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It's time to rev up the old minivan and hit the road for summer vacation. But how to keep the kids (and adults) from getting bored? Audiobook expert Adam Boretz recommends stories so good you'll forget to ask, "Are we there yet?"

Miming in London, that new Grammy category, fraud charged in Vienna, and a countertenor on "America's Got Talent": all the news that's fit to link.

The president challenged Congress to pass a jobs-creation bill and do more to stimulate the economy. In his remarks at the White House, he also discussed the drag Europe's financial woes are having on the U.S.

Debbie Allen won Fame for playing an iconic dance teacher in film and television. Now, she's getting new fans for roles on shows like Grey's Anatomy. She talks about the highs and lows of her career.

When the Philadelphia Orchestra first visited China four decades ago, it was a prestigious, well-funded institution performing in a poor, underdeveloped nation. Now the orchestra is emerging from bankruptcy and hoping that an increasingly wealthy China can provide new streams of revenue.

The Television Critics Association announced its award nominees, and gave high marks to Showtime's Homeland in its first year.

If Iowans feel they've been bombarded by political ads in recent weeks, that's nothing compared to what the next eight days will be like. With the caucuses only a week from Tuesday, the ad wars are changing gears for the final stretch.

The Garabedians' over-the-top decorations have been a traffic-snarling must-see for nearly four decades. And "traditional" is definitely not the right word for this holiday attraction. Amid Santa and his reindeer, life-size figures of celebrities rejoice.

The gift card is a popular present this holiday season, but consumers and retailers are raising concerns about problems with them. In one scheme, criminals have figured out ways to poach serial numbers and spend the money before the person who receives the card even opens it.

The owners of the New York Mets will pay $162 million to settle charges related to the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. The trustee representing Madoff's fraud victims claimed that team owners reaped profits even though they knew the Madoff investment was corrupt. The Mets won't have to pay anything for at least three years, but the case has already forced the team to slash payroll.