Does failing to learn from history mean we are doomed to repeat it? Not necessarily, but its up to Washington to ensure that 1937 doesnt happen all over again.

Basic geriatric knowledge is preventive medicine.

When contemplating the United States and its future, its impossible not to think about Americas role in the world and its relationship with China.

For 85 years, strummers, pickers and fiddlers have met in the North Carolina hills on a spring weekend to play homage to old-time music.

Beijing is steering a push toward wind and solar power, while the U.

Long pigeonholed as a hotbed for frat parties and activism, the town also has a vibrant side brimming with arts, culture and food.

From fertile to post-fertile, many women are using natural methods to ease menopause symptoms.

Interviews with 30 chefs provided dozens of burger-making lessons for the home cook that arent terribly difficult and dont cost much money.

The White House is replacing workplace raids and roundups of workers by immigration authorities with a less confrontational approach to employers such as American Apparel.

Robert Bowman, an aspiring lawyer, was refused entry to the New York bar because of $400,000 in student debt.

The Fourth of July is just one example of the founders uncanny ability to cast British traditions in a new mold.

Democracy in the United States has been a great success, but during the revolution in 1776 its supremacy in promoting human rights was far from inevitable.

Michael Manns �Public Enemies� is a grave and beautiful work of art.

Called a turncoat by some, a New Haven firefighter has held to a view that merit should prevail over affirmative action in governing promotions.

Its curious that Americans consider cheating on taxes less reprehensible than cheating on a spouse, because there is a lot of extramarital sex going on.

�Journey to the Stars,� a new show at the American Museum of Natural History, is easily the most beautiful planetarium show I have ever seen and the most vertiginous.

Vendors and taxpayers awaiting refunds will get i.

Using carrots and sticks, Russia has tried to win over its ex-Soviet neighbors, but they often have other ideas.

Thanks to the ingenuity and one-upmanship of local concert promoters, yet more concerts are turning up in the most unusual and amazing places.

Sanofi plans to begin marketing Multaq, generically known as dronedarone, in the United States this summer.

A plan to bring editors and lobbyists to the publishers home brought a critical reaction from the newsroom.