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    USA Today: Faith & Reason

  • Are 'good without God' studies an attack on your faith?

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am
    Do you feel attacked for your religious beliefs? Do you consider popular views that people can be good without God as a direct hit on the moral system you treasure? A new study suggests faith is optional to moral development but that doesn't mean believers will agree -- or feel less attacked.

  • Muslims seek probe of mayor's 'Christian community' remarks

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:46 pm
    A Muslim group filed a federal civil rights complaint Friday after a Southern California mayor remarked that he was "growing a Christian community" in a state of the city address last week.

  • Baptist initiative floods Texas with Bible CDs

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:25 pm
    The largest state Baptist group in the United States wants Jesus Christ's message of hope heard in every home in Texas all 9 million of them within the next two months.

  • Pope's letter to Irish condemns clergy sex abuse

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:50 am
    Pope Benedict XVI condemned the abuse of children by priests Monday, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior.

  • Don't kill U.S. gays, lock them up: Family groups

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am
    Leaders from the Family Research Council and the American Family Association wouldn't go as far as Uganda's kill-the-gays bill. But they said last week that homosexual behavior, like shooting up illegal drugs, should be outlawed in USA, according "Christianity Today."
 
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    USA Today: Al Neuharth

  • Debate on war on terror — Our view: National security team fails to inspire confidence

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm
    Our view on war on terror: National security team fails to inspire confidence Officials’ handling of Christmas Day attack looks like amateur hour. Ever since the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, the Obama administration's national...

  • Opposing view: 'We need no lectures'

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:21 pm
    Correction An earlier version of this Opposing View stated that reading rights to suspects became standard FBI policy under Michael Mukasey. In fact the long-standing policy was reaffirmed under Mukasey, who was President Bush's attorney general. The text has been...

  • Our opinion: Saints salve city's psyche

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm
    Saints salve city's psyche The New Orleans Saints were underdogs going into Sunday's Super Bowl. That figures. Both the team and the city have been underdogs for a long time. The Saints, for most of their 43 seasons, were so...

  • Column: We need two school systems

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:16 pm
    We need two school systems Education in America could use a big dose of innovation. How about one public school system for employees, and another for entrepreneurs? By Robert Kiyosaki In the summer of 1932, presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

  • Column: No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm
    No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers By DeWayne Wickham I hope this isn't what people mean by a "colorblind society." When the Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate fell from 10% to 9.7% in January,...
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    USA Today: Chuck Raasch

  • Debate on war on terror — Our view: National security team fails to inspire confidence

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm
    Our view on war on terror: National security team fails to inspire confidence Officials’ handling of Christmas Day attack looks like amateur hour. Ever since the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, the Obama administration's national...

  • Opposing view: 'We need no lectures'

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:21 pm
    Correction An earlier version of this Opposing View stated that reading rights to suspects became standard FBI policy under Michael Mukasey. In fact the long-standing policy was reaffirmed under Mukasey, who was President Bush's attorney general. The text has been...

  • Our opinion: Saints salve city's psyche

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm
    Saints salve city's psyche The New Orleans Saints were underdogs going into Sunday's Super Bowl. That figures. Both the team and the city have been underdogs for a long time. The Saints, for most of their 43 seasons, were so...

  • Column: We need two school systems

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:16 pm
    We need two school systems Education in America could use a big dose of innovation. How about one public school system for employees, and another for entrepreneurs? By Robert Kiyosaki In the summer of 1932, presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

  • Column: No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm
    No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers By DeWayne Wickham I hope this isn't what people mean by a "colorblind society." When the Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate fell from 10% to 9.7% in January,...
 
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    USA Today: DeWayne Wickham

  • Debate on war on terror — Our view: National security team fails to inspire confidence

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm
    Our view on war on terror: National security team fails to inspire confidence Officials’ handling of Christmas Day attack looks like amateur hour. Ever since the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, the Obama administration's national...

  • Opposing view: 'We need no lectures'

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:21 pm
    Correction An earlier version of this Opposing View stated that reading rights to suspects became standard FBI policy under Michael Mukasey. In fact the long-standing policy was reaffirmed under Mukasey, who was President Bush's attorney general. The text has been...

