Beck.

President Barack Obama touched on a variety of topics including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the upcoming terror trial in New York and more during an interview with NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd. A transcript.

Plenty of people marry for love, but there are those who marry for money and convenience. Here, Dr. Gail Saltz tells a "faithful Christian woman" who deceived a man into marrying her that she is "conniving and unlovable."

Campaigners against eating disorders criticized Kate Moss Thursday after the supermodel was quoted that her motto was "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." The same slogan is posted on Web sites encouraging girls not to eat.

The 60th annual National Book Awards was a night to celebrate American literature and to wonder about its future. McCann won the fiction prize for "Let the Great World Spin," a novel about daring, luck and mortality in the pre-digital world of 1970s New York. He has called his book an act of hope written in part as a response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Since 1954, volunteers in North Pole, Alaska, have opened thousands of letters addressed to Santa and sent replies with North Pole postmarks. But after one volunteer was recognized as a sex offender, the Postal Service is dropping the program and people are outraged.

Its the stuff of rock legend: From the earliest known Madonna recording to Elvis Presley clothing to Michael Jacksons Thriller fangs, a trove of rare rock memorabilia is going on the auction block.

Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who was grievously disfigured and blinded when a pet chimpanzee mauled her last February, said, Ive gotten happier since she started accepting the love and help of her family. Despite her injuries, she said, I feel like me.

After the arrest of a man police suspect of being the Ether Man" responsible for an 18-year series of rapes of college students across four states , two of his alleged victims expressed relief. It's great to have him off the streets, Pamela Fowler said Thursday.