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As if Russia and Britain have not had enough to wrangle over -- what with the spy scandals, accusations of political assassination and even a crackdown on English language lessons...

Peter Howard, who arranged the dance music, composed the incidental music or conducted the orchestra for many of Broadway's biggest hits of the last half-century, died April 18 in Englewood,...

How low will Yahoo's stock go on Monday? And how long will it stay there? Those questions are high in the minds of Yahoo shareholders, and probably its management, as...

Rates of new hepatitis A and B infections have declined to the lowest levels ever recorded, largely because of routine childhood vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

A second home -- it's a dream come true, right? Unfortunately, some first-time buyers make rookie mistakes that can turn owning a vacation house into a nightmare. Here are a...

The 8,000 acres of the Loreto Bay Resort on Baja California snuggle on flat, hard desert between the craggy Giganta range and the glassy Sea of Cortez. The most basic...

A true harbinger of spring, expect Allium schoenoprasum to make its presence known within the next few weeks. This little herb is one busy multitasker. If you are like most...

When Bob Carson set out last year to find a second home in the Las Vegas area, his list of must-haves was short but sweet. He wanted to be close...

Charles Tilly, a social scientist who combined historical interpretation and quantitative analysis in a voluminous outpouring of work to forge often novel intellectual interpretations -- as when he compared nation...

The Pentagon has begun planning to send as many as 7,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year to make up for a shortfall in contributions from NATO allies, senior...