Twitter Nation - TwitterNation

Everyone, it seems, is on Twitter — even a cat. Still wondering what the microblogging buzz is about? We'll explain.

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How to get a valuable first-time homebuyer credit - MSN Real Estate

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Palin attacks media over 'very scary' reporting

Sarah Palin, still smarting over coverage of her vice presidential run, calls the media's reporting on her family "very scary".

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Mothers against Facebook breast-feeding ban

Facebook has sparked a massive online debate - and protests - and after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast.

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Microsoft's Zune plagued by freeze

After droves of frazzled customers flooded online forums complaining about their Zunes freezing up, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that the 30-gigabyte device was, in fact, troubled with technical issues.

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Madoff whistleblower went unheeded for years

His repeated warnings that Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff was running a giant Ponzi scheme have cast Harry Markopolos as an unheeded prophet.

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Appetite for seduction: BK's new fragrance

The way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but the way to a woman's heart - according to Burger King - may be through a new $3.99 meat-scented body spray called Flame.

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3-year-old Hitler can't get name on cake

The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, whose request for a birthday cake with the child's full name on it was rejected by a New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance.

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Confession sheds light on Mumbai attacks

The gunman captured in last month's Mumbai attacks told police he had originally intended to seize hostages and call the media to make demands, according to his confession.

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Pastor jailed for invoking God's wrath

A community activist who ran for Congress from prison, where he had been sent for warning that a judge could be tortured by God, can post bond while he appeals his conviction, an appeals court has ruled.

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Gadgets that make you look like a jerk

Sometimes tech makes you appear hip, assertive and dynamic, it can just as easily make you look like an utter pain.� So, before you rush out to buy Apple's new laptop or BlackBerry's new Storm, check out these high profile gadgets you might look cooler without.

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Ill. governor arrested on corruption charges

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

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Economy brews some trouble for Starbucks

Starbucks warned Wall Street on Thursday that its profit would fall short of analysts' expectations this quarter.

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New crisis in commercial real estate looms

The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis - one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide.

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Shopper clubs suspect with frozen turkey

Stopped. Cold turkey. North Carolina authorities say a shopper clubbed an alleged carjacker with a frozen turkey as he tried to steal a woman's car in a grocery store parking lot Sunday.

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Why Democrats gave Big Three a reprieve

A look at the political reasoning behind the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give the Big Three auto makers another shot at a $25 billion loan.

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It's the end of the (punch) line for the Yugo

The last Yugo, once the pride of communist Yugoslavia's automobile industry, will roll off its Serbian production line Thursday in the central town of Kragujevac.

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Bum nominations hard to avoid

No matter how careful he is, sooner or later President-elect Barack Obama is likely to make a bum nomination or two.

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Report: Economy is sickening U.S. hospitals

The dismal economy has U.S. hospitals ailing, with new data showing declines in overall admissions and elective procedures, plus a big jump in patients who can't pay for care.

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Pilot has mid-flight mental breakdown

An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday.

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Hungry in Zimbabwe: 'If you rest, you starve'

Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn't eaten for three days.

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Cops: Man uses sandwich to assault girlfriend

A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday.

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Priest: No communion for Obama supporters

A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion.

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5 years later, man beats insurer over $40 bill

A $40 medical bill might seem small but a West Virginia man says his five-year battle over paying it was a matter of principle.

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Monks brawl at Christian holy site in Jerusalem

Israeli police rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches Sunday and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus' tomb.

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