You can divide the automotive universe into two categories: those who paid too much for a new car and those who think they did. Such is the maddening process of visiting dealers, deciphering their "real" cost, and negotiating the labyrinth of fees. Revolutionizing the MO of car buying is the crusade of Scott Painter, the 43-year-old founder and CEO of TrueCar.com. Starting Jan. 1, his website will become Yahoo's exclusive partner for car shoppers.
Zombie mania is sweeping the country, but so is the obstacle course craze -- complete with tortuous tracks, pocked with mud pits and tall walls.
The cast of 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' share how they are coping with the suicide of Russell Armstrong.
Russell Armstrong had no alcohol, prescription drugs or illegal substances in his body when he died last month, toxicology results released Wednesday by the coroner concluded.
Cute, but maybe not wedding-album worthy.
No decision has been made on whether to reschedule the season debut of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" following the suicide of one of the reality show's cast members, the Bravo network said Friday.
Russell Armstrong complained before his apparent suicide that his estranged wife's reality show was going to "crucify" him in its upcoming season, his mother said Wednesday.
The estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member Taylor Armstrong apparently killed himself in his home, according to police and the Los Angeles county coroner's office.
Lawyer for "Real Housewives" star Russell Armstrong tells Joy Behar Show why his client felt overwhelmed.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announces the reopening of I-405, 17 hours before Monday's morning rush hour.
Los Angeles survived what officials warned could have been a traffic nightmare this weekend when a section of one of the nation's busiest freeways, closed for construction, was reopened ahead of schedule Sunday.
Los Angeles' Interstate 405 will reopen as soon as 11:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) Sunday, more than 17 hours ahead of schedule, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Sunday.
The closure of a mountain highway pass in the heart of the nation's second-largest city -- an event anticipated to be so calamitous to car-loving Southern California that it's been dubbed "Carmageddon" -- hit the area Friday night.
For 53 hours this weekend and early Monday, a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 405 will be closed in western Los Angeles for a bridge demolition.
The swanky four-bedroom, 4,700-sq.-ft. home is for sale at nearly $6 million
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband released several photos Monday of the aging actress toasting his 68th birthday with champagne over the weekend.
Zsa Zsa Gabor's Bel Air mansion, which offers an expansive -- and expensive -- view of Los Angeles, officially hit the real estate market for sale Tuesday, according to the Beverly Hills realtor who is listing the property.
The 7,000-sq.-ft., ranch-style home sits on 1.27 hilltop acres in Bel Air
Zsa Zsa Gabor was taken to a hospital for treatment of pneumonia Wednesday afternoon, her spokesman said.
Max and Bob, who turn 2 on Monday, have a party with mom Brooke Mueller and friends
The socialite-actress has suffered serious health problems since summer
The socialite goes home a week earlier than expected and is as feisty as ever, says husband
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband holds the title of prince but he may look more like a movie pirate for the next two weeks as he wears a patch over an eye.
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Friday after her doctor diagnosed her with "a massive blood clot," her publicist said.
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the hospital after her husband found her "unresponsive" Tuesday morning, her publicist told CNN.
Zsa Zsa Gabor, who asked for a priest "to read her the last rites" Sunday, left the hospital Monday afternoon because she "wants to spend her final days at her home," her publicist said.
Zsa Zsa Gabor asked her husband to call a priest to her hospital bedside "to read her the last rites" Sunday, according to her publicist.
Zsa Zsa Gabor underwent surgery for the removal of a blood clot Friday night, a complication relating to her recent hip replacement surgery, her publicist said.
Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to a Los Angeles, California, hospital Friday because of "complications" relating to her recent hip replacement surgery, her publicist said.
Zsa Zsa Gabor is back in her Bel Air, California, mansion three weeks after getting a new hip to replace the one broken in a fall last month.
Zsa Zsa Gabor's recovery from hip replacement surgery last month has been slower than predicted, but her daughter disputed a report that the actress "suffered a setback" Saturday.
How well Zsa Zsa Gabor is recovering from hip replacement surgery a week ago depends on whom you ask: her husband or her daughter.
For deep-pocketed plutocrats purchasing trophy homes, times are good. There is a glut of mega-mansions on the market -- at deep discounts.
• She may have promo appearances to make, but there's always time for shopping! Jennifer Lopez and sister Lynda ventured out in Paris's Marais neighborhood to check out the clothing boutique Bel Air - and also Gavilane, a small jewelry shop around the corner. Next, the sisters grabbed a meal at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon. And where were her kids Max and Emme while mom was running around? With their grandmother, playing in the Trocadero Gardens.
"She married too young and she finally realized that," says a source close to the singer
Contestants claim a spirit named Phyllis roams the Bel Air mansion at night
About 50 guests attend a celebration in Los Angeles for Max and Emme
For three years, the thieves crept into some of the poshest homes in the most exclusive enclaves in the nation.
The 87-year-old former first lady returns home to recover from a broken pelvis
Former first lady Nancy Reagan has been released from a hospital after fracturing her pelvis during a fall at home last week, a spokeswoman said Friday.
She fell in her Bel Air home last week and sought treatment when the pain persisted
The actress met Bob Flick 45 years to the day before saying "I do"
The designer says Honsou has even "kind of" given her a ring
Dear FSB: My sister just started her own business and I'm trying to set up her payroll on Intuit's QuickBooks. The program is asking me for addresses to which to send state taxes and federal taxes. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything I need to. Is there a list of "what to do" when paying employees? Who to register with? Where to send the tax payments, etc?