  • Our opinion: Saints salve city's psyche

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm
    Saints salve city's psyche The New Orleans Saints were underdogs going into Sunday's Super Bowl. That figures. Both the team and the city have been underdogs for a long time. The Saints, for most of their 43 seasons, were so...

  • Column: We need two school systems

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:16 pm
    We need two school systems Education in America could use a big dose of innovation. How about one public school system for employees, and another for entrepreneurs? By Robert Kiyosaki In the summer of 1932, presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

  • Column: No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm
    No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers By DeWayne Wickham I hope this isn't what people mean by a "colorblind society." When the Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate fell from 10% to 9.7% in January,...
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    USA Today: Opinion Blog

  • Debate on war on terror — Our view: National security team fails to inspire confidence

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm
    Our view on war on terror: National security team fails to inspire confidence Officials’ handling of Christmas Day attack looks like amateur hour. Ever since the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, the Obama administration's national...

  • Opposing view: 'We need no lectures'

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:21 pm
    Correction An earlier version of this Opposing View stated that reading rights to suspects became standard FBI policy under Michael Mukasey. In fact the long-standing policy was reaffirmed under Mukasey, who was President Bush's attorney general. The text has been...

  • Our opinion: Saints salve city's psyche

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm
    Saints salve city's psyche The New Orleans Saints were underdogs going into Sunday's Super Bowl. That figures. Both the team and the city have been underdogs for a long time. The Saints, for most of their 43 seasons, were so...

  • Column: We need two school systems

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:16 pm
    We need two school systems Education in America could use a big dose of innovation. How about one public school system for employees, and another for entrepreneurs? By Robert Kiyosaki In the summer of 1932, presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

  • Column: No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm
    No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers By DeWayne Wickham I hope this isn't what people mean by a "colorblind society." When the Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate fell from 10% to 9.7% in January,...
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    USA Today: On Politics

  • Poll: Tea Party candidates come in last

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:44 am

  • Cook moves Murtha's district to 'tossup' category

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:07 am
    The passing of Rep. John Murtha means a more competitive race in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. That became official Monday night when the Cook Political Report moved the district from "likely Democratic" to "toss up." 

  • House postpones Tuesday votes

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:43 pm
    With more snow in the forecast, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says now that there will be no House votes on Tuesday.

  • Rep. John Murtha is dead

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am
    Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha -- the first Vietnam combat veteran elected to Congress -- died this afternoon, following complications from recent gallbladder surgery

  • Poll: Special interest influence on the rise

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:45 am
    Independent voters, the key to President Barack Obama's election, now think that the influence of special interests in Washington has increased under Obama, according to a new poll by Democrat pollster Stan Greenberg.
 
 
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    USA Today: Small Business by Steve Strauss

  • 4 questions that will help you reinvent your business

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:53 pm
    Q: Steve I saw you on TV discussing how a woman who owned a cookie business reinvented it by tapping the wholesale market. In this economy, I bet there are a lot of people who would like to reinvent their business, but going wholesale is not a viable option. I am a lawyer for instance. So how do the rest of us reinvent our business? William

  • Ask an Expert: Now's the time to start your own business

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    More than 1 million U.S. households now receive reports on how their energy consumption compares with their neighbors as utilities encourage conservation, some with smiley faces for those doing well.

  • Ask an Expert: Want hot tips on selling? We can't do this all day

    24 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm
    Q: Hey Steve, I was hoping you could answer a question for me. A while ago, I bought a food chopper from some guy on TV. Yesterday I bought a ladder. A ladder! Why are these infomercials so good at selling stuff we don't need? Scott

  • Ask an Expert: Stay vigilant to steer clear of cybercrooks

    20 Jan 2010 | 8:25 am
    Q: Steve Recently, my Facebook account was hacked and "I" sent out an inappropriate blast to all of my friends, customers, etc. It ended up that I had to delete my account and send out an email explaining what happened to a lot of people. Very embarrassing. Please warn your readers about online fraud. It can happen to you. Aaron

  • Ask an Expert: Digging out of debt takes time, dedication

    11 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm
    Q: Over the past 18 months, we have piled up quite a bit of debt. Most of it is on our credit cards trying to keep business creditors paid and what not. I don't think I need to file bankruptcy. Is there some other way to get out from under?
 
