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When Joan Hotson turned 65, each of her five daughters began angling to inherit The Book. "They knew it wasn't going to happen any time soon, but they were quite...

Admit it: You're hooked on home and design reality television. If you're not, chances are someone you know is. The fusion of education and entertainment on such series as "DIY...

While British preservationists are relieved, some dealers and collectors are ruing the cancellation of the much-heralded Dumfries House sale, which had been scheduled for July in London. Both the 18th-Century...

Western observers on Friday pulled out of a mission to monitor Russia's Dec. 2 parliamentary vote, a move that may leave open questions about the legitimacy of the elections in...

To the brave gladiators of the Mashed Potato Wrestling Federation, it does not matter whether the potatoes are peeled beforehand or if the cooking water is correctly salted. "You just...

A Saudi court more than doubled the number of lashes a female rape victim was sentenced to last year after her lawyer appealed the original sentence. The decision this week,...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has given preliminary approval to an ordinance allowing municipal identification cards to be issued to anyone living in the city, regardless of the person's...

President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to lift the state of emergency, insisting in an interview that it is the best...

Ira Levin, a mild-mannered playwright and novelist who liked nothing better than to give people the creeps -- and who did so repeatedly, with best-selling novels such as "Rosemary's Baby,"...

Dr. Susan Wicklund took her first step toward the front line of the abortion wars when she was in her early 20s, a high school graduate with a few community...