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In 2010, eight young people died in a warehouse fire in New Orleans. They were “travelers,” kids who had left their homes and families to hop on trains like modern day hobos. We speak with a traveler who explains the lifestyle’s appeal.

Under pressure to show voters his tax returns, Mitt Romney posted returns from several years on his website.

Shalom Auslander’s new novel is mordant, but hilarious. In it Anne Frank is alive and living in an attic in upstate New York.

Chef Paula Deen has made a living on TV deep frying everything from cheesecake to Mac-n-cheese. But this week she revealed she has Type 2 diabetes. Branding experts say this may spell disaster for her show and books.

Newt Gingrich has labeled President Obama “the food stamp president.” But according to factcheck.org, more people actually went on food stamps under President George W. Bush.

A new book from French chef Jacques Pepin has recipes from his 60-year career, where he worked everywhere from New York City’s Le Pavillon to Howard Johnson’s.

International law requires that cruise ship passengers receive safety training with 24 hours of boarding. But the Costa Concordia had just set sail and hadn’t yet conducted any safety drills when it hit rocks Friday.

GOP hopeful Mitt Romney says his real tax rate is “probably closer to 15 percent than anything.” How does that work?

The Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA) and a sister bill in the U.S. Senate were sailing their ways through Congress. But now Silicon Valley is pushing back. And several websites, including Wikipedia, are black on Wednesday in protest, saying the bills will threaten innovation.

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and his likely Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren, may call for a truce to dirty politics. The two have been negotiating a plan where they would call on third party groups to cease and desist when it comes to airing negative campaign ads.