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    USA Today: Small Business by Gladys Edmunds

  • Tightrope: Retirees, put your experience to work

    3 Feb 2010 | 12:48 am
    Hi, Gladys, I'm 73 years young and I need to make money to supplement my Social Security. I would like to try selling the fire extinguishers that you talked about in your book.

  • Tightrope: Are you really listening to your workers?

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:52 pm
    Dear Gladys, I am an entrepreneur; lately I've been having trouble communicating with my employees. Last week, an employee burst into tears while I was addressing a mistake that she had made on a proposal she sent to a potential client.

  • Tightrope: Afraid of success? You make failure an easy option

    20 Jan 2010 | 12:03 am
    Hello Gladys, I have a very strong desire to start my own business in interior decorating but I constantly avoid pursuing this dream. I can't understand why I do this, part of it may be fear, but I don't know exactly what I'm afraid of. Have you experienced this type of "paralysis" or do you know of someone who has? If so, how did you overcome this obstacle? I feel that once I tackle this problem, I will be on a roll and things will work out. Thank you, Shebra

  • Tightrope: Just starting out? Be careful of the advice you get

    13 Jan 2010 | 3:35 pm
    What is an entrepreneur? What kind of help and information does an entrepreneur need to get a business up and running? And what kind of help and information does an entrepreneur need to keep things running smoothly?

  • Tightrope: Remember, focus on those small successes

    6 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am
    Hi, Gladys, My goal for this New Year is to open a coffee shop. I can't figure out how to compete with a company like Starbucks.
 
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    USA Today: Ginny Gudmundsen

  • PBS Kids' teaches biology in an online game

    4 Feb 2010 | 5:33 pm
    Parents and teachers looking for a way to make learning biology fun for kids can find it in an outstanding free online game called Lifeboat to Mars.

  • 'Walk It Out' helps beat childhood obesity

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm
    With childhood obesity rates skyrocketing, it is not surprising that first lady Michelle Obama is launching a major initiative to combat this epidemic. Parents can add more exercise into their children's lives by turning to an unlikely source: the Nintendo Wii.

  • Video game lets kids imagine being an artist

    21 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm
    As school arts programs fall victim to budget cutting, parents can find some art instruction in an unlikely place: a video game. Imagine Artist combines a story about being an intern in an art studio with actual lessons about creating art.

  • 'Reader Rabbit' brings learning fun to Nintendo DS

    14 Jan 2010 | 5:33 pm
    In the 1990s, a whole generation of kids learned to read with the Reader Rabbit software titles. Now, a whole new generation can learn kindergarten skills with the brainy rabbit, just this time around they will be playing on the portable handheld Nintendo DS instead of on the computer.

  • 'My Musical World' teaches tots about mousing, music

    31 Dec 2009 | 10:32 am
    If you have a young child who is intrigued by all that computing that you do at home, you can turn that curiosity into a learning experience by downloading Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby: My Musical World onto your computer from www.giggles.net.
 
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    USA Today: Marc Saltzman

  • 'MAG' brings worldwide warfare to the PS3

    4 Feb 2010 | 5:32 pm
    If you subscribe to the adage "the more, the merrier" or "bigger is better," then you should be plenty happy with Sony's MAG ("Massive Action Game"), a Sony PlayStation 3 exclusive that lets you battle with up to 256 players over the Internet in a number of near-future skirmishes.

  • 'Mass Effect 2' sets bar high for 2010

    26 Jan 2010 | 12:01 am
    Let's get straight to the point, here. The sequel to 2007's critically-heralded Mass Effect role-playing game (RPG) and the second sci-fi epic in a planned trilogy is an early contender for the "must have" video game of the season.

  • Try these downloadable puzzlers on your Nintendo DSi

    14 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm
    Sure, it has two cameras and the ability to play digital music, but one of the best reasons to upgrade to the Nintendo DSi portable game system is the ability to download DSiWare titles via the Nintendo DSi Shop.

  • New 'Silent Hill' delivers thrills and chills

    24 Dec 2009 | 5:32 pm
    It might be one of the last video games to trickle out of the gate in 2009, but Konami's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is one of the best Nintendo Wii titles of the year if you're into scary stories, that is.

