Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was honored with a Google Doodle on Wednesday in celebration of his 112th birthday.
Study shows that an excessive intake of salt is bad for brain health.
Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer center and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors.
As the rumors around the iPhone 5 release date heat up, the market for Apple's next-generation smartphone could be well overheated.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will likely resign next week, his economics minister said Tuesday, but who will succeed him as the country confronts a nuclear crisis and a long list of economic difficulties remained up in the air.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is currently in Russia, marking his first visit to the country in nine years. The 70 year old statesman will meet with Medvedev for talks concerning an international pipeline that will run through North Korea.
Is it possible Barbra Streisand's voice could actually get better with age?
A report from the Congressional Budget Office found that federal disability payments may be tapped out by 2017, while a larger Social Security fund could be bankrupt by 2040.
Large banks in the U.S. and Europe are undergoing a massive and painful re-organization in order to confront the gloomy new realities of the global economic landscape.
These banking institutions plan to let go tens of thousands of people around the world, the victims of a merciless economic climate and a brutal refiguring of the global banking industry.
Drug extends lifespan, improves health in obese mice.
We already liked her. Why is she suddenly trying so hard?
Such ‘special needs’ might include ‘extraordinary expenses for a child with a chronic medical condition, or for support with an aging parent with expensive care
Christine O'Donnell walks off Piers Morgan set, David Letterman gets threatened, Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey to star in a stripper movie, and more in today's Daily Scoop.
Catherine Greig, the girlfriend of former crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, was headed to federal court in Boston on Thursday for arraignment on charges of aiding her fugitive boyfriend.
Many U.S. public transportation systems are struggling to cover costs, with more than a third projecting shortfalls for their upcoming budget years, the American Public Transit Association said Wednesday.
Wal-Mart's big box retailing strategy has peaked as consumer shopping habits are changing.
The magazine Grazia has admitted to making the Duchess appear skinnier in a cover photo.
Two La Liga titans square off this weekend
A leading Republican lawmaker would not rule out tax increases on Thursday if they fostered economic growth, adding that "everything is on the table" for a U.S. congressional panel charged with forging a deal to cut the deficit.
More and more people over 65 are opting for cosmetic surgery
For females, talking to a guy's best buddy may not only stir up drama in the relationship, but also in the sack as a result of increased symptoms of sexual dysfunction.
