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Think beer, German wines when pairing with Chinese takeout What wine pairs best with Chinese takeout? Short answer: beer. The truth is, typical takeou...

Key numbers to know when you're filing your 2014 taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service: PERSONAL EXEMPTION: —Each personal or dependent exe...

NEW YORK (AP) — It's frigid outside but Central Park Zoo newcomers Betty and Veronica find their new quarters quite cozy. The grizzly bears are making...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Hudson will make her Broadway debut in the fall when the musical "The Color Purple" returns. The Grammy, Oscar and Golden Glo...

There is something magical about a burrito, that combination of crispy tortilla edges that turn doughy soft at the center, all concealing a delicious ...

Make pizza from scratch for a Super Bowl party? Come on! Why bother when you can snap your fingers and have it delivered to your door? Here's why: Hom...

Sure, you'll have some guacamole and some chips and some chicken wings. And a plate of nachos isn't a bad idea, either. But how about something to set...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When it comes to beer, Super Bowl Sunday is a marathon, not a sprint. So if you're hoping to sip craft brews throughout the game,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Laura Fritz's felines play with her iPad, her fat cat loses the urge to eat, her scaredy-cat loses his fear and her youngest j...

It's that time of year when many dogs need a little extra protection — a coat or a sweater — when going out into the cold. Why not try making it yours...

CHICAGO (AP) — Complications are uncommon for women undergoing test-tube fertility procedures: A new 12-year U.S. study shows the most frequent involv...

Whether or not you like avocados, you really have to admire the way their marketers have totally owned the Super Bowl. For no particular reason other ...

Another holiday season has passed, and with it the marathon cooking and baking sessions. The hours spent using every kitchen appliance and inch of cou...

"River of No Return" (Scribner), by David Riley Bertsch Vivid scenery and a likable protagonist mark the second book in a series by David Riley Bertsc...

Anybody who has kids will appreciate this milestone. My daughter ate an entire mushroom for the first time the other day! I had roasted it on a baking...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut brewery is apologizing to Indians offended that the company is using Mohandas Gandhi's name and likeness on one o...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no skunky bar odor amid the beer taps. Instead of booze, colored water fills the bottles. The real alcohol is locked away bu...

OLEAN — If you have ever driven home from work and couldn’t remember part of the ride, don’t panic: You likely experienced a self-hypnotic state. On S...