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Dow Chemical Co. said Tuesday that it was raising prices for the second time in a month, as well as introducing freight surcharges and reducing production in plants across North...

Kermit Love, the ballet costume designer whose greatest fame came as a creator, with Jim Henson, of the beloved "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, died Saturday in...

Pity the mothers and grandmothers. Visible bra straps, glaringly obvious roots -- these are but a few of the grooming no-nos that have become yes-yeses in recent years. Now there...

Congress is poised to approve a huge package of housing legislation, including a refinancing program aimed at rescuing hundreds of thousands of homeowners in danger of foreclosure. It's the most...

After winning an Oscar for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Three 6 Mafia -- core members Juicy J and DJ Paul -- rode a...

A hastily convened global energy summit led by Saudi Arabia ended largely in disagreement Sunday, with only a modest pledge of increased production by the Saudis and no resolution on...

The murder convictions of two men in the 1990 shooting of a bouncer had been called into question by new evidence, so a Manhattan prosecutor, Daniel Bibb, was assigned to...

A thousand dollars, or even $500, can go a long way toward transforming a room -- and your attitude toward your home. Whether it's contemporary lamp shades or new doors,...

Last summer, Lisa Clark, a management consultant from Los Angeles, spent about three weeks in Europe, touring Scotland by car, spending a weekend in Paris and biking in Tuscany. Though...

Most of Noel and Holly Getch Clarke's 1890s Victorian is a colorful tangle of art and furniture, with a motley array of rescued pets loitering about the rooms. Walls and...