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A senior State Department official on Wednesday gave India a three-month deadline to complete negotiations on a landmark nuclear energy deal so Congress can vote on the issue before its...

Jeff Healey, a Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter whose band sold millions of blues-rock records and who also pursued a passion for old-time jazz, playing the trumpet and clarinet, died...

The common belief has been that eating heavily late in the evening will cause weight gain, but research is inconclusive on a clinical effect of late meals. There are, however,...

The facts: Long promoted as a way to prevent injury, reduce soreness and speed post-exercise recovery, stretching may not fulfill its promise. Over the years, scientists have found that stretching...

Tony Silver, an award-winning independent filmmaker whose 1983 documentary, "Style Wars," was one of the earliest accounts of hip-hop culture, has died in Los Angeles. He was 72. The cause...

The Security Council on Monday adopted its third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its refusal to cease enriching uranium, an activity that the West suspects Iran may be using...

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela threatened Colombia with war Sunday, mobilizing troops, tank units and fighter jets near the border between the countries after Colombian security forces killed a senior...

Sweets don't just put a dent in your diet, they also attack your teeth with a vengeance. Nothing that some vigorous tooth-brushing can't solve, right? Not necessarily. We've been brushing...

Just as consumers are eating more organic foods, they're looking for personal-care products made with natural ingredients too, and the health and beauty industry is going greener. So it's only...

There has always been a certain status attached to owning a home that is featured in a magazine. And a certain pleasure, for a homeowner, in leaving the evidence lying...