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Singer Doris Day is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters

Doris Day Still Sings at 87, Offers Fans 'My Heart'

At age 87, Doris Day is not exactly pop music's latest hot young artist. But this week the star of film, TV and music returns to the U.S. record world she conquered more than 60 years ago with a new album, My Heart.
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Rio Tinto says commodities customers more cautious

Global miner Rio Tinto warned on Monday that further cracks may be emerging in global commodities markets as the economies of Europe and the United States waver, with its customers increasingly cautious on the outlook.
Singer Doris Day is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters

Doris Day still sings at 87, offers fans My Heart

At age 87, Doris Day is not exactly pop music's latest hot young artist. But this week the star of film, TV and music returns to the U.S. record world she conquered more than 60 years ago with a new album, My Heart.
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Director segues from Conchords to Muppets

With Disney's film reboot of The Muppets raking in $29.5 million during its first weekend and claiming second place at the box office -- and a 98 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes -- director James Bobin is smiling as wide as Dr. Teeth.
New Mass Translation

New Mass Translation Has Catholics Confused Over Roman Missal

For the first time in 40 years, Catholics the world over are reading a new translation of Mass, emphasizing the Latin roots and formal tone of the Roman missal (prayer book). See what's changed from the old services, prompting many churches to rely on cheat sheets as they adjust, and why some Catholics are up in arms about the new translation.
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Rio Tinto sees customers turning cautious

Global miner Rio Tinto warned on Monday that further cracks could be emerging in global commodities markets as the economies of Europe and the U.S. waver, with its customers increasingly cautious on the outlook.
AIDS Research

6 Deaths as British Churches Claim to Cure HIV with Prayer

At least six people have died of AIDS after evangelical churches in Great Britain told them that God had cured their HIV and that they could stop taking medication, according to a Sky News investigation. Another person thinks he infected his partner after his church told him he could have unprotected sex and start a family.

Why Are The Maltese So Fat?

The numbers for Malta are 21.1 percent for women are obese (second highest in Europe) and 24.7 percent for men (the highest for the continent).
At Issue: U.S. Job Growth

A New Yorker's Opinion: Can America's Decline, and Declining Job-Base, Be Reversed?

I had just been chatting, over a ridiculously expensive turkey sandwich that Monday (right before Thanksgiving, what was I thinking?), about the declining fortunes of the once-great American Empire. But enough, for the moment, about me, first let's see what Columbia's Herbert J. Gans, emeritus professor of sociology, had to say about superfluous jobs in his recent New York Times Op-Ed piece--and whether what he astutely observed could lead, within the century, to the breakup of th...
Fans of the undead were in for a shock with this week's episode of AMC's "The Walking Dead." The second season twist left one of the series' main characters, Dale (Jeffry Demunn), dead after struggling to save Randall's (Michael Zegen) life.

Top 10 TV Shows of 2011

The year 2011 saw the various sequels of TV shows as well as new series entertaining the home audience. Following are our top 10 TV shows of 2011.

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