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Casino Offers Plastic Surgery Sweepstakes

Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal is offering a new kind of shopping spree. One lucky winner will get $25,000 to spend on plastic surgery. Reaching for humor, the Taj announced that its "Nip, Tuck and Lift" sweepstakes will "change the face" of casino promotions. The winner can get lyposuction, a facelift — or take the cash instead.

U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed Friday in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen. U.S. officials say he was linked to several major terrorist plots in recent years.

Awlaki: From San Diego Cleric To Wanted Terrorist

Anwar al-Awlaki was born in New Mexico and became an Islamic preacher in Southern California. But as he became increasingly radical, he moved to Yemen and was linked to multiple terrorist plots.

Would your kids eat potatoes if they looked like this?

Vilsack: Not Done With Potatoes And School Lunch

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says changes to the school nutrition rule are underway, including more clarity on the recommendation to reduce kids' potato and starchy vegetable consumption. He also says rural America needs a 'thank you.'

A customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Los Angeles. The bank plans to start charging a $5 monthly fee for customers who use their debit card for purchases starting early in 2012. ATM transactions would still be free.

Bank Of America Is 'Sticking It' To Customers, Senator Says

The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate doesn't like the bank's plan to charge many debit card customers $5 a month.

Ron Paul Condemns Al-Awlaki's Killing

The Republican presidential candidate said the action amounted to the assassination of an American citizen "without charges." "We should think very seriously about this," he said.

Yasir Qadhi On Being Muslim And American In Memphis

Yasir Qadhi is one of the most influential Muslim clerics to lecture in English. He was born in Houston, Texas, and studied in Saudi Arabia and at Yale.…

Voters in Coral Gables, Fla. preparing to vote in the state's 2008 presidential primary, Jan. 29, 2008.

Florida's Move Means Primaries, Like Holiday Season, Start Earlier

By advancing its primary date to Jan. 31, Florida makes it virtually certain the four traditional early states — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — will now move their caucuses and primaries to earlier in January. Other primaries will shift forward, too. Campaigns will have less downtime around the holidays.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the Lower House of German parliament Bundestag in Berlin after a vote on legislation to expand the EU's rescue fund.

Economists Say Indicators All Point Toward Recession

One forecasting group says the U.S. is on the verge of recession, while European economists are talking about what kind of recession Europe will endure.

Ryan Witmer (left) and Jhonmar Castillo wait with other couples to exchange vows in a civil union ceremony June 2 in Chicago's Millennium Park. New data from the U.S. census may reveal as much about changing attitudes as about changing numbers.

Data On Same-Sex Couples Reveal Changing Attitudes

Census data released this week may indicate more than just a change in numbers. Some demographers say the stigma of homosexuality is easing, emboldening more people to disclose their same-sex partnerships. As evidence, some of the biggest increases in gay couples occurred in unlikely places.

Johnny Winter's new album is called <em>Roots</em>.

Johnny Winter: A Blues Legend's Texas 'Roots'

Winter's Gulf Coast hometown wasn't big on the blues, but that didn't stop him from getting interested — especially once he met his idol B.B. King at a local club.

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