Thousands of people have converged in the center of London for the first major protest ahead of next week's G-20 summit.
Charities are just as vulnerable, if not more so, to economic weakness as are corporations.
Winds whipping across southeastern Australia's countryside continued to fan deadly brushfires Wednesday, spreading flames through rural towns and ravaging scores of homes.
On a Wednesday afternoon in late December, the average wait to sell clothing at Buffalo Exchange, a Manhattan consignment shop, was about 25 minutes. Beyond the front counter, where the consignors sought pocket cash and tax deductions, nearly a dozen shoppers squeezed themselves between overstuffed racks in the 450-square-foot space, seeking bargains amid used designer jeans and last season's cashmere sweaters.
It's naptime in the manger. The rosy porcelain baby is sleeping quietly beside his mother, who dozes on her back on the barn floor, despite her permanent bent-kneed posture and a broken-off right hand.
With the economy tanking, it may not be a surprise that nuisance crimes like petty theft and vandalism are on the rise. But even police departments are scratching their heads over the latest hot loot: Christmas trees.
Jerrye Lail's heart attack took her by surprise, but when overwhelming medical bills forced her and her husband, Dan, to ask for help from the Salvation Army, that was a real stunner.
Sodden and crumbling, the Pin Oak levee was the only thing standing between Winfield, Missouri, and the flood-swollen Mississippi River on Wednesday.
How the candidates define their love of country may help determine the election's outcome. TIME asked each for his view of the meaning of patriotism. Here's how they responded
The TV no longer sits on a moving box, but she's still using filing cabinets as end tables. Desiree Jacobsen graduated from college years ago, so why does her apartment resemble a dorm room? It's hard to save for the finer things when you've had to shell out money to be in five weddings in one year, three times as maid of honor.
Thousands of people have converged in the center of London for the first major protest ahead of next week's G-20 summit.
Charities are just as vulnerable, if not more so, to economic weakness as are corporations.
Winds whipping across southeastern Australia's countryside continued to fan deadly brushfires Wednesday, spreading flames through rural towns and ravaging scores of homes.
On a Wednesday afternoon in late December, the average wait to sell clothing at Buffalo Exchange, a Manhattan consignment shop, was about 25 minutes. Beyond the front counter, where the consignors sought pocket cash and tax deductions, nearly a dozen shoppers squeezed themselves between overstuffed racks in the 450-square-foot space, seeking bargains amid used designer jeans and last season's cashmere sweaters.
It's naptime in the manger. The rosy porcelain baby is sleeping quietly beside his mother, who dozes on her back on the barn floor, despite her permanent bent-kneed posture and a broken-off right hand.
With the economy tanking, it may not be a surprise that nuisance crimes like petty theft and vandalism are on the rise. But even police departments are scratching their heads over the latest hot loot: Christmas trees.
Jerrye Lail's heart attack took her by surprise, but when overwhelming medical bills forced her and her husband, Dan, to ask for help from the Salvation Army, that was a real stunner.
Sodden and crumbling, the Pin Oak levee was the only thing standing between Winfield, Missouri, and the flood-swollen Mississippi River on Wednesday.
How the candidates define their love of country may help determine the election's outcome. TIME asked each for his view of the meaning of patriotism. Here's how they responded
The TV no longer sits on a moving box, but she's still using filing cabinets as end tables. Desiree Jacobsen graduated from college years ago, so why does her apartment resemble a dorm room? It's hard to save for the finer things when you've had to shell out money to be in five weddings in one year, three times as maid of honor.
Atlanta was scrambling back to normalcy Monday, but city officials warned it could take time to clear the devastation left by a tornado that swept through the city's downtown Friday evening.
Rising oil and gas prices are putting the squeeze on everyone's budget. Here are top tips on how to save money on energy.
Republican leaders in the House are supporting a bill that would let employers set an English only policy on the job.
With millions of toys recalled this year, charities across the country are struggling to play Santa
The night was quite chilly (by Southern California standards, at least). But that didn't stop more than 5,500 fans from coming out to support David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy and a slew of soccer-loving celebs like Superman Returns's Brandon Routh and Without a Trace's Anthony LaPaglia for their charity match Sunday.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting an active year for storms, but a new poll shows that people living in coastal areas still aren't prepared
Question: Where can I find an inclusive list of items (do's & don'ts) that affect my FICO score? - Anita
An unlikely coalition of evangelical Christians, FORTUNE 500 executives and environmentalists is coming together to press the U.S. government to take action to curb global warming.
Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter, and that isn't good news for your gas bill. This is especially true since home heating bills are up about 35 percent this season.
