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So Ben & Jerry’s founders have endorsed Barack Obama for president. The hippie millionaires explain that Obama represents real, inspirational change — just like heart-stopping ice cream. But as always, whenever you ask anyone what this change really is, you get nothing. Why? Maybe because if we get into specifics, …

The ailing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation puts on its show Monday night with John Mellencamp performing and Madonna preening in the audience as a rare non-performing inductee. It’s an audience that pays up to $100,000 a table in some cases, and a minimum of $2,500 a seat …

Jacko’s Neverland Falls Prey to Chaos | Kathie Lee Coming to ‘Today’ Jacko’s Neverland Falls Prey to Chaos Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch may temporarily be out of financial peril on Wednesday. But there’s been a mini-financial soap opera running in the background, one which Michael probably knows nothing about, and …

Tell me if this has ever happened to you. You’re in your car and traffic is merging. Only the guy next to you isn’t giving way — not an inch. He’d sooner ram into you than let you get in front of him. Now, you’re a calm, rational person. But …

They are a popular way to contribute to charities, but now shady operators taking advantage of people who donate their old cars are putting the would-be philanthropists on the fast track to an IRS nightmare. With two old trucks to donate, Oregonian Herbert Young answered an ad in which a …

NEW YORK – A New Jersey appeals court ruling that transsexualism can be considered a handicap under state law has raised questions — and hackles — over the legal rights of people who change genders. The decision, handed down by an appeals court, could set a precedent for other states …

Baltimore residents Gita Deane and Lisa Polyak have been together as a lesbian couple for 20 years, during which they’ve often been the subject of discrimination. “We were harassed by our neighbor; not only was he harassing us while we lived there, but he was sending the letters to my …

Editor’s note: The following isa telephone interview with Afghanistan’s interim leader Hamid Karzai from his headquarters near Kandahar. Where is Mullah Omar?I asked repeatedly of Mullah Omar over the past few days, that he denounce terrorism, he didn’t do that, so he is right now a fugitive and an associate …

Exclusive: Warren Beatty on Bill Clinton, Charlton Heston, His New Movie, and Family Life Warren Beattysays his televised chat with former President Bill Clinton — which was observed Sunday night during a cliffhanger Knicks-Lakers game — was not in the least bit unfriendly. Lots of mail and calls have come …

KABUL – At once beautiful and barbaric, Afghanistan is a place out of time. Timeless and massive works of art have been smashed out of sheer spite. The world’s most notorious alleged terrorist, Usama bin Laden, and his support network are offered safe haven. Pricey heroin made from once-verdant fields …