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The Khmer Rouge leader whose reign of terror left up to 2 million Cambodians dead sat silently, nearly in tears while former comrades denounced him during a "show trial," the...

She dropped out of high school to work as a nurse's aide to help support her family after her father died. Seventy-one years later, Irene Stack got her diploma. More...

Yoko Ono, the woman Beatles fans once loved to hate, is enjoying a revival of her reputation and career. Suddenly people even like her singing. Late last year, the widow...

Like an elegant piece of jewelry or a silk scarf tossed casually over a shoulder, vines add the finishing touch to well-dressed gardens. Versatility and classic styling make them the...

Many bookshelves are filled with useless books, outdated magazines and workbooks from long-forgotten college or high-school courses. Some advice to the owners of these shelves: Prune your library to those...

Don't you hate shelling out $15 or $20 for a video workout that looks good until you slip it into the tape player? Then you find out it's too hard...

If your idea of a good time is dribbling, jumping, running and squeaking your sneakers, you're in good company. Basketball is America's sport of choice. More Americans play basketball than...

Most home buyers who get a mortgage also get an escrow for payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums. But it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. If...

During the aerobics boom, yoga was considered a "soft" workout. It didn't burn fat, build muscles or improve racing times. In most cases it didn't even raise a sweat. Now...

When Joseph Rossini used a pay phone in a Philadelphia hotel to call home in Memphis, he used the family's AT&T calling card. But the 17-year old didn't know AT&T...