Bonnie Miller Rubin

Americans have seen their retirement savings shrivel, home equity evaporate and job security vanish. The only numbers zooming upward seem to be gas and food prices. It may look like...

Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn't have to worry about what's on her Facebook profile, but she can't say the same about her fellow students. "Some of my friends could get...

Of all the options facing teenagers grappling with an unplanned pregnancy, marriage is rarely a choice, say experts in adolescent health. "In my 16 years, I can't recall it coming...

Deep into middle age, Helen Jarski is finally home. She lives in a suburban ranch house on a quiet, tree-lined street southwest of Chicago. When visitors stop by, the 48-year-old...

Kathleen Durkin-Mirabella was shopping for shoes with her three young daughters on a steamy mid-July day that in another era would have been spent searching for sandals or beach clogs....

Despite stricter laws and stern warnings that "we card hard," millions of teenagers are still getting their hands on alcohol. And they're often getting it for free from people who...

Melissa Traub has struggled for a decade with an eating disorder, her weight sometimes dipping below 100 pounds, her hair falling out by the handful. Today, the 24-year-old Naperville woman...

For her strong school attendance record, Ashley Martinez won a sparkling new Dodge Caliber -- a sporty hatchback that starts at about $15,000. Unfortunately, she needs to wait four years...

News of threatening graffiti found at St. Xavier University didn't alarm graduate student Jamie Brewczynski. But when school officials made the extraordinary decision Friday to shut the university down indefinitely...

Since the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech last spring, colleges nationwide have tried to do a better job of detecting and treating students who exhibit volatile or potentially violent behavior,...