(By Jefferson George, jgeorge@charlotteobserver.com) The holiday that often conjures images of endless lines at the airport may actually be more of a breeze for travelers this year, due to a sour economy, fewer flights and a new way of organizing traffic through security checkpoints. The Charlotte airport and the Transportation Security Administration have created checkpoint lanes based on a ...

End-of-year tax planning takes election year twist (INO News)

(AP:NEW YORK) Heading into the holidays it's likely that you're going to be thinking a lot about money. And this time of year tax advisers like to remind us that there are ways to minimize our tax bill next April.

New Music: Dances With White Girls: "Everyone's Got to Make a Living" [MP3] (Pitchfork)

I've been waiting for a new jack swing revival ever since I learned that the Boyz II Men and Hi-Five tapes I loved were part of something called "new jack swing," but as great as this year's Gold: New Jack Swing compilation is, any such revival would probably be ill-advised. The title of Brooklyn "thug-house" DJ/producer Dances With White Girls ' just-released debut EP for the Rapture's ...

New Homes For Winnipeg Metis (CJOB News First)

The Manitoba Metis Federation is joining forces with Habitat For Humanity to build 10 new energy efficient homes. Five homes will be built this year, the other five next. They'll cost a one and a half million dollars with the Provincial government putting up the lion's share.. an even million.

Customers line up for new BlackBerry Storm (CNET via Yahoo! News)

Hundreds of people lined up outside some Verizon Wireless stores to buy the new BlackBerry Storm on Friday, but many walked away empty handed.