Like much of Cuba's work force, Alfredo Congas is going gray. ...more

March 27, 2009

When you're working, you have a financial strategy that is largely based on one goal: saving money for a comfortable retirement. You'll likely have to make many adjustments over several decades to ensure that you stay on track saving and investing. But once you retire, a new goal arises - investing so you can remain retired. To help yourself achieve this goal, you will need to make a number of investment decisions. ...more

February 27, 2009

The ways of dogs can be adapted to marriage. ...more

February 24, 2009

The realization scared me. I have children fast approaching what we used to call middle age. Two are in their forties. I am in my late sixties. Does that mean I'm old? ...more

January 21, 2009

Once upon a time, the American public could buy household equipment that had a decent life expectancy. Not anymore. ...more

January 2, 2009

Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women - even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages. ...more

November 21, 2008

Nelson Mdlovu strides out of the small clinic with a spring in his step and a smile on his lips just minutes after being circumcised. ...more

November 3, 2008

A Cuban crocodile who spent the past four decades at New York's Bronx Zoo will spend her last days at Miami Metrozoo. ...more

September 28, 2008

Americans are always being counted and categorized by one study or another, so there are plenty of statistics about people with disabilities. Some of the most disturbing have to do with weight. ...more

September 6, 2008

Americans are always being counted and categorized by one study or another, so there are plenty of statistics about people with disabilities. Some of the most disturbing have to do with weight. ...more

September 5, 2008