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Irene Dailey, a late-blooming actress perhaps best known for her roles in TV soap operas and for her portrayal of the quick-witted, sensitive mother, Nettie Cleary, in the 1964 Tony...

With public anxiety mounting over financial markets and the economy, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain engaged in a muted debate Tuesday night over who was to blame and whose...

Oasis "Dig Out Your Soul'' RATING: 2 1/2 EXCLAMATION POINTS "Dig Out Your Soul," Oasis' seventh studio album, should be heard in a really good stereo showroom: an extraordinary one...

Bonny Jean Jacobs, 78, the mother-in-law of Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, died Sunday after a long illness, a spokesman for Biden said. Biden, of Delaware, canceled...

Avraham Biran, an archeologist of biblical sites who excavated Tel Dan, an ancient city along Israel's northern border, and uncovered an unexpected stone fragment bearing what might be the earliest...

EBay Inc. is both tightening its belt and expanding its reach in preparation for the coming economic storm. On Monday, eBay announced it would lay off 10 percent of its...

A new study suggests that free drug samples, an effective marketing tool for the drug industry, do little to help the poor and may put children's health at risk. The...

Since the credit crisis began to grip the financial world, Silicon Valley has watched from the sidelines, secure in the faith that it was insulated from the coming storm. That...

One of the advantages of a cruise vacation, especially in hurricane season, is a ship's ability to change course should Mother Nature present a problem. But there's a flip side:...

Q. My front door is solid wood with a solid storm door. The main door fit snugly for some years, but recently it has developed a large gap on the...