Lifestyles

LONDON (AP) — The name's Smith, Sam Smith. The choice was shrouded in mystery and denials, but the 23-year-old British sensation has surfaced as the s...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Straight Outta Compton" ceded its three-week reign at the top of the box office to the faith-based "War Room," which climbed to No...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Take a walk: That's the U.S. surgeon general's prescription for sedentary Americans — but communities will have to step up, too, and...

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) — At first glance, the text messages appear to show a disturbing case of cyberbullying: one teen urging another to kill himself....

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert began his tenure as host of the CBS "Late Show" Tuesday with a tribute to predecessor David Letterman, a brief convers...

MONTGOMERY, Texas (AP) — Brad Anderson, creator of the "Marmaduke" cartoon strip that for more than 60 years featured the antics of a lovable Great Da...

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Leon Gorman, a grandson of L.L. Bean who led a modernization and expansion of the outdoors retailer after the founder's death, ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Police do not intend to charge Mel Gibson over an allegation that the Oscar-winning director shoved and abused a newspaper photographer ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Visitors heading to the Grand Canyon lately know they are going to get two things when they arrive: breathtak...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Student performance on the SAT college entrance exam is lagging, continuing a mostly downward trend over the last five years. The Co...

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC moved quickly to land one of the three men who foiled a terror attack on a Paris-bound train last month for the 21st season cast o...

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after its trailer debuted online and months before it hits theaters, the Will Smith football head-trauma film "Concussion" is al...

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Dylan Baker tried to rescue an elderly neighbor before escaping a high-rise apartment fire in Manhattan. It happened on the 33rd...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to...

These days, the ubiquitous honey bear may not cause us to stop and give thanks. Sure, it may sweeten our tea or Greek yogurt, but that pales in compar...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You can use wearables with GPS to keep track of wandering dogs. Others help you track animals' physical activity. Now, two companie...

The lure of the wild has recently attracted an interesting batch of solitude seekers: Reese Witherspoon ("Wild"), Mia Wasikowska ("Tracks") and Robert...