proof is in the parka

As drug violence continues to escalate throughout México, bulletproof clothing is all the rage in Mexico City.

Shakira has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president: "I feel in my heart that he would be able to reconstruct peace and confidence in the United States."

Listen to Akon and Lil Wayne boast about their stacks in a new track, "I'm So Paid."

Only 25 percent of Americans approve of the job President Bush doing – a record low – according to a Gallup Poll taken last weekend.

Stock markets around the world, including the U.K., France and Japan, took a nosedive as fears of a shaky global economy remain.

See what it's like to cross someone over in the paint in a new trailer for the video game NBA 2K9.