Video gaming is a fact of life for nearly every American teen. And a new study says it may actually be good for them. CBS News science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg has the first in the series: "The Games Our Children Play." Working on a story about video games means going to the experts. So Sieberg asked two teenage girls: "Are video games cool?" One said, "Well, yeah, there are many definitions of `cool.`" But what`s cool for parents is that a new study finds that all that time i .....More>>

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. "This technique has great promise," said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both donor and recipient tissue. Only a handful of windpipe, or trachea, transplants have ever been done. If successful, the procedure could become a new standard of treatment, said Genden, who was not involv .....More>>

An inquisitive Asian elephant known for being the largest of its kind born in captivity in the United States died at the Houston Zoo this week after suddenly contracting an incurable disease. The zoo held a memorial service Saturday for the popular 2-year-old elephant named Mac, who was remembered in anecdotes tinged both by sadness and laughter. “The entire Zoo staff is absolutely devastated. It’s difficult to put into words and describe the attachment that has developed over the pa .....More>>

Digital video recording company TiVo Inc. said Monday it is teaming up with Domino`s Pizza Inc. to allow subscribers to order pizza for delivery or pick-up from their TV sets. "This is the first time in history that the `on-demand` generation will be able to fully experience couch commerce by ordering pizza directly through their television set," said Rob Weisberg, vice president of precision and print marketing at Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino`s. Weisberg said TV watchers will see an ad .....More>>

Scientists for the first time have unraveled much of the genetic code of an extinct animal, the ice age`s woolly mammoth, and with it they are thawing Jurassic Park dreams. Their groundbreaking achievement has them contemplating a once unimaginable future when certain prehistoric species might one day be resurrected. "It could be done. The question is, just because we might be able to do it one day, should we do it?" asked Stephan Schuster, the Penn State University biochemistry professo .....More>>

A spacewalking astronaut whose grease gun erupted in a backpack-sized tool bag accidentally let go of the tote outside the international space station Tuesday, and it floated off along with everything in it. It was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker, and occurred during an unprecedented attempt to clean and lubricate a gummed-up joint on a solar panel. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper was just starting to work on the joint when the mishap occurred. She said her gre .....More>>

NAIROBI, Kenya -- The crew of a supertanker are reported safe after pirates hijacked the vessel laden with oil and holed up in lawless Somalia. Two more ships were attacked Tuesday off the East African coast and a third was seized Saturday but only reported Tuesday, according to a monitoring agency. The spate of hijackings underscores a dramatic increase in piracy that has alarmed national governments and shipping companies around the world. "This is completely unprecedented," said Mic .....More>>

Things didn`t go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday. First, a grease gun inside her tool bag leaked, coating everything inside with a film of lubricant. While she was trying to clean it up in the absence of gravity, the whole bag floated away. Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen were outside the space station on the scheduled six-hour spacewalk, the first of the space shuttle Endeavour`s stay a .....More>>

Illinois -- As the media keeps gushing on about how America has finally adopted tolerance as the great virtue, and that we`re all united now, let`s consider the Brave Catherine Vogt Experiment. Catherine Vogt, 14, is an Illinois 8th grader, the daughter of a liberal mom and a conservative dad. She wanted to conduct an experiment in political tolerance and diversity of opinion at her school in the liberal suburb of Oak Park. She noticed that fellow students at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School .....More>>

What will President-elect Barack Obama do with the multimillion voter database his presidential campaign amassed? Today he offered a glimpse of how he will be able to harness his grassroots support behind other causes, using his Web site to direct supporters to relief efforts for victims of the wildfires in California. “Throughout the campaign, we saw time and again that when ordinary people act together, they can make a huge difference,� a blog post on the site reads, directing viewers to w .....More>>

CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama is poised to move swiftly to reverse actions that President Bush took using executive authority, and his transition team is reviewing limits on stem cell research and the expansion of oil and gas drilling, among other issues, members of the team said Sunday. As Mr. Obama prepared to make his first post-election visit to the White House on Monday, his advisers were compiling a list of policies that could be reversed by the executive powers of the new pr .....More>>

WASHINGTON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy backed down from comments critical of a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe. At a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday, Sarkozy said the missile shield plans were misguided and will not make Europe safer. Those comments had been the strongest to date by an American ally against the missile-defense plans — and undercut the rationale behind President George W. Bush`s European security strategy. But after Saturday`s .....More>>