  • 'Avatar' game ultimately disappoints

    10 Dec 2009 | 5:32 pm
    More often than not, a video game based on a movie plays like a piece of merchandising, rather than delivering a quality entertainment experience on its own merit. There are some exceptions, of course, but most gamers will agree movie-based titles disappoint rather than impress.
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    USA Today: Technology Live

  • Google adds Facebook-like features to Gmail

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    oogle Buzz is Google's attempt to bring Facebook like sharing to Google.The company introduced Buzz today, launching it in 1% of Gmail inboxes.  It plans to  will roll the service out to the majority of Gmail users within the week.Buzz is a way to share photos, videos, web links, status updates and conversations with friends, just like on Facebook.But your available crowd to share with is limited only to Gmail users. Unlike Facebook or Twitter, you don't have to sign up new friends or ask permis ...

  • Coffee Break: Police relying on YouTube; Nexus One fees

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:24 am
    Cops using YouTube to find criminals; Google cuts fees to break Nexus One contract.

  • Google to Facebook: Gmail can be social too

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:47 pm
    Google this week is upgrading its Gmail program to add social media tools, similar to those found on Facebook, that incorporate photo and video sharing within the Gmail application.

  • New Canon Rebel SLR camera to rival 7D for video

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:18 pm
    Camera manufacturer Canon is introducing yet another new Rebel digital SLR -- one that at $800 sounds awfully close in feature sets to the $1,700 7D, a camera that is beloved by industry pros for its high-definition video capabilities.

  • Allvoices aggregates grass-roots journalism

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:49 am
    While the old media frets over its future in the digital age, a new media site is gaining steam from grass-roots journalism.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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    USA Today: Christine Brenna (Keeping Score)

  • Women's voices are still missing from Olympic leadership roles

    3 Feb 2010 | 8:04 pm
    One by one, the people who run the Winter Olympic sports in this country took their turn on a conference call with reporters the other day, praising their athletes and pronouncing them fit and ready to go as the 2010 Vancouver Games grow near.

  • Steady Rachael Flatt gets jump on skating foes

    27 Jan 2010 | 11:11 am
    Figure skater Rachael Flatt has heard the adjectives people use to describe her steady, solid, athletic, reliable and knows they aren't always meant as a compliment. The words reserved for the balletic and elegant Sasha Cohen, for instance, or the expressive and delightful Mirai Nagasu are not used for her.

  • With third Olympics in sight, Cohen reveling in skating spotlight

    22 Jan 2010 | 5:35 pm
    The early-afternoon practice session Friday wouldn't normally have been worthy of a second look were it not for the diminutive figure on the ice who has suddenly turned the U.S. national figure skating championships into her own personal quest for challenge, honor and even a measure of redemption.

  • Calling Tonya Harding, still skating's ratings queen

    22 Jan 2010 | 3:09 pm
    Every three years or so, whether I need to or not, I pick up the phone and call Tonya Harding. The impulse to speak with the controversial woman who is the best thing that ever happened to figure skating usually hits when a big skating event comes to the Pacific Northwest, which is where Tonya lives, works and occasionally calls 911.

  • Figure skater Sasha Cohen hopes to put it all together to reach Games

    20 Jan 2010 | 9:56 pm
    The most intriguing story of the 2010 Winter Olympics hit the ice at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships precisely at noon Wednesday, standing 5-feet-2, wearing black, snapping off triple jumps and looking completely on top of her game. Nearly four years after we last watched her compete, 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen didn't look washed up, old or rusty. At her advanced age of 25, she looked, well
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    USA Today: Michael Hiestand (TV and Web Sports)

  • CBS plays it straight with its Super Bowl XLIV coverage

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:42 pm
    CBS' Super Bowl coverage was predictable. CBS' big-event coverage tends be more straightforward and risk-averse than what pops up on other networks. But in playing it straight Sunday, CBS didn't fumble, largely avoiding anything hokey and was pretty good.

  • NCAA chasing loose change with an expanded basketball tourney

    3 Feb 2010 | 8:33 am
    Big-time sports, over decades, has a sweeping narrative: Make more TV tonnage, or "inventory" as it's known in TV circles.

