Jennifer Harper

Shirtless Obama photo staged?

A photo of President-elect Barack Obama strolling shirtless Monday in Hawaii is the shot seen 'round the world.

December 24, 2008

Bad boys bad to the bone? No, it’s in genes

Hey, Mr. Nice Guy. That proverbial bad boy has got you beat - a fact familiar to women who prefer James Dean to Alan Alda.

December 23, 2008

Mais oui — The New York Times gets duped

Oo-la-la. The New York Times was duped Monday by someone posing as the "mayor of Paris."

December 22, 2008

Blagojevich among top 10 scandals

It could be his Chicago-style audacity or the sheer breadth of the investigation. Maybe it's just the hair, or those snappy new ringtones.

December 19, 2008

VA to repay widows after benefits glitch

Things are finally right between America's military widows and the Department of Veterans Affairs, for the time being.

December 19, 2008

Pope, Wal-Mart hail new culture of thrift

Wear out your shoes, and hail the humble meal and modest celebration. The new frugality, thrifty chic, recessionist culture -- it's a global thing. And it's good for us.

December 18, 2008

TV news, local papers win audience derby

Americans get their news from local television, cable news networks and local newspapers in that order, according to new research.

December 17, 2008

Critics of PC decry ‘top 10 abuses’ of ‘08

The hallowed halls of academia are ivy-covered and perhaps hamstrung with political correctness - some more pronounced than others.

December 15, 2008

Inside Politics Weekend: Missing volunteers

What has become of all the grass-roots volunteers who worked so tirelessly to get Barack Obama elected president? No one knows at the moment, apparently.

December 14, 2008

Americans believe in God, angels, heaven, miracles - such traditional religious thinking is still much a part of the nation's mind-set, according to research that also plumbs a few less traditional beliefs.

December 12, 2008

Staunch GOP still has faith in Bush

Conservative Republicans have not deserted President Bush as his last days in the White House ebb away.

December 12, 2008

Gray Lady puts a delicate spin on financial woes

The New York Times is not shy about airing its money woes. Like a determined matriarch with a meager purse, the Gray Lady has gone public with its debts.

December 11, 2008

News industry needs a bailout?

Some wonder whether the news media could use a federal buyout, just like Wall Street and auto manufacturers.

December 9, 2008

Gregory to host ‘Meet the Press’

David Gregory has been named moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," the network announced Sunday, ending months of parlor games and insider speculation over the much-coveted position.

December 8, 2008

‘Meet the Press’ meets its new moderator, David Gregory

David Gregory has been named moderator of NBC News' "Meet the Press," the network announced Sunday, ending months of parlor games and insider speculation over the much-coveted position.

December 7, 2008

Inside Politics Weekend: Days of yore

Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev arrived on American soil for the first time on this day in 1987, enjoying "Gorbymania," a cowboy hat and the company of President Reagan.

December 7, 2008