'Holding history': Rare medieval book offers window to religious life of...
COLUMBIA, S.C. - University of South Carolina English professor Scott Gwara had sorted through 32 lots of medieval books and manuscripts in a London auction house when he pulled out box 33 and...
View ArticleTaliesin West's Frank Lloyd Wright archives moving to New York City
Nestled in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, Taliesin West, winter home of the modernist architect Frank Lloyd Wright, has housed thousands of archived sketches, models, manuscripts and personal...
View ArticleSome tips for cleaning up after flood damage
Since Isaac swamped the Gulf Coast a few weeks ago, it's a good time to talk about storm cleanup.
View ArticleTiny telescope implant in eye helps treat macular degeneration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The University of California-Davis Eye Center surgeons on Tuesday unveiled a new, bionic tool for treating macular degeneration: a miniature telescope, smaller than a pea, that is...
View ArticleYour Place: Engineered wood; outdoor cushions; dishwashers and etching
Q: I was looking at a new condo with "cherrywood flooring." No illusions that it was solid; I was told it was engineered.
View ArticleReligion news in brief
Pastor: Image of lynching meant to remind people importance of voting
View ArticleFacebook still has believers among fund managers
Few investors have been hitting the "like" button for Facebook. The stock has lost nearly half its value since May's highly anticipated but botched initial public offering.
View ArticleZillow sues Trulia over website estimates
Drawing from the "How to Mess with Your Competitor's IPO" playbook, Seattle-based real estate website Zillow has filed a patent lawsuit against rival Trulia.
View ArticleLia Lee, subject of 'The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down', dies
Foua Yang crumpled in tears on the staircase in her south Sacramento home, just feet from the empty hospital bed where her daughter Lia Lee lived most of her life.
View ArticleMiddle ground a sound way to get baby to sleep, study shows
Nearly every parent knows that gripping, awful feeling of a baby screeching when put to bed - and the ensuing anxiety over whether to pick up the baby or tough it out and let the baby cry. New research...
View ArticleHeart attack risk lower than expected for stressed-out workers
If you still have a job in this economy, you're supposed to feel grateful. But stress is what more people tend to feel at work these days, and a new study finds that for those who experience such...
View ArticlePope appeals for peace from Lebanon
Pope Benedict XVI in Lebanon on Friday signed an official Vatican document on the status of Catholics in the Middle East, urging them to stand "firm in truth and in purity of faith."
View ArticleIn a crummy economy, why are stocks soaring?
Economic growth is pitiful. Unemployment has topped 8 percent for an exhausting 43 months. The nation is careering toward a so-called fiscal cliff, and maybe a recession.
View ArticleCompanies set sights on aging consumers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Easier-to-chew foods, brighter lights in stores and bigger, clearer fonts on packaging: Those are a few of the changes marketers discussed at a conference Friday about how to sell to...
View ArticleGail MarksJarvis: Pay off plastic first, or save?
What do you do if you are loaded down with credit card debt but you know you should be saving for retirement? Do you concentrate on getting rid of the debt, and put off saving in the 401(k) or IRA for...
View ArticleSpending Smart: A season to save
"To every thing there is a season," says a passage in the Bible and, much later, lyrics to the hit song, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" made famous by the 1960s folk-rock band The Byrds.
View ArticleIn a crummy economy, why are stocks soaring?
Economic growth is pitiful. Unemployment has topped 8 percent for an exhausting 43 months. The nation is careering toward a so-called fiscal cliff, and maybe a recession.
View ArticleHot Property: David Schwimmer, 'Friends' costars keep real estate agents busy
The male cast members of "Friends" are keeping a score of Los Angeles real estate agents in Gucci loafers.
View ArticlePope closes Lebanon visit by urging interfaith harmony
Pope Benedict XVI closed a three-day visit to Lebanon on Sunday with an impassioned plea for peace, reconciliation and interreligious harmony, the themes that have dominated his discourse here.
View ArticleLow rates spur homeowners to free up cash by refinancing
They're knocking on the lender's door. As mortgage rates have tumbled to all-time lows, demand for refinancing has fired up homeowners nationwide.
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