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Moving will never be fun, but you can reduce the cost and eliminate much of the stress by following Barbara Hemphill's advice. She's president of the National Association of Professional...

With t'ai chi, you don't get loud music, lycra thong leotards or fancy whirlpools in the locker room. You won't use strange equipment, take your pulse, measure your body fat...

About four years ago, Jim Black, a real estate agent, used some of the money in his individual retirement account to buy shares in Vanguard Special Gold and Precious Metals...

With more lean choices of ground beef at the supermarket, an occasional supper or backyard grill-out featuring "international" cheeseburgers is allowed by the nutrition police. Usually, the leaner the beef,...

Swindlers who steal less than $100,000 from financial institutions are escaping federal prosecution because of an "epidemic" of bigger cases, federal officials acknowledge. Those "minor" fraud cases can be prosecuted...

Those investing in certificates of deposit and money markets for the last 10 years say recent yields of less than 3 percent have them in shock. Many of these people...

Congratulations, the caller told Diane Ross, you have just won a free seven-day cruise to the Bahamas. "I was so in shock," says Ross, who was told she was picked...

There was great rejoicing in the labs. But in the cramped dark cubbyholes where bioethicists toil, the feelings are much more mixed. What caused usually deadpan researchers to show "a...

Do you rely mostly on application forms, resumes or basic interviews to help you hire super employees? And then do your "ideal" employees often turn out to be less than...

When Sam Malone and Diane Chambers almost married on television's "Cheers," one of their major prenuptial disagreements erupted over art. Sam insisted his mural-size picture of dogs drinking beer and...