The House has postponed votes all week in anticipation of up to 20 inches of fresh snow from a new blizzard, which is also expected to drop up to a foot on New York City.

It's not as far-fetched as you might think. Mark McKinnon and Myra Adams on how Supreme Court retirements could persuade the secretary of State to take a high court seat.

The opposition is taking to the streets, Ahmadinejad is rallying his side with nuclear brinksmanship—and the clashes on the republic's 31st anniversary could spell civil war. By Reza Aslan.

The year's tightest race is Meryl Streep vs. Sandra Bullock for Best Actress. Nicole LaPorte reports on Bullock's "calculated" kiss and how Streep never gets dressed up for the Oscars.

The coming health-care summit is just the latest example of how the president prefers public discussion of problems to rolling up his sleeves and fixing them. By Lee Siegel.

Can spending $40,000 on a coach help your kid get in? Kathleen Kingsbury talked to admissions officers about what goes on behind the scenes—and exactly who is pulling the strings.

With New York Fashion Week kicking off, expect more criticism of models being too thin. But obesity, not anorexia, is the real health disaster, says Lisa Hilton.

The murder of a 12-year-old maid, believed to have been killed by her employer, has stunned the country. But from corruption to honor killings, Fatima Bhutto says the rich always get away with it.