Schwarzenegger: Real-Life Action Hero

The first thing that Arnold Schwarzenegger did upon entering his SUV was to reach for a cigar and happily begin chomping on it, unlit, as he waved at the well-wishers around his vehicle.

Online Gaffes That Can Sink Your Career

There are plenty of opportunities to screw up in the business world, from wearing scruffy shoes to an important meeting to getting caught gossiping about the boss. And now the Internet presents myriad new ways to damage your professional reputation and credibility.

8 Ways to Buff Your Professional Image Online

Getting ahead still requires a firm handshake and sparkling personality, but your online persona is just as important these days. Most recruiters use search engines like Google, Yahoo, or MSN to learn more about would-be candidates for the jobs they're filling.

Essential Web Tools for Every Professional

If meetings and water-cooler conversations increasingly seem filled with jargon you don't quite get—blog, IM, podcast, Facebook—take the hint: You're a bit of a dinosaur. It's time for a primer on Web 2.0

How to Network on the Web

Your "network" used to refer to folks you played golf with, encountered on the volunteer circuit, or met regularly for cocktails. These days, chances are your network also includes a lot of online connections—and maybe even people you've never met.

Web Words You Need to Know

If you're finally using the Web to boost your career, it will help to understand these important terms:

Harnessing the Web to Boost Your Career

Impress colleagues and customers—and maybe your next boss—with a strong online persona.

College Tuition Prices Continue to Rise - Money

The cost of higher education continues to climb higher.

On Fitness: The Right Way to Recover After a Race - Health - usnews.com

After six Ironman triathlons in six years, I'm tired. I'm tired of training so hard—running 35 miles a week, biking 150, and swimming almost 4—that I can't keep my eyes open past 10 p.m. (thus depriving myself of Without a Trace).

A New Study Tries to Make Sense of Diet and the Risk of Heart Disease - US News and World Report

Since the day in 1972 that cardiologist Robert Atkins first told dieters to swap carbohydrates for steak, cheese, and bacon, low-carb, high-fat diets have inspired endless controversy.

What Springsteen Can Teach CEOs

In concert, The Boss displays innovation, shares credit, and gives customers what they want.

Listen to Your Heart - Health -

Why You Shouldn't Ignore Insomnia - Health - usnews.com

Your husband snores. Your kids are up half the night. You're worried about a big presentation at work. It's no surprise you have trouble sleeping; the real shocker would be not feeling draggy and tired at the start of the day.

Grow Your Own Teachers - Education - usnews.com

A few years ago, Chicago public schools would have taken a pass on Anita Sanders's job application. A 42-year-old mother of three, Sanders aspired to become a teacher but lacked the credentials.

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U.S. News Best Cars & Trucks - Money

Extending our rankings beyond colleges and healthcare, we have now added car and truck rankings at rankingsandreviews.com. The rankings are calculated based on editors' analysis of thousands of car reviews, plus data from trusted safety and reliability experts.

Finally, MPG Numbers You Can Believe - Money

Your mileage may vary." For years, carmakers have put those words next to the gas-mileage figures they claim in ads and brochures, acknowledging an open industry secret: The numbers were bunk.

Rankings and Reviews

Rankings & Reviews

What To Do When You Hate Your Job

Do you dread going to the office on Monday morning? If so, you've got lots of company. With the unemployment rate quite low, you'd think job satisfaction would be high, since employers, theoretically, would have to coddle their workers to avoid losing them

Best Places to Retire

Ready to think about retirement? U.S. News has assembled 1,000 places for you to choose from, plus profiles of 10 that we found attractive.

Paying For College

The stakes in the financial aid game are higher than ever, but savvy students can still haul in a jackpot.

Nutcracker, Bushwhacker, Yankees Backer - Washington Whispers - usnews.com

Celine Dion's "You and I," the campaign tune selected for Sen. Hillary Clinton's White House bid, isn't the candidate's only theme song.

Read Leonardo DiCaprio's E-mail

We told you that Sen. John Kerry let the Hollywood star use his extensive, 3 million-name E-mail list to promote the new movie The 11th Hour. Now read what he wrote.

Islam Vs. Science

Almost every standard world history textbook celebrates Islam's golden age of science.

The New Mommy Track

"Fifteen to 20 years ago, women in suits and sneakers...were playing by the traditional rules of the game, trying to live in a man's world. Now women are saying, 'Screw the rules—the rules didn't work,'"

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