LOS ANGELES - A bonfire built by a group of young adults caused a weekend wildfire in Santa Barbara that destroyed 210 homes, including multimillion-dollar mansions, and injured more than two dozen people, authorities said Tuesday. An anonymous tip led to the discovery that 10 college students had gathered for a late night hangout at an abandoned property where the fire originated, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. He declined to say which college the students attended. "It a .....More>>

In small meetings at the homes of conservative activists and bigger ones at research groups, in conference calls and on blogs, and at gatherings like the Republican governors’ conference that just ended here, the questions have been the same: Nearly 30 years after Ronald Reagan ushered in a period of conservative ascendancy in American politics, how should the movement re-energize itself? And how can conservatives chart a path back to power after this month’s Republican defeats? Some .....More>>

WASHINGTON - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has reservations about accepting an appointment as secretary of state in the Obama administration, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton who is familiar with her thinking said on Tuesday. The adviser described Mrs. Clinton as flattered by President-elect Barack Obama’s interest but said she was agonizing over the decision. Mrs. Clinton likes being her own boss and is reluctant to give up the independence that comes with that, said the adviser, wh .....More>>

The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new air-quality rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wilderness areas, even though half of the EPA`s 10 regional administrators formally dissented from the decision and four others criticized the move in writing. Documents obtained by The Washington Post show that the administration`s push to weaken Clean Air Act protections for "Class 1 areas" nation .....More>>

San Pierre, Ind. -- The air smells clean and sweet off the sprawling corn and spearmint fields, but for this unincorporated town of 156, it is the smell of failure: the failure to reap the rewards of the ethanol boom. Construction crews were scheduled to start digging up the sandy soil next spring to make way for an ethanol distillery plant in San Pierre. The plant promised to revive the town`s economy, bring high-paying jobs to one of Indiana`s poorest counties and double its tax rolls, a sc .....More>>

Drew Peterson has met with a prominent divorce attorney more than a year after his wife, Stacy, disappeared, his lawyer confirmed on Tuesday. Peterson, a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant, has not filed divorce papers, said his attorney, Joel Brodsky. Peterson told an author he would look into a divorce after Stacy had been missing for a year. He said he was considering divorce for the sake of their children. "I can confirm that Drew Peterson did have a consultation with J .....More>>

Miley Cyrus is going to "smack" the person who claimed she had died.

The Hannah Montana star – who was reported to have passed away over the weekend after being hit by a drunk driver – is furious that someone posted the hoax video on her YouTube page. Miley said, "I`m really ticked at the person who did that. I`m going to, like, smack them!"

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes spent their wedding anniversary at home with their children.

The Batman Begins actress rushed home from New York to Los Angeles on Sunday evening (November 16) to be with Tom, their two-year-old daughter Suri, and Tom’s two children with Nicole Kidman, Isabella, 15, and 13-year-old Connor.

The couple celebrated a day early on Monday (November 17) because of Katie’s commitments to Broadway .....More>>

Brad Pitt is “impervious to poo, snot, urine and vomit.�

The Ocean’s Thirteen actor – who raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie – revealed that becoming a father has toughened him up and ensured he can cope with anything. He said, “I`m tough as nails. I’m impervious to poo, snot, urine, vomit. You can’t get me. You cannot break me down.�

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Jessica Simpson says boyfriend Tony Romo "calms" her.

The singer and actress – who has been dating the American football star for a year – has revealed one of the reasons she loves him so much is because he helps her relax. Jessica said, "Tony is the whole package. He has taught me to calm down a lot. I`m not organized and he`s not organized either – but he does make me want to be organized for us. He is a good guy, and he`s reall .....More>>

Heidi Klum says marriage has made her more stylish.

The German supermodel revealed tying the knot with British singer Seal inspired her to make more of an effort with her fashion choices. She said, "I`ve gotten more stylish since I`ve been with my husband. I was always making fun of him because he has so many leather coats, jackets and shoes. But he looks hot. I want to look good for him. So I kind of stepped it up a bit."

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Pamela Anderson wants marijuana to be legalized.

The former Baywatch star has written an open letter to President–Elect Barack Obama, outlining ways to make the country better.

Pamela believes cultivating the illegal substance would "save children" and help the environment.

