HARTFORD, Conn. -- The echoes of the final horn had barely stopped reverberating through the court-level concourse when the aging XL Center registered its opinion of last Saturday's proceedings. A pipe broke above the walkway and sent water cascading down onto the ground below, diverting traffic on the way back to the locker rooms and providing significant symbolism for both the game's winner and loser.
It's not every day you read about one top-level executive asking another where his balls are. But in the end, former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz lived up to her reputation for "salty language" and candid management style.
That latest sign of an economic recovery: shoplifting is back.
Many young Americans are disappointed about what they heard from the candidates at Monday night's GOP candidates' debate. Or didn't hear. Nothing about how to fix our failing public schools, nothing about making a college education affordable, and nothing about giving jobs to the next generation of Americans.
CNN's Jessica Yellin has the highlights from the first major debate of the primary season.
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Residents of the LeDroit Park, a low income area of Washington gathered at the neighborhood farm on Tuesday to meet with British royalty. And, the Prince of Wales was happy to shake hands and talk gardening.
In March 2010, Britain's Prince Charles made an unannounced two-day visit to Afghanistan.
The wide avenues of Havana became a colorful mosaic of the faces and flags of throngs of Cuban people -- 600,000 of them, according to state media -- as people gathered to commemorate International Workers' Day, or May Day, on Sunday.
The strategy: Encourage your child to enroll at a state university or community college for the first year or two, then transfer to a private school.
CNNMoney: Laid off twice by 24updated: Wed Dec 08 2010 09:18:00
Laid off twice by age 24? Absolutely.
Taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief. It's still not a sure thing, but after Monday night's compromise between President Obama and prominent Republicans in Congress, it appears that all the Bush era tax cuts will be extended.
Authorities have arrested two Georgetown University students and another person in connection with a suspected drug lab found inside a dormitory Saturday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dikembe Mutombo came to the United States on an academic scholarship to study medicine at Georgetown University. But his career path soon changed after joining the school's basketball team. Mutombo would go on to play in the NBA for 18 years and become one of the league's all-time best defensive players.
Community colleges across the United States have seen enrollment figures jump by 24 percent over the past few years, as unemployed workers look to retrain at those institutions, which offer lower tuition compared to their four-year counterparts.
If you believe a schlocky Hollywood blockbuster from last year starring John Cusack, the world may come to an end in 2012.
Record-breaking paralympian Aimee Mullins argues that adversity can open the door for human potential.
CNN's Jessica Yellin talks to Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Mike Pence about bipartisan compromise on health care.
Heated partisan exchanges and in-depth policy discussions at the bipartisan health care summit on Thursday are unlikely to sway both parties in finding common ground, analysts said as the summit was going on.
What does it mean when 86 percent of the Americans surveyed last week by CNN/Opinion Research Corp. say they believe that their system of government is broken?
One of the toughest annual quandaries in Bracketville is how to treat a highly competitive league that lacks a lot of top-end power. Last year, 9-9 in the Big Ten was good enough for a couple of teams. This year's test case is going to be the ACC.
The visits came with the trappings of the season's hottest rock 'n' roll tour.
Thanks to the outcry against Wall Street pay, bank shareholders are in line for a little bonus of their own.
Kurt Haskell's eyes were locked on the seatback monitor in front of him when the words of a passing flight attendant caught his attention.
Secy. of State Hillary Clinton emphasizes human rights, democracy and development as ways to make a longterm difference
One year after risky practices by the nation's biggest banks almost brought down the economy, many of those institutions are even bigger -- and some say even riskier.
The next round of executive pay decisions for companies that have received substantial government bailout funds could have a more lasting impact on pay practices nationwide, the special master on pay for the bailout said Tuesday.
Team owner Frank McCourt and his CEO wife Jamie's split is getting nastier than a playoff series!
After being laid off this summer, Amy Bauer began to contemplate a career switch (from investor relations to corporate social responsibility). But it had been more than a decade since the 37-year-old from the Baltimore area had even crafted a résumé. For assistance, she turned to a career coach.
