Reese Witherspoon’s holiday comedy “Four Christmases” focuses on the hoops her and Vince Vaughn’s characters have to jump through to satisfy the couple’s blended families. It turns out its something with which Reese, who has two young children with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, has had some firsthand experience. “I think the …

WASHINGTON – Just in time for the holidays, some medical advice most people will like: Take a nap. Interrupting sleep seriously disrupts memory-making, compelling new research suggests. But on the flip side, taking a nap may boost a sophisticated kind of memory that helps us see the big picture and …

WASHINGTON – Spurred by a continued decline in violence, the U.S. military will reduce its presence in Iraq from 16 combat brigades to 14 this month, at least two months earlier than planned. Military officials say two brigades from the 101st Airborne Division will leave Iraq this month, and only …

RAVENNA, Mich. – Don Doane belonged to the same team at a Ravenna bowling alley for 45 years. Just moments after rolling the first perfect 300 game of his life, Doane collapsed onto the floor while high-fiving his Nutt Farm teammates. The 62-year-old Ravenna resident was taken to a local …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” October 28, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: All right. Well, despite today’s rally, times are generally tough, but Martha Stewart weathering the storm handily. Martha Stewart Living …

SAN FRANCISCO – A Hollywood who’s-who turned out for an annual fundraiser for Paul Newman’s children’s camp that doubled as a tribute to the late actor. The lineup for a dramatic reading of “The World of Nick Adams” on Monday night at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall already was set …

Worries over a global recession have pushed the price of oil to its lowest in over a year. Don’t expect the same for a bottle of beer, a tube of toothpaste, or a box of cereal. You can blame “sticky” prices. That’s what analysts call it when companies slap higher …

SEVELEN, Switzerland – Tourists in Switzerland can soon sleep in the world’s first “zero-star hotel,” a former nuclear bunker several meters below the ground. A group of 15 guests inaugurated the hotel, sleeping the night from Thursday to Friday in the former bunker embellished with artistic decoration and real hotel …

Britney Spears is scheduled to begin touring next spring for the first time in four years, OK magazine is reporting. Spears, 26, will reportedly take her singing and dancing act on tour in 2008 in support of her new album, “Circus,” which will hit stores on Dec. 2, her 27th …

MILWAUKEE – The Philadelphia Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the NL championship series. Pat Burrell broke out of his slump in a big way with two homers, one a three-run shot, and Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth added solo homers Sunday …