When I found the man who would be my mate, my friend, the one indispensable for over half a century, I knew I was fortunate. After ten years, I realized I loved this man much more than I had when I was besotted with my groom and delirious with pride in him. After forty years, I could scarcely believe how we had grown into a grafted entity like something in a prize arboretum

Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1st was one of the US military's best kept secrets: an extraordinary campaign by elite US soldiers to take out thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. A six-month investigation by Frontline has gone inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's impact — and its costs

Abortion Funding Bill Clears House Floor after defeating, 192-235, a motion to recommit by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) to prevent federal officials from reviewing the the medical records of victims of rape or incest

A 23-year-old Jewish artist who fled to the south of France spending two years feverishly painting the history of her life, a sort of autobiographical operetta on paper. One year after she completed it the pregnant 26-year-old was transported to Auschwitz and killed

Concerns about the influence of industry money have prompted Stanford and University of Colorado-Denver to ban drug sales representatives from the hospital halls and bar doctors from paid promotional speaking. One area of medicine still welcomes the largesse: societies that represent specialists

The most visible shift in the political landscape since Pew Research's previous political typology in early 2005 is the emergence of a single bloc of across-the-board conservatives. The long-standing divide between economic, pro-business conservatives and social conservatives has blurred.

Through constellations of art and related artifacts, the exhibition follows the conventional activities in the cycle of a Parisian day, such as dressing, writing, collecting, eating, and evening entertainment — allowing visitors to envision the activities and accessories of quotidian life, in order to find resonances with their own daily lives

"We urge US citizens to keep in regular contact with family and friends. US citizens living or traveling abroad are encouraged to enroll in the Department of State's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP); Outbreak notice about Dengue Fever

References to Marie-Thérèse, a full-figured, blonde beauty with a prominent "Greek" nose, were often camouflaged, or appeared in code, in Picasso’s art, and her identity was a closely hidden secret, as was the birth of their daughter Maya in 1935.

Regardless of when (and if) the British Royal wedding ceremony is watched (we're choosing BBC America for commercial free viewing, recorded), a downloadable copy of the Programme is available at the official site we've posted previously

With 40,000 menus dating from the 1840s to today, The NYPL's restaurant menu collection is one of the largest in the world, used by historians, chefs, novelists and everyday food enthusiasts. All it takes is an Internet connection to take part!

On a day that the Chairman of the Federal Reserve held his first press conference (and Sarah Palin declared the reason the President released his birth certificate was to distract from Chairman Bernanke's statements), the Fed released a statement of economic projections

I turned up the volume on my Mac and heard clicks — a lipstick top being circled downward, a pocket mirror snapped shut. I raised my voice, not only because we were using technology to manage our two-way conversation, but also because my mother and I were so far away from each other. Me, here on earth. Her, up in heaven.

FDA experts say extended-release and long-acting opioids — including OxyContin, Avinza, Dolophine, Duragesic, and eight other brand names — are extensively misprescribed, misused, and abused, leading to overdoses, addiction, and even deaths across the United States.

The math behind any big change in pension rules doesn’t look the same when state employees and teachers sit outside the Social Security system. The bulk of uncovered public sector employees reside in 14 states; do you know which they are?

Three independent investigations published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) have reached similar conclusions, associating prenatal exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides with IQ deficits in school-age children

The power and intricacy of The Tiger’s Wife mark the beginning of what, if Téa Obreht keeps writing, should become a distinguished literary career. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, now in paperback, is both a cautionary tale and a call for justice. In 1951 no laws were broken when Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells were passed on, but ethical issues were ignored by medical and science communities

The Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry review at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum gave us a chance for a virtual stroll to the online shop. Because the Museum itself is a paean to the art of design, it's not surprising that the shop has some less-frequently-seen items

There are highly stylized necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, brooches and watches, in addition to finely crafted accessories like clutches, cigarette cases and tobacco lighters. Objets d’art, such as a 1908 butler’s bell push comprised of a model yacht riding a wave fashioned from jasper, drew audible gasps.

Among others, a bill to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex

Bankers and hedge funds scrambled to maintain the lavish bonuses and profits, repackaging mortgages in complex securities called collateralized debt obligations. The booming CDO market masked the weak housing market and exacerbated its collapse

Legislators in 23 states introduced 49 measures applying to health exchange coverage. A proposal to revise Mississippi sex education law to require school districts to provide abstinence-only education, while permitting discussion of contraception only with prior approval from the state

"Sec. 2245. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for 'Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, Housing Counseling Assistance' shall be $0." This budget was zeroed-out as part of the FY 2011 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 1473).