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"It's sort of like being the absent-minded professor times five," says Tim Page. After a lifetime of struggling to relate to fellow human beings, he received a diagnosis of Asperger's...

About 40 percent of American parents have tried to get their children vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, but only one in three have been successful, according to a survey...

So, you've set up an organized office space. Here's how to keep it that way: Get a handle on mail. Pull out the junk mail and put it in the...

Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the pre-eminent social anthropologists of the 20th century, whose erudite, often mind-bendingly labored studies of indigenous Brazilian tribes led to influential theories examining human behavior and...

DIY decorating once was simple: Pick a style (modern, shabby chic, country craft), acquire its key accouterments (chrome accents, weathered finishes, "Little House on the Prairie" ginghams), repeat until complete....

Roy DeCarava, 89, whose intimate, often melancholy black-and-white images of Harlem life made him one of the most respected photographers of his century, died Tuesday in New York. His family...

After nine months of being nearly invisible -- a big outing has been to a Dallas hardware store for flashlights -- George W. Bush made his debut Monday in his...

Clifford Hansen, a Jackson Hole cattle rancher who became Wyoming's governor and then served two terms as a U.S. senator, died at his home Tuesday after receiving hospital treatment for...

Luke and Chloe Bennett are celebrating their 10th birthday. The twins, born Sept. 30, opted for separate parties: Chloe and friends romped in an inflatable moon bounce, and Luke invited...

Sheldon J. Segal, 83, leader of the team that developed the contraceptive implant Norplant and several other birth-control devices used by millions of women worldwide, died of congestive heart failure...