Fed up with the stock market? Sick of greedy megabanks and Wall Street bailouts? Then take your money and invest in what you eat. That's the idea behind slow money, a movement coming into its own at a time when interest in local food is rising and exasperation is high over a global financial system gone wild.

When Pope Benedict recently offered a place in the Roman Catholic Church to dissident Anglicans, some commentators said the move was reminiscent of a hostile takeover in the corporate world.

To be fair, the pope was simply responding to repeated requests of many members of the Church of England who are disenchanted with their church's acceptance of women priests and gay bishops.

Federal agents are raiding thousands of homes of criminal illegal immigrants under Obama administration directives that emphasize apprehending dangerous criminals over arresting nonviolent illegal residents.

VENTURA, Calif. - Carolina Canosa turned 13 this year. She has "Twilight" posters hanging on her bedroom wall and loves the Jonas Brothers, manicures and frozen yogurt, like any other teenager.

Carolina also albinism -- a condition that results in vision problems and little color in her skin, hair and eyes -- and that's what people always seem to notice first.

The police auction of a souped-up motorized recliner, confiscated because the owner was drunk, is back on track, now that the La-Z-Boy company's concerns have been satisfied.

TOKYO - Practice your chopstick skills before you go to Tokyo, although all restaurants keep at least a couple of forks set aside.

-- Unagi donburi. Donburi means "food arranged on steamed rice." Unagi is eel. Some people freak out because eels look like, um, snakes. Cooked, it's just a piece of fish, sweet-sauced and served over rice, often with shredded omelet to the side. Delish.