  • In taking a stand, Tebow stands apart from peers

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:21 pm
    Super Bowl ads are widely noted but rarely long-remembered.But even if Tim Tebow's already famous Super Bowl ad for the Christian advocacy group Focus on the Family proves forgettably innocuous, it might leave a sorry legacy: Athletes get burned if they take sides.

  • NBC peacock eager to spread influence

    27 Jan 2010 | 1:38 pm
    NBC has changed how Americans follow Olympic action by expanding coverage on TV and online during recent Games. What it does in Vancouver could prove to be a turning point in how America consumes the Olympics.

  • Tebow-abortion ad flap adds to Super Bowl hype

    27 Jan 2010 | 8:38 am
    CBS, already likely to score an epic Super Bowl rating given the NFL's season-long surge in viewership, has picked up new momentum: It will have the most controversial TV ad perhaps the only really controversial ad to ever air during America's biggest TV show.
 
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    USA Today: Michael McCarthy (Sports on TV)

  • Coverage of Colt's ankle sure to swell

    31 Jan 2010 | 7:54 pm
    A possible torn ankle ligament for Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney going into Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV could present one of the most intriguing big-game TV story lines since Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees with his bloody sock in 2004 or defensive end Jack Youngblood of the Los Angeles Rams played Super Bowl XIV on a broken leg.

  • Rio choice not so grand for U.S. TV

    4 Oct 2009 | 6:08 pm
    The International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 2016 Summer Games to Rio de Janeiro instead of Chicago will cost it money.U.S. TV networks are expected to push back by negotiating down the rights fees for the 2016 Games and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

  • ESPN/ABC taking aim at nabbing 2014, 2016 Olympic Games

    7 Sep 2009 | 10:16 pm
    Standing on a deck overlooking the ESPN headquarters, executive vice president of content John Skipper delivers some bad news to network TV competitors about the upcoming bidding war for U.S. TV rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games. "We'll be there. We're having discussions with them," Skipper said.

  • New technology can beam up talent

    27 Aug 2009 | 5:58 pm
    ESPN beamed a hologram of anchor Bob Ley into a chair alongside anchor Chris Berman and executive vice president of technology Chuck Pagano here Thursday to demonstrate "Ultimate Interview" technology launching next spring.

  • NFL to unveil super slow-motion replays in 2009

    18 Aug 2009 | 11:14 pm
    Old-time NFL linebackers used to describe tackling guys so hard the snot bubbled out of their noses. TV viewers may see that in vivid detail as NFL Films rolls out "super duper" slow-motion replays this season that capture the jarring hits and athleticism of the NFL like never before, says media director Robert Stecklow.
 
 
 
 
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    USA Today: Idol Chatter Blog

  • Carrie Underwood adds 'Play On' tour dates

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:10 pm
    Back in December, Carrie Underwood announced the first dates of this year's Play On tour, which kicks off March 11 in Reading, Penn. Now she's added nine more dates for June. Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia will continue as opening acts.

  • Tuesday Tidbits: Taylor Hicks, Allison Iraheta and more

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:38 am
    Taylor Hicks is endorsing Hohner's "Hot Metal" line of harmonicas, one of which features his picture on the package. Taylor also now has an official "Soul Patrol" app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Plus, info on Allison Iraheta, Ace Young, Diana DeGarmo and Simon Cowell's Haiti-relief track.

  • Judge Ellen DeGeneres: "There's been a lot of fun on that panel"

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:52 am
    Ellen DeGeneres told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Tuesday morning that she was surprised by just how little experience some of the Hollywood contestants had. "Like, they're literally coming out of just a job and they just have a good voice and they've never really auditioned before," she said.

  • Howard Stern on 'American Idol': Believe it when you see it

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:21 am
    After seeing some of Howard Stern's comments on his satellite-radio show regarding American Idol, I'm becoming more and more convinced that the talk of his possibly replacing Simon Cowell has more to do with his SiriusXM contract being up next January than it does with any serious consideration of him on the part of Idol's producers.

  • Season 9 shorts: Ashley Makailah Rodriguez and Danelle Hayes

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:01 am
    One of Ashley Makailah Rodriguez's teachers at Berklee College of Music has high hopes for her prospects in the Hollywood episodes, which begin tonight. Plus, Denver auditioner Danelle Hayes fails to compete in Hollywood.
 
 
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