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One of the basic tensions in the premiere episode of The Chicago Code, airing tonight on Fox at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, is embodied in the fact that since I saw the first version of the pilot (then called Ride-Along) last summer, they've made a few changes, including the addition of an expository sequence at the very top. That part now comes before a darkly funny chase that used to open the hour.

To make a point, some skeptics around the world are making massive drug overdoses a habit.

Their target: homeopathic remedies. Their method: consume huge amounts of these treatments to debunk them altogether.

Homeopathy purportedly works by diluting substances, such as sulfur, to almost nothing and then using them to spur the body to heal itself.

CNN Money has an almost incredible story today about a 58-year-old woman from Texas who was offered a credit card with a 79.9 percent APR.

Toni Riss had bad credit and applied for a card from a company that specializes in making credit available to people with a checkered credit history.

AOL's announcement Monday that it is buying The Huffington Post for $315 million raises many questions. Chief among them: Can this marriage work?

After AOL's 2000 merger with Time Warner ended in disaster nine years later, one might think the company would be gun-shy about taking another trip down the aisle with a high-profile media company.

One element of Gen. George Washington's personal life that made him an appealing choice for first president to many early Americans was his lack of biological children.

That diminished fears of a new inherited monarchy being established in the newly independent U.S., according to Washington biographer Ron Chernow.