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If a California biotech firm's new blood test lives up to its promise, military drill sergeants someday will defer to lab-coated technicians when evaluating whether a new recruit is dangerously...

The term "packing light" takes on new meaning under the strict security measures imposed after the thwarted airline bombing plot on Aug. 10. You should be especially concerned if traveling...

When the cast of NBC's fall dramedy "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" talked to reporters at the Summer TV Press Tour in Pasadena over the weekend, it almost felt...

Results from a Pew Research Center survey on happiness released in February. OLD IS GOLD 28 percent of those 18 to 29 years old reported being very happy (the least-happy...

Here are a few ideas on how to increase your feeling of well-being, from happiness researchers Sonja Lyubomirsky and Suzanne Segerstrom. But, Lyubomirsky said, you need to beware of overdoing...

Money may not buy happiness, but you can use it to enroll in an online program for $9.95 a month. Visit Reflective Happiness at reflectivehappiness.com. Here are some recent research-based...

The back yard is the haven of summer. Carefree days of grilling, swimming, playing, gardening. What could go wrong? Plenty. Home is where the hurt is. Especially now. "Summer is...

Funky facial hair is everywhere today, especially beards, which haven't been this common since the late 1970s, says GQ magazine style editor Adam Rapoport. Brad Pitt has done it. George...

Jimmy Dore isn't especially angry. Amused, yes. Bemused. And confused. But the stand-up comic and social commentator has found a way to cope -- charge people to watch TV with...

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends PC From: Microsoft Price: $49.99 Rating: T A real-time strategy game built on the framework of Rise of Nations, Legends takes place in a...