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Asian markets were mixed Monday after North Korea said it had conducted a nuclear test. But stocks across the region pared losses or recovered in afternoon trading as investors seemed to shake off the incident and looked ahead this week's economic reports.... Related: North Korea - Kospi - Asia - Weapons - Warfare and Conflict

If you are looking for a way to enjoy the outdoors and have fun this summer, I have five great tips to do so. June is Great Outdoors Month, so get up, get out and enjoy.Source: Amanda PerkinsPublished: may 24, 2009

Authorities in Minnesota say the search for a woman and her sick 13-year-old son remains focused in southern California and Mexico. The Brown County sheriff's department said Sunday it is continuing to look for Daniel Hauser, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma, and his mother Colleen, who is refusing to allow chemotherapy treatment for her son.

Still boiling over Niklas Kronwall's hit on Martin Havlat, the Blackhawks come into Game 4 looking for blood. But the Red Wings have ice water running through their veins, Wes Goldstein says, and they display their cool attitude in a dominant 6-1 victory.

The White Sox are ready for Plan B after striking out on the Jake Peavy trade. While it's unknown what move comes next, the real question is whether Chicago can turn its season around, Danny Knobler says in Look Ahead.

The government must embark on a major programme of constitutional reform to address public disillusionment with politics in the wake of the MPs' expenses crisis, according to one of Gordon Brown's most influential cabinet allies.Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary and the minister in charge of Labour's manifesto and election strategy, said alienation from politics went well beyond MPs' expenses. He said the traditions and practices of the House of Commons were off-putting to most people and should be looked at by the new Speaker.Speaking at the Guardian Hay festival over the weekend, he also advocated a more 'pluralistic' democracy with more power for parliamentary select committees and local government.Acknowledging the huge public anger over extravagant expenses claims by MPs, he said: 'Out of a set of terrible issues, this is a moment for big reform and government must take advantage of it. We need a more pluralistic political system where power is shared in different ways.'

They wished they had ended it on a winning note, but no mistaking the sense of accomplishment.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Obama administration looks for ways to reform executive pay in the banking industry, novel ideas are surfacing on how to move away from stock options as a key component of compensation.

Get your first glimpse at Heath Ledger acting in his final film.

The weather is changing. It's getting warmer, with longer and longer days. Soon enough there will be baseball games, barbecues and trips to the beach. You might think to yourself, here in a few weeks, I'll have a nice base for a good tan for the summer _ a nice, dark look, maybe tan lines, maybe not. You might even be OK with one sunburn; those things do happen and it's no problem, right?