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Q. We were sitting in our kitchen the other day, and I commented to my wife how comfortable the room felt in such cold weather. She replied that it was...

A hug? A kiss? A friendly handshake? When it comes to PDA, teenagers face some confusion about when it's acceptable to demonstrate affection for their significant other in public. "Since...

Fun fact: Before a producer dubbed her Lady GaGa (after the Queen song "Radio GaGa") the piano-playing singer co-wrote tunes for Pussycat Dolls, Akon and Britney Spears. The Star Tribune...

Despite a number of moves to reposition his coffee-shop chain, Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz said the company is still seen as a symbol of excess in the downtrodden economy....

Q. You wrote an article recently about controlling the light from skylights. We're lucky to live in a fairly mild climate, but the overheating from the skylights in hot weather...

Congress erupted with outrage Tuesday over bonuses paid to employees of AIG, demanding that they return $165 million in bonuses and threatening to tax most of it away if they...

Q. What's the big deal with these fluorescent bulbs you often write about? Yes, I've seen them in stores for a buck and a half or so, but that's about...

Retailers are trying hard to entice customers into their stores, over to their products and eventually to the checkout line. But when is a sale a deal? Understanding how stores...

Internships can be critical in an ever-tightening job market. Just ask John Miseo, who interned at MTV while still a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He landed a full-time job...

The Ware Academy school bus pulls to a stop in front of Hudgins Nursery Garden Center in the Hayes area of Gloucester County, Va. Zack Phillips, 8, emerges and spies...