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Bowing to a restless and deeply divided Senate, Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine) said Thursday he'll allow members to follow the House into an abbreviated summer vacation without completing action...

Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times and Legend of James Dean By Paul Alexander Viking, 311 pages, $22.95 Like Marilyn Monroe, James Dean is the kind of movie star...

My dictionary features Hepburn without Tracy; Crosby, though no Hope; Mays but not Mantle. "You only have so much room," said Michael Agnes, executive director of Webster's New World Dictionary,...

What might have been the grapes of wrath turned into the grapes of kindness last week in the Salinas Valley. A 19-year-old high school dropout who went on a midnight...

Want to strengthen your family's relationships, increase your children's motivation and have a lot of fun? Celebrate with your kids. Family celebrations are events that acknowledge members' accomplishments or important...

If you didn't have a chance to get a peek inside Buckingham Palace last summer, Queen Elizabeth's home is open again. The famed royal residence is open for tours through...

Just when The Donald thought it was safe to go near a newsstand again, his stalker has returned. Spy magazine, Donald Trump's personal Freddie Krueger, is back. The magazine announced...

For Adam Sandler, having a regular gig on "Saturday Night Live" means that sometimes old friends come out of the woodwork. "I have got some calls from the past," Sandler...

Eastern European teenagers have discovered they can take a free vacation in the Netherlands by claiming political asylum. The Dutch Justice Ministry this week began a crackdown on "asylum tourism,"...

Never show a pig how to open a refrigerator. He'll remember, and when you're not looking ... "The pig thinks, `I don't need them to open that refrigerator.' And they...