With homework, testing and full-day classes, today's kindergarten bears a striking resemblance to first grade. Some experts call that progress, but others worry that 5-year-olds are being pushed too hard, too soon

With homework, testing and full-day classes, today's kindergarten bears a striking resemblance to first grade. Some experts call that progress, but others worry that 5-year-olds are being pushed too hard, too soon

Lives merged; checking accounts too?

For some couples, a joint account works, but keeping money separate gains popularity

Gay or straight, married or not, couples have to figure it out: Who's going to pay for what, and should we merge our money along with the rest of our lives?

Problem: Extra moving charges

Changing timetable added to customer's stress

The cost of a home health care nurse's move from Chicago to Houston swelled to $5,625, $700 more than what was agreed on, and she still didn't have her furniture. She called What's Your Problem?

Craigslist shuts down adult services sections

Craigslist has shut down its adult services sections, weeks after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and attorneys general from 16 other states demanded that the company do so, officials said Saturday.

In Chile, experts worry about trapped miners' mental health

For a month, 33 Chilean copper miners have been trapped in a 'refuge,' after surviving a cave-in. As Chile and the rest of the world watch transfixed, experts have swarmed to offer advice on coping.

Above ground, the scene is alternately somber and surreal: Anxious loved ones, fingering crucifixes blessed by Pope Benedict XVI. Four scientists from NASA, warning that light deprivation is their greatest worry. A Mexican norteno band in black suits and cowboy hats, offering a USB flash drive with its songs for the men. And now, giving advice on keeping spirits up, survivors of the 1972 Andean plane crash that inspired the movie 'Alive.'