Pets of Bel Air, a high-end store frequented by celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, was closed down Tuesday by Los Angeles officials for operating without a license.
Hulk Hogan's estranged wife Linda is seeking half of the couple's more than $9.5 million in assets, including a share of the value of their Bel Air mansion.
In her first blog update since becoming a resident of Los Angeles less than a month ago, Victoria Beckham has already started to talk like a Valley Girl.
Paris Hilton already has a huge family of pets - but she added one more to the brood with a new Chihuahua on Wednesday.
It really turned out to be a dog day afternoon for Britney Spears. The pop star and her bodyguard headed to Pets of Bel Air in the Glen Center in Bel Air on Friday - and left with a new puppy, a source tells PEOPLE.
Some guys will do anything to get a glimpse of Beckham. -- Steve, Scarborough, Me.
Men seem to come and go in Britney Spears's life - quick: Who remembers the Manny? Or Isaac Cohen? - but buzz is building around the identity of the square-jawed man with tousled brown hair who's been out with her in recent days.
Three days after Britney Spears handed her mother a reportedly upsetting letter, Lynne Spears is holding out hope to mend their rift.
Well, football has mascots, basketball has mascots, baseball has mascots. Why can't cycling? -- Anthony, Bel Air, Md.
Monday night was ladies' night for Britney Spears, who hit the town in L.A. with her assistant and BFF, Alli Sims, and some female friends.
"Sue! SLOW DOWN!" Quincy Jones screamed, his normally baritone, saxophone-esque voice jumping into Aretha terrain, his body straining against all six racing belts holding him in the seat. In fairne...
"Sue! SLOW DOWN!" Quincy Jones screamed, his normally baritone, saxophone-esque voice jumping into Aretha terrain, his body straining against all six racing belts holding him in the seat.
Actress Jane Wyatt, the prototypical housewife and mother in the television series "Father Knows Best," has died at age 96, her spokeswoman told CNN Sunday.
Okay, here we go! Two day Fed meeting begins. Yippee! Rate hike tomorrow. Come on Bernanke, show your mettle! Think different! CUT rates, instead.
Fortune: Still smokin'updated: Tue Jun 20 2006 17:18:00
In 1996, after he had been retired from the auto industry for three years, Lee Iacocca told FORTUNE that he had "flunked retirement." Today, at 81, Iacocca is as restless as ever. "I've gotten bett...
Fortune: Still smokin'updated: Tue Jun 13 2006 13:19:00
In 1996, after he had been retired from the auto industry for three years, Lee Iacocca told FORTUNE that he had "flunked retirement." Today, at 81, Iacocca is as restless as ever. "I've gotten better at retirement, but it has taken a long time." He spoke with FORTUNE senior editor Alex Taylor III about his life, his business ventures, and his latest cause: saving the country.
There was a time when a big Chevrolet was considered cool. With fins, chrome and lots of style and flash, 1950s models like the Bel Air were made to be noticed.
Investigators want criminally negligent homicide charges brought against the driver of a bus that caught fire and exploded outside Dallas, killing 23 nursing home patients who were fleeing Hurricane Rita, a sheriff's spokesman said Monday.
CNNMoney: Six-figure zip codesupdated: Mon Nov 15 2004 18:26:00
You've driven through some of these places, the bucolic, leafy suburbs where every house is huge, every driveway circles to the entry portico, and every yard is kept manicured neater than your Aunt Tilly's parlor.
Several federal and local security agencies are preparing for the events surrounding the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan in Washington this week.
Thousands of Americans are expected to pay their respects Tuesday to Ronald Reagan, the nation's 40th president, one day after his family emerged from seclusion to attend a brief prayer service.
The nation is preparing to honor former President Ronald Reagan with funeral arrangements being made on both the East and West coasts.
The death of former President Ronald Reagan brought a wave of condolences from people around the world, all saddened with the passing of a man many considered an American hero for his work to end the Cold War.
Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly spent two years "crowbarring" his way into the golf bags of a dozen players, and the result is Who's Your Caddy? Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Repr...
Months after the tech wreck, investors across the country are still mourning the evaporation of $5 trillion in equity. Hey, tough break--now snap out of it. Remember, this is America, land of the c...
The rich are different when they are investors; they're more conservative. As Todd Morgan, chairman of Bel Air Investment Advisors, explains, "Our clients are already rich. Our goal is not to make ...
The sexual initiation of a generation of American males has helped to make the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air No. 1 among the growing number of Germans who collect U.S. cars made in the 1950s. So says Mich...
THE SUCCESS of the few at the top, that traditional beacon of hope to the many, has blazed with blinding wattage for most of a decade. For all the recent talk of a fading American dream, in those y...
Money Magazine: HAPPY THAT WE COULD HELP updated: Sat Sep 01 1990 00:01:00
And now a nice word for the IRS. I followed the instructions in MONEY's April issue for responding to an IRS notice. A problem resolution officer was assigned and resolution promised within a month...
MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. -- A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in the West Virginia Penitentiary charged in a lawsuit that the state is denying him the right to practice his religion . . . Ken...
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