It's time for Sheila Bair to stop worrying about bailout politics and hit Uncle Sam up for some dough.
At first, no one seemed to notice the young man who walked into the hotel lobby at around 7:45 that Friday morning.
The Obama administration lost a bid to add a powerful weapon in its fight against foreclosure Thursday, after the Senate voted down a proposal to allow bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages.
The bodies of the nine suspected Pakistani terrorists -- all believed to have been involved in the attacks on Mumbai -- are still lying in a hospital morgue almost five months after the attacks occurred.
President Obama said Tuesday that recent stimulus measures "are starting to generate signs of economic progress," but more tough times are ahead.
Robin Stearns, 28, watched her husband apply for jobs day in and day out. She watched him scour professional networking sites in an attempt to contact prospective employers.
Rising unemployment is driving competition as adults attend a teen job fair. KUSA's TaRhonda Thomas reports.
After his sister nagged him for eight years to go to the doctor, Kurt Berger finally had a physical late last year. Then in January, he received a phone call from his doctor: Tests showed he had prostate cancer.
Hartford, CT. (CNN) -- Eighteen-year-old Nicole Suissa is off to a running start in her pursuit of a career in law. In her freshman year at the University of Hartford, she's clocked a 3.73 grade point average.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won't be leaving the federal government's nest anytime soon.
With job openings few and far between, skilled professionals are trading their business suits for aprons - with mixed success.
There are currently a record number of unemployed college graduates seeking work. So many, in fact, that they outnumber high school dropouts on the job hunt.
A majority of Americans oppose a bailout of the troubled U.S. auto industry, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Corporate lobbyists may have to jockey for attention alongside smaller, grassroots organizations under new ethics rules issued by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, one analyst says.
The $700 billion bailout plan signed into law Friday may get banks to start lending to each other again. But it remains to be seen how long that will take to jumpstart an ailing economy.
At least 17 Smithsonian Institution executives with six-figure salaries will see pay cuts, many in the tens of thousands of dollars, under reforms adopted by the museum complex.
A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of key secret grand jury testimony in the atomic spy trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Half of Beijing's 3.3 million vehicles will be pulled off the roads during the Olympics to help clean the city's noxious air for the game
Dan Berger, a 26-year-old aide to New York Congressman Charles Rangel, knew he wanted to get an MBA but, he says now, he was overwhelmed by the number and variety of programs available: "I knew I needed to gather a lot of information before choosing a school, but I really didn't know where to start."
Patrick and Laura Matheny began saving early for their children's college education. After stashing some $50,000 in college savings accounts for their son Daniel, now 20, and their daughter Natalie, 18, they began paying down their mortgage in earnest with the intention of tapping their home equity once the bills began rolling in.
Addressing American bishops, Pope Benedict lays out an action plan on sex abuse, discipline and propagating the faith
If you can pay for your bills online; why not pay for your sins?
Two bills before Congress would give bankruptcy court judges the authority to reduce mortgage debt, which could save thousands of borrowers from foreclosure.
CNN's Judy Fortin reports on a patient with an enlarged prostate and speaks with a medical expert.
Some insurance decisions are easy. Take life insurance. You know you need it to replace the income your spouse and kids would lose if you died. Insurers don't have much leeway to dispute claims for death benefits because "deceased" is a pretty definite condition.
Using a Facebook profile, police arrested a suspect in an attack on the Georgetown University campus.
On a Friday afternoon in March 2000, University of Pennsylvania freshman Alison Malmon came in from studying outdoors with friends, and her world crashed around her.
In 1982, during a period of dangerous stalemate in the Middle East peace process, I gave a speech at Georgetown University about the critical need for a more engaged and balanced role for the United States in the region.
He's on a mission to save the planet. But first, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to pump some sex appeal into environmentalists.
Experts in Latin American affairs are saying they aren't surprised at the negative reaction President Bush is receiving as he begins a seven-day tour through the region to push for an ethanol alliance with Brazil.