She wrote on her official blog, "I think we should legalize marijuana, tax and monitor – farm hemp, etc. This would make our borders l .....More>>

Enrique Iglesias has been kicked out of his home by girlfriend Anna Kournikova. The Hero singer – who has been dating the tennis ace for more than six years – confessed the couple are currently living apart after an argument about the star`s pet dogs. He said, "We were living together for six months, but she kicked me out. We had a fight. We did make up, but she didn`t let me move back in.

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Gillian Anderson is planning to move back to America. The X–Files actress has been based in London with partner Mark Griffiths and their children – one-month-old Felix, two-year-old Oscar, and 14-year-old Piper, Gillian’s daughter from her marriage to Clyde Klotz – but is now considering returning to her homeland following Barack Obama’s election as president.

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Alec Baldwin says kissing Jennifer Aniston on 30 Rock was “painful.�

The 50-year-old actor – whose character Jack Donaghy had to lock lips with Jennifer’s portrayal of stalker Claire Harper – admits the process was not as enjoyable as he had imagined it would be. He joked, “It was painful. I mean, every man who`s had to make out with her in TV and movies – I don`t know how they do it!�

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The camera used to photograph Britain`s Queen Elizabeth for postage stamps has been sold at auction.

The Hasselblad 503CX was used to picture the queen at her London residence Buckingham Palace on 22 June 1966, and was sold for £1,600 in Norfolk, England. One of the pictures taken by Professor John Hedgecoe was used by renowned sculptor Arnold Machin to make a plaster cast. Hedgecoe then photographed the cast with the camera, and the image was used on billions of stamps.

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Britain`s Prince Philip has been left disappointed after one of his favourite events was cancelled due to bad weather – nine months before it was set to take place. The annual Lowther Horse Driving Trials and Country Fair – of which the Duke of Edinburgh is patron – takes place in Cumbria, England, in August, but next year`s event has been called off due to concerns the ground has been too badly affected by recent weather to recover in time.

The show`s director Robert Benson said .....More>>

Britain`s Prince Harry has had his first helicopter lesson.

The 24-year-old prince began a month-long assessment course in order to fulfil his dream of becoming a fighter pilot yesterday (18.11.08) – but knows he has a tough challenge ahead, with the gruelling “grading� procedure having a failure rate of more than 50 percent.

One insider at the Army Air Corps` base in Middle Wallop, Wiltshire said, "The grading process is used to weed out those who do not possess the na .....More>>

Britain`s Princess Anne has met brave military staff in New Zealand.

The princess – who is known for being one of the busiest members of the royal family – visited Burnham Military Camp on Monday (17.11.08) to inspect members of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals and the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps. The royal – who was in the country to represent the Duke of Edinburgh at the 23rd Commonwealth Agricultural Conference in Christchurch – holds the rank of Honorary Colonel o .....More>>

Britain`s Queen Elizabeth is featured in a poll of inspirational British women. The monarch finished third in the survey of the top 10 positive role models for women, which was conducted by British bingo chain Mecca Bingo.

The 82-year-old royal was beaten to the top spot by Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole. Last year, the 25-year-old singer topped the poll of the worst example set to British women. Mecca Bingo representative Lesly Hughes said, "It is interesting to see how much public opin .....More>>

Britain`s Prince Charles has launched a campaign aimed at getting schoolchildren involved with saving the rainforests.

The prince – a long-time environmental campaigner – is urging teachers and pupils to take action to save the habitats of thousands of creatures and plants, which are being destroyed at a rate of over 15 million acres a year. He said, "We need to do something about this – and urgently. If we can do it, then the prize is huge. The rainforests are our very own life- .....More>>

Four teenagers who tried to gatecrash the 60th birthday party of Britain`s Prince Charles have been arrested.

The youths – three aged 17 and one who was 16 – were caught trespassing on the prince`s Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday morning (16.11.08). A spokesman for Clarence House said, "No one actually got into the party – there was a trigger of an alarm on the estate. It is a matter for the local police."

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Britain`s Queen Elizabeth is set to step down from the throne and allow her son Prince Charles to become the country`s monarch in five years` time, according to senior palace sources. The 82-year-old monarch has reportedly told confidantes she is planning to abdicate when she is 87 and allow Charles to become king at the age of 65.

