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For a year and a half, Lebanon's government was paralyzed by a power struggle between a Western-backed faction and a bloc led by Shiite militant Hezbollah. The deadlock broke in May, when Hezbollah defeated its rivals in several days of fighting. Now a new government has formed, and Hezbollah appears more powerful then ever.

Season Three of The Muppet Show comes out on DVD May 20. (The Muppet Holding Company/BVHE) I was a little too old to have grown up with Sesame Street as…

Bernard Madoff's arrest for allegedly bilking investors out of $50 billion is only one of many Ponzi schemes authorities are investigating around the country. In Florida, in particular, such schemes are a perennial bumper crop, in part because of many wealthy retirees.

Some administration advisers say if security conditions continue to improve, the United States may be able to shift its mission in Iraq away from war-fighting by the end of this year. Others say Iraq's political leaders are far from making the needed compromises to temper sectarian tension.

The Marines known as "America's Battalion" are heading to Afghanistan as part of the 21,000 additional forces President Obama is deploying to bolster the war effort. The mission of these Marines will take them to places American forces have rarely been in southern Afghanistan, the heart of the Taliban militant operations.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy signals that he is poised to wed former supermodel and singer Carla Bruni. The news comes as Sarkozy's approval ratings drop below 50 percent, and critics accuse him of neglecting the public's concerns.

Up and coming jazz vocalist Charmaine Clamor sings the music of both her idols and her homeland. Clamor may aspire to the styles of Nina Simone or Ella Fitzgerald but she sings the traditional torch

Sallie Mae, the largest U.S. student-loan company, has agreed to a $25 billion buyout involving a pair of private-investment funds, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. In the past several weeks, the entire student-loan industry has been under fire for improper relationships with college financial-aid offices.

A surprising number of Americans passed on a nearly automatic tax refund this year. More than 10 million taxpayers who have filed already failed to claim the credit. That includes many who used tax professional to prepare their returns.