In this year of lean Christmases across the nation, one Telluride group was spared a difficult decision by a holiday surprise.

Cuba has produced some of the world's most explosive dancers but its cultural isolation comes at a cost. On the eve of two major UK tours, Judith Mackrell visits Havana Virtually blind and wearing Jackie Onassis sunglasses that might have been bought when Jackie O was still alive, Alicia Alonso has her ballerina face painted on every morning: a wide slash of scarlet lipstick, thick found-ation ...

A local woman is intent on helping Haitians get back on their feeteven if it means she has to drive all over Santa Clara County.

Garmin-Transitions' Steven Cozza became the second rider to broke his collarbone during stage two of the Tour of Qatar on Monday after Team Sky's Kurt-Asle Arvesen's fracture.

Audi's Super Bowl ad has been controversial for its portrayal of environmental issues and echoes of Nazi-era police.

By: Julia Berick Friends since high school, there are a few girls with whom Ive been scheming for almost a decade. My friends and I have talked about living together for years. Its an escapism better than the beach, more diverting than a Friday night....

During a campaign rally for Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Feb 7, Palin displays a fondness for her mother and for turquoise jewelry. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) During a rare Northern California appearance on Monday, the increasingly bizarre and camera-whorish Sarah Palin opened her mouth, with self-consciously controversial results. It all happened at a media-banned logging conference in Redding, a town ...

Susquehanna finds a great deal on Priceline.com.

Two years ago Kim Nicholson had had enough. At age 37, the self-professed couch potato weighed 285 pounds, and she hated the way she felt.

The man sat on the edge of the Highway 47 overpass. Below his dangling feet, traffic barreled past the Warrenton exit on Interstate 70.

Hello, I'm Governor Jim Gibbons. I am always honored to speak directly to you. But the truth is, I would rather that the circumstances did not compel me to address you tonight. The great inventor and statesman Thomas Edison once said, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work." This insight means a lot to me. My staff has been hard at work ...

When most people hear about Cleaning for a Reason, a foundation based in Texas offering free house cleanings for women undergoing cancer treatment, they can't believe it's true.

ASHEBORO There are just a few high school basketball games remaining before the regular season ends and the attention turns toward the conference tournaments and then the state playoffs.

After learning how chef Tony Ridgway makes the meatloaf he serves at his restaurant, Ridgway Bar and Grill, we asked our readers to share their special recipes with us. We received everything from diet loaves to turkey loaves to stuffed meatloaves; some with sauce, some without but all promising a tasty meal.The following five recipes represent five very different ways to prepare this classic ...

Sudbury Wolves forward Marcus Foligno needed some time to find his game. Marcus was left devastated after his mother, Janis, lost her long battle against cancer in July last summer.[...]

Of all the acclaim that's come to Colin Firth's depiction of hidden grief in "A Single Man," precious little of it has focused on the physical Firth. At 49, the Golden Globe nominee looks 10 years younger and as fit as he was in those glory days as Mr.

GRANVILLE -- Tyler Nicholson only had two matches in the Class Cwrestling tournament on Saturday.

SALEM, N.H. "Every night I go to bed, I think about that pass. Honestly, I'd have to say I've watched it over 100 times." And every time Salem High's Matt Cannone views it, his perfect spiral is somehow pulled in by Mike Lorenz in the end zone for the Division 1 football championship.

ALPENA - Bo Jacobs had just two goals goal through his first 73 games with the Traverse City North Stars.

MIAMI - Peyton Manning? Intercepted. Brett Favre, too. Louisiana native Tracy Porter finished the season by making two of the biggest interceptions in the history of the team he grew up rooting for: the New Orleans Saints.

In chaotic Haiti, one of the best ways to find refugees in need is through satellite imagery and GPS coordinates.

Looking for 2010 Super Bowl favorites? After the Saints and Colts took an extra year to make Pete Prisco a prophet by reaching the title game, the Patriots and Giants could be good bets. Or not.

Theres a tremendous amount of shame and guilt being a slut, confesses Patricia (not her real name). It takes a lot to say that, she sighs, looking out on the scenery beyond the kitchen window of a suburban nook so leafy that realtors would highlight Serene Views of Natural Beauty Just 20 Minutes From Philadelphia! The place is cozy. Any woman juggling marriage, motherhood and a high-end ...

One health writer called it "the hydrogen bomb of crash diets." He is referring to the Protein Sparing Modified Fast , which to some may resemble Atkins or South Beach, but it is not.

Rory Buck lost something that once had been an integral part of his life. He traveled halfway around the world to get it back. After spending much of his life competing in swimming venues around the African continent, Buck now is a sophomore at Whitworth and a big part of the Pirates hunt for an eighth consecutive Northwest Conference championship.

By Karen Voyles Staff writer The second-in-command at the Levy County Sheriff's Office tendered his resignation at midday Tuesday.

We all know the classic scene from "Monty Python and The Holy Grail": The village mob drags onto the street a woman whom they've outfitted with a witch hat and prosthetic witch nose. They bring her before Sir Bedevere the Wise, claiming she's a witch.

THE 7th Datuk Seri Lim Gait Tong Journalism Award 2009 presentation ceremony on Monday created history when it selected a blogger as among the recipients.

VANCOUVER What kind of winners will we be? Will we go jingoistic? Will we turn into ugly Americans who chanted USA! USA! USA!, while ignoring the rest of the world, especially on U.S. television?

Dear Franny the Shopaholic: I'm in the market for an electric fondue set that is bigger than 1-quart in size. - Blair H., Egg Harbor Township