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A Chinese government panel announced plans Friday to revamp the country's holiday schedule to re-emphasize traditional festivals at the expense of the Marxist May Day celebration. The new schedule aims...

The Kaufmann House, a 1946 glass, steel and stone landmark built on the edge of this desert town by the architect Richard Neutra, has twice been at the vanguard of...

Three years after withdrawing its pain medication Vioxx from the market, Merck has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle 45,000 lawsuits by people who claim they or their family...

A plan by the counterterrorism bureau of the Los Angeles Police Department to create a map detailing the Muslim communities in that city, an effort described as a step toward...

On stage, salsa singer Celia Cruz was always the unforgettable life of the party, shouting her memorable catch phrase, "Azucar!" It wasn't an act. Behind the scenes, Cruz had the...

More than 400 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have turned up homeless, and the Department of Veterans Affairs and aid groups say they are bracing for a new...

Lance Bass has faced his share of screaming girls -- the teeny-boppers, mother-daughter pairs and grown women who have followed him since he joined the pop band 'N Sync at...

In a puzzling and potentially troubling development, an AIDS vaccine tested in a closely watched trial might have increased the risk among vaccine recipients of becoming infected with HIV, researchers...

U.S. forces have routed Al Qaeda in Iraq from every neighborhood of Baghdad, a top American general said Wednesday, allowing U.S. troops involved in the surge to depart as planned....

Barry Shames isn't a vintner, but he is the proud owner of a vineyard, an 18-acre plot of merlot vines in Northern California. And if he ever feels like dropping...