Lifestyles

NEW YORK (AP) — For one week this month, New Yorkers can get a taste of Don Draper's world. "Mad Men Dining Week" is set for March 23-29. Thirty-four ...

Sam Simon, a co-creator of "The Simpsons" and animal-rights advocate who made a midlife career shift into philanthropy and channeled much of his perso...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Forget the friends Garth Brooks might have in low places. The country music star has some high-profile buddies he can count ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Ken Jeong says that much of the inspiration for his memorably angry Mr. Chow character in "The Hangover" movie was a reaction to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Neither a hyper-intelligent robot nor Vince Vaughn could save the box office this weekend, which is down 38.5 percent from the same...

NEW YORK (AP) — Monaco has royal parents of newborn twins, and Britain's Kate and William will soon have a second little prince, but will parenting tw...

Remember the days when you knew spring was coming by the arrival of asparagus at the grocer? These days, fresh asparagus is available almost all year....

GHOREPANI, Nepal (AP) — Dawn's golden light caught the tops of the snowcapped Himalayas and gradually crept downward as the rising sun lit up a sweepi...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — To stage a centennial celebration, officials here sought local talent to highlight their commitment to creativity and sense o...

OLEAN — St. Bonaventure University alum Stephen Besecker is the author of the best-selling thriller novel “The Samaritan” — but his road to success as...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a man battles Darth Vader, Nazis and other evil-doers for work, what does he do for fun? Harrison Ford finds his answer in a p...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harrison Ford's representative says he's "banged up" but expected to make a full recovery after crash-landing a vintage plane on a ...

ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — Maine's fishermen hauled in a huge catch worth a state record $585 million last year, buoyed by an unprecedented surge in the v...

WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) — Wellesley College is joining a growing list of women's colleges that accept transgender students. President H. Kim Bottomly an...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvin Gaye was part of the soundtrack of Pharrell Williams' life growing up, and the Grammy-winning singer-producer told a jury th...

POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm a blue-collar workingman, and I would like to expand my reading selection. I currently look at the sports section of the local new...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sony plans on putting its virtual-reality headset on consumers' noggins next year. The gaming and electronics company announced T...