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For people suffering from lupus, a mouse may be their hope for a future free of pain, swelling or injury to vital organs. Dr. John D. Mountz, an associate professor...

Eclectic ambience. Webster tells us that "eclectic" is a composition of elements gathered from various sources. With that definition, hodgepodge comes to mind, but I doubt that's a look anyone...

Before going on a furniture-buying spree, you need a good floor plan. And to get a floor plan, you need to do some measuring. Question: What to measure? Answer: Everything....

Blame it on boredom or the brutal Iowa winters. Could be that cabin fever breaks down rational behavior and good taste. Whatever the cause, hundreds of Iowans-a polyester promenade of...

For automakers the difference between making or losing a billion dollars is a matter of percentage points. David McGammon, vice president of finance for Ford Motor Co. and the corporation's...

Today is what the gospel songwriter called an "uncloudy day." Seventy degrees. March breeze. And I feel lucky to be alive, much less in this little Tennessee town snug between...

A soccer game stops for no one. And in this year's U.S.-hosted World Cup, it won't have to. ABC and ESPN will show-for the first time in the United States-uninterrupted...

When Sonny Jackson saw folks talking on car phones as he drove by them, he used to say to himself, "Doesn't he think he's important." Now, not only does Jackson...

At the B&C Deli, the clerk keeps a few open packs of generic cigarettes in a cardboard box behind the counter. To those who ask, he doles out cigarettes-one at...

The CIA knew years ago that accused spy Aldrich Ames paid $540,000 in cash for his house but apparently accepted his explanation that the money was from an inheritance, an...