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(Nov. 24) -- Centenarians have a very positive public image, but the truth is more complicated. Half of America's 80,000 or so centenarians have serious dementia. Half of them live in nursing homes. Of course, that doesn't stop me from wanting to reach that magic number. ...
(Nov. 24) -- We know what the economy did last summer, and it wasn't that great. Though Americans were producing more goods and services than during the recession, new numbers from the government show a slower pace of growth than previously thought and suggest the dour job market could block a ...
(Nov. 24) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the United Homeless Organization, accusing the nonprofit group of tricking New Yorkers into giving money to nonexistent homeless organizations. ...
(Nov. 24) -- With President Barack Obama expected to announce his plan for Afghanistan on Dec. 1, the debate about how to pay for the war is heating up. Some Democrats are proposing a special tax to cover the cost of the escalating conflict. ...
(Nov. 23) -- In the pop art world, the provocative Andy Warhol made a big splash. On Monday, one of his classic works proved his 15 minutes are far from over. ...
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(Nov. 23) -- Iran is at the top of its diplomatic game. At a time when the U.S. has staunch allied support for a tougher line and at least nominal backing from Russia and China, and despite the latest evidence of Iranian deception over its nuclear program, Iran still counts powerful friends on its ...
LONDON (Nov. 23) -- East Africa's albinos have long suffered because of the color of their skin. Some are abandoned as babies by parents who regard their lack of pigment as a curse. Many more are subjected to taunts of "zeru" (Swahili for ghost) in school and on the street. But now Tanzania and ...
(Nov. 23) -- When Charlie Patel decided to put a 30 percent off sign in the window of his Lakeside Cleaners business in Dallas, little did he realize he would run afoul of a city law, or that he would find himself at the center of a lawsuit that will help determine the limits of government-imposed ...
(Nov. 23) -- It's been linked to fears of the apocalypse, associated with terrorism and foiled by a piece of bread, but on Friday, the world's largest and arguably most important international science project sprang back to life. ...
(Nov. 23) -- As Americans gear up for the holiday season, they're fine-tuning wish lists, digging out unfortunate Christmas sweaters and bracing for the onslaught of holiday advertising campaigns. ...
(Nov. 23) -- Since 2006, the Antarctic ice sheet has been flowing into the surrounding ocean at an increased rate, resulting in ever-rising sea levels, a new study says. ...
(Nov. 23) -- We've all sat in front of the TV listening to an earnest-looking man in a white coat confiding in us that the new drug he holds will save – or at least markedly improve – our lives. In the back of our minds, we recalled something about government agencies protecting us from ...
KABUL (Nov. 23) -- As President Obama finalizes his plans for a new phase of a war that now seems to be a deadly stalemate, attention has focused on how many additional U.S. troops he will send. But whatever his decision on that point, there are a number of other initiatives that would help tilt the ...
(Nov. 23) -- It's always been a good sign for "Saturday Night Live" when people are still talking about the show on Monday morning. That's happening more often now that the venerable comedy program is sharpening its satire of President Obama. ...
(Nov. 23) -- The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, which has been under fire since a transit officer was videotaped killing an unarmed passenger early this year, faces renewed controversy from a video that shows a man crashing into a plate glass window as he was being arrested. ...
WASHINGTON (Nov. 20) -- America has developed a troubling mean streak, the new chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities declared Friday, and his organization is launching a campaign to do something about it. ...
(Nov. 20) -- The slogan "Pray for Obama Psalm 109:8" has suddenly appeared on bumper stickers, T-shirts and, of course, online message boards. It's a hot Web search term. And what appears to be a statement of support turns out to be just the opposite. ...
(Nov. 20) -- Legally, there's no limit. But all the same, prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York working the case of mobster John Gotti Jr. must be wondering: When a defendant gets off thanks to repeated mistrials, how many times can you retry him before it's time to concede defeat? ...
(Nov. 20) -- As investigators dig for clues about what led to the Fort Hood massacre, bits and pieces of the suspect's life are available online for all to see. Taken together, they present a strange and chilling portrait of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. ...
(Nov. 20) -- For the second time this year, school administrators have rebuked the award-winning student newspaper at a suburban Chicago high school named for free-speech champion, one-time journalist and former U.N. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson. ...
