Outdoors Gear: Rescue knife
Here's a river-rescue knife with a really different design.
View ArticleRelax and win
Are you a stiff athlete? Do you hold tension in your shoulders, back or other areas when you play or compete? If so, you're seriously limiting your potential.
View ArticleGroup bikes across U.S. in memory of late cyclist
Starting June 16, eight Fresno, Calif., cyclists will begin a grueling 3,000-mile bike race from Oceanside to Annapolis, Md.
View ArticleVolvo Ocean Race: It's game time and we started about as well as we could have
Lisbon, Portugal, was a fantastic stopover. Lots and lots of fans. An amazing and historic city that gave the Read family a lot to do outside of sailing. All in all it was about as much rest as I have...
View ArticleOld-World Calorie Burners: Get fit with these 'Game of Thrones'-inspired...
We were on the edge of our seats during this season of "Game of Thrones." And we were inspired, too, by those muscle-bound, functionally fit soldiers and knights. How awesome would it be to get strong...
View ArticleAfter pastor charged with child cruelty, church leaders debate corporal...
It was mere coincidence that days after Pastor Creflo Dollar was accused of child cruelty, another Atlanta-area pastor was preparing to address the topic from the pulpit.
View ArticleDispute centers on dust pollution
Los Angeles and the Owens Valley are at war over water, with the city trying to rework a historic agreement aimed at stopping massive dust storms that have besieged the eastern Sierra Nevada since L.A....
View ArticleCool ways to wear white
The MTV Movie Awards show is always quite the spectacle, both onstage and on the red carpet, and this year's show last Sunday was no different. Take for instance, Elizabeth Banks, who plays Effie in...
View ArticleDog parks require a dose of caution
Last month on a sunny Saturday morning, Lisa Baxter and her fiance, Mike Janovic, loaded up their three dogs - a beagle, a Pomeranian and a Chihuahua - for an outing at the Brook Run Dog Park, an...
View ArticleMiddle class trading 'I do' for 'maybe later'
The playground taunt about "sittin' in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g" spells out the conventions of adulthood: "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage."
View ArticleBagged cereals stalk name-brand leaders
If Toucan Sam heard what Malt-O-Meal is up to, it would throw him for a loop. It would make the Honey Nut Cheerios bee buzzing mad.
View ArticleVoices of Faith: How can I, a person of faith, overcome feelings of dread?
Voices of Faith: How can I, a person of faith, overcome feelings of dread?
View ArticleDesigner Juan Carlos Obando: A bright light on the scene
Designer Juan Carlos Obando is in growth mode. He's planning a new jewelry line to roll out in November, the same time he launches e-commerce, and is expanding his company with a few key hires,...
View ArticleIn Soffie's case, an illness probably is not to blame
Pets like routine. It is important to learn their routine so that when there is a change, we can recognize a possible problem.
View ArticleDesert heat: Palm Springs inspires designer Trina Turk's line for Banana...
When Banana Republic was looking for someone to collaborate on a summer collection inspired by Palm Springs, Trina Turk was the one to call.
View ArticleReligion news in brief
Bangladesh sends back boatloads of Muslims fleeing Myanmar sectarian violence
View ArticleStart from the bottom with tree care
There's a lot of odd information out there in our big world of shade trees. A lot of trees are hurt by uninformed well-wishers, and gardeners often don't realize that they've been the culprits until...
View ArticleSouthern Baptists set to elect 1st black president
Four months ago, two African-American pastors stood in a hallway of the Southern Baptist Convention's Nashville headquarters looking at a row of white faces.
View Article3 steps to avoid health care hassles on vacation
Five hospitals sit within an easy drive of my Indianapolis home. It's comforting to know, considering that my wife will deliver our second child in late August.
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