Brad changes tune after dissing marriage to Jen
Strong negative reaction to his comments prompt star to claim he was misinterpreted, says marital woes were his fault, not hers
Once-secure union jobs are on the chopping block
Budget stress forced state and local governments to cut more than 200,000 union jobs in 2010
Housing "short sales" is booming business
Reducing foreclosures by selling distressed properties for less than value of mortgage is rapidly expanding tactic
Small businesses feel sting of wild stock market
Elizabeth Allen's hopes the ups and downs in the stock market won't scare way customers to her high-end sleepwear company
Heat wave has claimed more than 20 lives so far
Heat advisories issued in 27 states; Temporary cooling coming soon, but oppressive heat could return by week's end
Working for the government is no longer secure
Once upon a time, public sector jobs represented stability and security, but a new trend in balancing budgets changed that
Obama changes policy on condolence letters
Long-standing policy of not sending letters to the families of troops who commit suicide while in a combat zone is reversed
Policy shift in presidential condolence letters
Starting today, all military families who lose loved ones in a war zone will receive a letter, regardless of how they died
Honor denied some families of fallen troops
Not every military family that suffers a loss gets a presidential condolence letter; those killed in suicide and stateside accidents don't receive them
The Whitey Bulger legend dims in South Boston
Even though the notorious gangster Bulger still casts a long shadow over Boston, many remember his two-faced betrayal
A long struggle for the long-term unemployed
Thomas Abraham wears a suit and tie every day, struggles to remain positive in his third year of looking for full-time work
Making the grade in a troubled school district
Turnaround schools are part of President Obama's $3 billion initiative to remake more than 700 of the nation's worst performing schools
Special Ops widows getting special attention
United Warrior Survivor Foundation helps the 300 or so families of late Special Forces soldiers cope with their loss
C.J.'s Bus comforts kids in tornado's aftermath
Kathryn Martin and her team drive into disaster areas, providing fun and games for young victims
Tornado experts dissect disaster for answers
Meteorologists are conducting what amounts to a forensic investigation of devastation in South to document size, power of tornadoes