Baby boomers drive boom in new-car sales

DETROIT -- Automakers are turning to buyers like 64-year-old Martin Friedman for the same reason Willie Sutton robbed banks. That's where the money is.

Friedman, who retired three years ago, recently leased a 2012 Cadillac SRX. He's happy because...

For a healthy old age, learn to let go of regrets

For the young, regret over poor choices or missed opportunities can be a powerful carrot: It sparks reappraisal, accelerates learning and motivates change. In the old, regret appears to be no better than a stick -- a stern reminder of poor choices...

Social media becomes a battleground on body image

The image of the woman in a bikini is anything but sexy.

Her pelvic bones jut so far from her lower torso that they look like bent elbows. Her actual elbows are the widest part of her arms. And splashed across her concave stomach are the words "...

California's Fort Ord to become national monument

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Fort Ord, the sweeping former military base north of Monterey, Calif., known for its oceanfront landscape and a history that dates back to horse cavalry soldiers in World War I, will become America's newest national monument.

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