The sales pitches are irresistible: "Lose 2 Pounds a Day!" "Burn Fat Round the Clock!" "Learn the Amazing Weight-Loss Secret of Hollywood's Sex Symbols!" OK, maybe that's pushing it. But if diet pills could give you Eva Longoria's body, would you bother with the salads and stair-climbing?
You can improve the odds that you'll collect the policy benefits you expected, if and when you need them, if you take these steps.
Anwar Ibrahim was a rising star in Asian politics during the 1990s as Finance Minister and then Deputy Prime Minister under Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. But in 1998, after leading a c...
Since the U.S. population crossed the 200 million mark in 1967, America has grown into a more sprawling, more southern and western, suburban nation with more crowded highways.
Thank you, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. You've just done a big favor to anyone who could conceivably be charged, even unjustly, with a federal crime in connection with his or her job - which means anyone...
Nearly one in five adult children provide financial assistance to an aging parent, spending, according to a study by Georgetown University's Center on an Aging Society, an average of $216 a month. ...
A new study suggests that spending more on research and development does not translate into better financial results for the company doing the spending, according to a published report.
Remember the good old days when private college was "only" $20,000 a year? Tuition and room and board at many private schools will likely be twice that in the coming academic year.
Black smoke exited a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Monday, indicating a vote was taken and a pope was not selected.
Syria's ambassador to the United States said his government is planning a quick withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, likely before summer.
Supremely confident, steadfast in his agenda and seasoned from an eventful first term, President Bush's roughest days may still lie ahead.
Sam Dash, former chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee whose probe led to the resignation of President Nixon, died Saturday. He was 79.
How do you get to the Supreme Court? For lawyers, it's like the old joke about Carnegie Hall: Practice, practice, practice.
It would seem rather obvious: Running up on credit-card stocks right now can't be a good idea. After all, the market is glutted with cards, and issuers are struggling to find new areas of growth. W...
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. Yada, yada, yada. Sometimes you just don't want to hear any more advice from gender experts. But listen up, because Deborah Tannen is no schlocky self-help ...
Fortune: NOW HEAR THIS updated: Mon Dec 26 1994 00:01:00
-- HILLARY CLINTON, 47, on a tabloid report that she was pregnant with an alien child: "If the alien baby comes, we're ready and looking forward to it. I've always wanted a sibling for Chelsea."
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, Willie went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. At Georgetown, he won a special award called a Rhodes scholarship, which allowed him to study for two years at Oxford Uni...
Money Magazine: CORRECTIONS updated: Sun Dec 01 1991 00:01:00
-- MONEY Guide: Best College Buys, 1992 edition, overstated the increase in tuition and room and board for 1991 at the following schools (the correct figures are given in parentheses): Claflin Coll...
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, didn't have today's cost- conscious American CEOs in mind when in 1548 he wrote, ''Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest: To give an...
Fortune: ON THE RISEupdated: Mon Dec 17 1990 00:01:00
MARK S. BRANDIN, 40 CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. How do you sell discount brokerage services in stormy markets? The same way you do in sunny ones. ''We don't tell our customers what to invest in,'' says ) ...
''When it comes to agriculture, the Europeans are like Saddam Hussein,'' says U.S. trade expert C. Fred Bergsten. ''It's them against the world.'' The rhetoric may be a little strong, but the frust...
Senator Ernest F. Hollings carries around identical men's shirts, one made in Taiwan, the other in the U.S. While the wholesale price of the imported shirt is less, retailers sell both for $18. His...
Fortune: PEOPLE TO WATCHupdated: Mon Apr 28 1986 00:01:00
Terence R. McAuliffe For the last six years McAuliffe, 29, has been persuading businessmen to come to the aid of his party. He is finance director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee...
Fortune: PEOPLE TO WATCHupdated: Mon Dec 23 1985 00:01:00
James A. Firestone When Firestone, 31, went to Georgetown University, his father persuaded him to study Japanese instead of French. Earlier this year Firestone, by then fluent in the language, was ...
''Instantly procure the unexpurgated file on Judicial Activism,'' recently screeched the senior Keeping Up correspondent on the social issues desk, ''and while you are about it also arrange for the...
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