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Friday's jobs report was — in effect — a BEFORE snapshot of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department collected all of the data before Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast and before the election outcome could be known. The election adds uncertainty over the looming fiscal cliff that has made some companies reluctant to hire.

In some of the most potent cultural images we have of cool cars, they are being driven by young men -- Ron Howard cruising in American Graffiti, cousins Bo and Luke from The Dukes of Hazzard sliding over the hood of the General Lee, James Dean behind the wheel of his Porsche.

A random combination of letters and numbers may no longer be enough to protect your identity. But while experts are researching alternatives, passwords with multiple layers of security will have to do.

Theatrical clowning duo Bill Irwin and David Shiner haven't shared the spotlight onstage since the late 1990s. Now, with a collaborative theater project running at off-Broadway's Signature Theatre, they bring their zany brand of participatory slapstick to a new generation.

Claudia Felder lives in Chino, Calif., with her parents. It's a wholesome scene: nice house, three dogs and a parrot and happy family pictures everywhere.

Signs of 1963 are everywhere in Birmingham, Ala., these days. The city is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark civil rights events of that year: the children who marched until police turned fire hoses and dogs on them; Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"; and the September bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.

Teens and even young adults have grown up in an environment where sharing information about themselves online is not just encouraged but expected.

Although oil spills are fairly common, few have been studied for toxic effects on humans. Now health experts are meeting in New Orleans to discuss potential health implications. Scientists agree that mental stress on individuals and communities is a primary problem, and can lead to physical disorders as well as PTSD and depression.

Graduate school programs at the three major San Diego universities fared well in the U.S. News & World Report rankings released today.

Rumors abound of a major shakeup in the works for U.S. food aid programs. The U.S. would give aid groups money to buy food wherever they could get it cheapest and quickest, rather than shipping abroad commodities bought in the U.S. Already, groups that profit from the current system are mounting a fight.