The report has emerged after senior courtiers were allegedly overheard discussing the queen`s plans at a party to celebrate Charles` 60th birthday last week .....More>>

Jordan`s Queen Rania has received YouTube`s first ever Visionary Award.

The 38-year-old royal was praised for launching an interactive channel to help dismiss stereotypes and misconceptions often associated with Arabs and Muslims on the video sharing website. YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley said, "Queen Rania sets the standard for breaking down stereotypes, and her YouTube videos are nothing short of inspirational. It is both a pleasure and an honour to present her with this much-deserv .....More>>

Dustin Pedroia was on his way to the gym in Tempe, Ariz., when he learned in a telephone call Tuesday that he was the American League’s most valuable player. Pedroia knew he would have a busy day, so he called his workout partner, Andre Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers, to cancel. “ ‘I won the M.V.P., dude, I’ve got to go home,’ � Pedroia said he told Ethier. “It was one of those things.� It was one of those extraordinary things, something that had not happened to an A.L. .....More>>

As befuddling as the end of Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Diego Chargers was for fans — when an apparent Steelers touchdown on the final play was affirmed by the referee and then waved off with little explanation — imagine if your company had bet $1 million on the point spread and more than 1,000 people were loudly demanding you pay it off. Bob Scucci did not have to imagine. As the head of sports betting for Boyd Gaming in Las Vegas, he lived it for a harrow .....More>>

The return of quarterback Tony Romo managed to relax and energize the Cowboys. His presence even overshadowed a spectacular effort by the maligned Dallas defense. By defeating the Washington Redskins on Sunday night, the Cowboys reasserted themselves in the National Football Conference playoff race. With consecutive home games against San Francisco and Seattle (on Thanksgiving), Dallas could be 8-4 as it begins a brutal final month of the season. Aside from Romo’s return, the game Sunda .....More>>

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — They stood behind him, in front of him, on either side of him. It was only later at the Izod Center, over the course of the game, when LeBron James enjoyed a bit of breathing space. Each time James plays in the New York metropolitan area until he does or does not hit free agency in 2010, there will be a larger than usual horde of reporters to pepper him with questions about his future. That was the case Tuesday night, in James’s first appearance here this season, .....More>>

To the crack of the bat, the cadence of the quarterback and the thwack of a tennis racket, add a new element to America’s sports soundtrack — the shrieks, cries and shouts of N.B.A. players as they try to put the ball in the basket. In part, the emoting is designed to deceive, with players trying to persuade referees they were fouled in the act of shooting, even if they were not. It is hardly a new tactic, but it has become a more popular one and is now as much a sound of the game as the .....More>>

BOSTON -- It was quiet -- too quiet -- in the Boston locker room before the game. On the floor, the Celtics managed to replace Kevin Garnett`s intensity just fine. "Not having a great player out there, you definitely miss him," point guard Rajon Rondo said after Boston beat the New York Knicks 110-101 on Tuesday night while Garnett served a one-game suspension. "But we tried to go out tonight and get the ball moving and that`s what we did. ... A lot of guys got shots."Starting in place of Gar .....More>>

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Deon Thompson scored a career-high 20 points to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Kentucky 77-58 on Tuesday night despite playing yet again without national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough. Wayne Ellington had 16 points for the Tar Heels (2-0), who led by double figures barely 4 minutes into the game and never looked back in a matchup of the winningest programs in men`s college basketball. Patrick Patterson had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (0- .....More>>

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue coach Matt Painter can`t wait to get back to Madison Square Garden. Painter attended a tournament there as a middle school student and recalls being in awe. Now, he`ll go back with his team after the Boilermakers reached the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals with a 78-46 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Tuesday night. Purdue`s win gave it a second trip to New York City in four tries. Now, Painter will be able to share a bit of history with his team, which will .....More>>

AUSTIN, Texas -- Damion James scored 16 points and Texas cruised to a 76-51 victory over Tulane on Tuesday night. Dexter Pittman, a 6-foot-10, 300-pound junior forward, muscled over the Green Wave for 10 points and six rebounds in his second career start for the Longhorns (2-0), who had five players score in double figures. A.J. Abrams, who had 21 points in the season-opener, had 15 against Tulane, hitting three 3-pointers. Texas used a stellar defensive effort to turn the game into a ro .....More>>