There truly is no rest for the weary on the Gulf Coast, nor for the aid organizations that have been providing life-saving assistance for them over the past month.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - More than $60 billion in federal government aid and more than half a billion dollars to the Red Cross alone have been earmarked to date for relief to those from the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - More than $60 billion in federal government aid and more than half a billion dollars to the Red Cross alone have been earmarked to date for relief to those from the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists these organizations for those seeking to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina:
Donald Trump can handle dirty laundry.
The difference between owing taxes and looking forward to a refund check often comes down to one word -- deductions.
The children's home that inspired the Beatles' hit song "Strawberry Fields Forever" is to close.
Although you wouldn't necessarily know it by the urgent tone of many fund-raising appeals, not all charities are in dire straits. The Salvation Army, for example, announced in January that Joan Kroc, widow of the founder of McDonald's, had bequeathed a whopping $1.5 billion to the nonprofit, or more than it raised from all private contributors last year.
It happens every year. Despite parents' best intentions to downplay the commercial aspects of the holidays and infuse celebrations with the true spirit of the season, the festivities deteriorate into a big, fat gimme-fest.
Way back when, groups like Scout troops and the Salvation Army raised money by picking up old newspapers, bottles, and cans, and reselling those commodities in bulk for pennies.
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE SHENANIGANS In the last month or so we've seen sketchy accounting from Switzerland's Adecco, a shady last-minute deal by Canada's Conrad Black to sell his interest in Hollin...
Firefighters battled a massive fire Friday that broke out at an apartment complex in Edison, New Jersey, claiming at least one life.
The estate of McDonald's Corp. heiress Joan Kroc will donate more than $1.5 billion in cash to the Salvation Army, in one of the largest individual charitable gifts ever, the charity confirmed Tuesday
Sure, you could decide whom to vote for by listening to the candidates speak and reading their position papers, but wouldn't it be easier if there were armies of political-science majors who did all the sorting and thinking for you?
When Liza Prior Lucy, a quiltmaker and author in New Hope, Pa., writes checks to charities every December, three groups are top of mind: Beyond Pesticides, an organization that monitors pesticide m...
When Liza Prior Lucy, a quiltmaker and author in New Hope, Pa., writes checks to charities every December, three groups are top on her mind.
What's the biggest charity in the U.S. after the Salvation Army (No. 1) and the YMCA (No. 2)? Would you believe it's Fidelity's Charitable Gift Fund, one of a growing number of so-called donor-advi...
Faced with such tragedies as poverty in America, Hurricanes Bertha (below) and Fran, the TWA and ValuJet crashes, the Olympic bombing and the war in Bosnia, many Americans share the same impulse: T...
STOP! Before you seal that envelope and run off to the post office, take a look to see if you can save yourself a few bucks with these last-minute tax tips:
'TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE TO YOUR FAVORITE charity. Problem is, 'tis also the season to give to the mail carrier, your nieces and nephews and perhaps your doorman--which might mean you're a little sh...
SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE WORTH OF THE PENNY, BUT THE plucky little copper-coated coin is doing its bit to reduce the federal budget deficit. Because of an arcane concept called seigniorage (dati...
IRONICALLY, THE LATEST CHARITY SCANDAL, involving an alleged Ponzi scheme at the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, could benefit donors to all charities. The case could put pressure on charity b...
Now that you've mailed in your 1994 tax return, you'd probably like to take a well-deserved spring break from deductions, exemptions, depreciation and the general depression of grappling with the t...
If you want Thanksgiving to mean more this year than pumpkin pie and football games, try helping those who are less fortunate than you are. Thousands of charities need people to donate, prepare, de...
Scrounging around for year-end tax deductions? Empty your attic and donate old clothes and household goods to charity. We asked Goodwill Industries and the Salvation Army how much the 20 items belo...
He aqui siete organizaciones que son gratuitas o cobran un cargo nominal. Para localizarlas, consulte su guia telefonica, o vea la seccion en ingles para hallar las direcciones y telefonos. Usted t...
A resource list for parents and kids These seven organizations run free or nearly free special programs for kids nationally or in major cities. You can find out about other programs by asking at yo...
If the bottom line on your 1991 tax return makes you wince, here's an offbeat write-off to consider for '92 or beyond: the next time you're ready to sell your car, donate it to charity instead. As ...
First you panic. Then you feel guilty. No matter how honest you are, your heart sinks when you get a letter from the Internal Revenue Service, as I did six months ago, announcing that you've been t...
When you dump four bags of your old clothes on the Salvation Army, workers there will give you a receipt for four bags of old clothes. But the value of the pile as a charitable tax deduction is lef...
BILOXI, MISS. -- The Salvation Army violated a woman's constitutional right to freedom of religion when it fired her because she practices witchcraft, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Dan...
ROSS PEROT is giving away his $2.5-billion fortune. He says it is all going to charity, ''the best and highest use.'' Over the past two decades he has parted with more than $100 million, and in the...
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