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Can restaurant patrons ask waiters not assigned to them for help?

Letter writer struggles to live with husband who wants their daughter to be a doctor -- and intensely disapproves of her dancing.

A new study says Americans buy more soda and ice cream as temperatures rise. That could have implications in a warming world.

Frozen pizza can get the job done in a pinch. Here are a few simple tips for making it better.

"Not on my watch," said nurse Misty Combs, upon seeing a raccoon in distress inside a dumpster filled with fermented peaches.

How to protect your home from wildfires? It comes down to three simple, affordable things.

I've tried pesticides both natural and synthetic, as well as DIY remedies, but nothing has worked. So I turned to the experts for advice.

Letter writer's pet peeve is "when people ask me where I am from."

When at a concert or sporting event, the letter writer would rather watch than talk.

Parent wonders how to act on this information after 9-year-old son says a classmate described abuse by her mom.