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Poet Langston Hughes was also an "inveterate letter writer," says the co-editor of a new compilation of his correspondence. But if you're hoping to find profound love letters, you'll be disappointed.

After what he called a "breakthrough year," the president set caution aside. He called for expanded tax credits to help working families and for paid sick leave for workers who don't already have it.

Most Americans are more likely to use credit cards, online banking or even mobile phones to pay the bills, but one check company is hoping to breathe a little life into the ledger.

Your inbox overflows with spam, so what else is new? But have you ever wondered how junk email got its name? And where all of it comes from? Finn Burton, author of Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet describes the spam business, how it's become a criminal enterprise and how you can protect yourself online.

The high-minded Atlanta quartet has reunited 18 years after its debut album and seven years after Cee-Lo Green's pop smash "Crazy."

Households' net worth rose 2.1 percent last quarter -- the four straight quarterly gain. Yet tumbling stock prices have reduced their wealth since then. Some economists say Americans' net worth may now be down slightly for the year. That helps explain why many say it will at least 2012 or 2013 before Americans' wealth returns to pre-recession levels.

The number of temporary jobs is on the upswing even though the nation's unemployment rate has stubbornly stayed above 9 percent for 19 months. Some workers say they prefer temporary jobs and the flexibility that comes with them to long-term employment.

Construction is still under way at ground zero, the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York. A memorial plaza is set to open a week from Sunday, 10 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings.

Lee Ielpi, a retired New York City firefighter who lost his son on Sept. 11, 2001, is co-founder of the Tribute WTC Visitors Center at ground zero. The center, which celebrates the lives of the victims, has collected reflections of visitors in a new book.

Apple's Steve Jobs says shared online services will "demote the PC" and usher in a computing revolution. Others have their doubts and are particularly concerned that cloud computing raises fresh security issues.