Like many Americans, I am inspired by President Obama’s commitment to health reform. Unfortunately, what was missing from his most recent speech was a single reference to diet, exercise, smoking, stress, or anything related to the lifestyle choices we make each day.
Declining sales and massive staffing changes at the top of OK!’s masthead have led to much speculation about the weekly’s odds for survival. Now comes evidence that OK! will no longer focus on celebrity news, but will transform into a lifestyle magazine that no longer attempts to compete with the likes of People and Us Weekly.
An Australian restaurateur, fed up with the waste left by diners, has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates or pay a penalty and not return.
Grizzly bears have been listed as threatened in the Canadian province of Alberta, and a ban on hunting has been extended by officials who say the animals are suffering from habitat loss and low reproductive success.
Tim Ruiter studied some 20,000 note cards to prepare for the National Spelling Bee, only to be stumped by a skirt worn by men in the Balkans.
First lady Michelle Obama recruited hundreds of chefs - including Rachael Ray, Tom Colicchio and Cat Cora - on the South lawn of the White House to join her anti-obesity campaign and help schools serve healthier, tastier meals.
An Australian restaurateur, fed up with the waste left by diners, has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates or pay a penalty and not return.
Life's a party, and Web site Askmen.com has come up with a list of the top 10 nightclubs around the world to drink and dance the night away.
Eat a shrimp, support a Gulf of Mexico fisherman. That's the thinking behind the "Dine Out for the Gulf Coast" campaign in which restaurants across the country will be putting a little fish philanthropy on the menu.
A tea party tempest is losing steam in Maine, a state that prides itself on its independence and moderation.
High-end boutique airlines have fallen from the sky, business travelers are bargain hunting online and most folks seated in the front of the plane have paid only for the back, experts say.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives pledged Friday at the company's annual shareholders extravaganza to continue to change the company's merchandise mix and to rebuild sales.
Toxic cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold at McDonald's, forcing the firm to recall 12 million of the collectibles.
The Philadelphia house where mob boss Angelo Bruno was shot and killed 30 years ago is up for sale.
Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal will try to add another championship title to his resume: spelling champion.
This is Conflict Kitchen, a takeout cafe designed and run by artists hoping to start conversations with customers about countries in conflict with the U.S.
A royal court official says 94-year-old Princess Lilian, the oldest member of Sweden's royal family, has Alzheimer's disease and will miss Crown Princess Victoria's wedding in two weeks.
Just beyond the canned goods and produce aisles where he usually grabs his groceries, Jack Curtin recently grabbed a pub lunch.
Australia's Hells Angels bikies will be forced to explain how they pay for their extravagant lifestyles with sports cars and high-end bikes after losing a court case brought by the Australian Crime Commission.
Social review site Yelp is letting its U.S.-based users make reservations at restaurants right on its site through an affiliation with OpenTable.
Cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the burger giant to recall 12 million of the cheap U.S.-made collectibles while dramatically expanding contamination concerns about the toxic metal be …
The Armenian church has sued the J. Paul Getty Museum to demand the return of seven pages ripped from a sacred Armenian Bible dating back to 1256.
What good are a million frequent flier miles if they expire before you can use them?
The nation's capital always draws its share of protesters, picketing for causes ranging from health care reform to immigration policy. But spelling bee protesters?
Derrick Bird killed his twin brother and the family lawyer, then traveled the roads he had worked as a taxi driver, shooting people - apparently aiming for their faces - killing 12 in all and wounding nearly a dozen before committing suicide.
With a touch of "serendipity," the search for a champion speller was under way the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Though many athletes eat before training, some scientists say that if you really want to get rid of more fat, you should skip the pre-workout snack.