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Sixty turned so sexy this year.... more

Brandi Kostal still had internal stitches a week and a half after giving birth via a complicated caesarean section in March, but she stopped taking her pain medication and dragged herself to her gradu... more

If a waitress accidentally spilled a glass of water on me during a meal, I imagine I'd be a little annoyed. Even if I knew it was a mistake, I might sigh with exasperation and likely let my impatience... more

First, Diane Wamhoff went to Brazil to work with children infected with AIDS to try to find what she had lost. She didn't find peace or purpose there. Then, in 2002, she joined a friend's mission trip... more

Retailers who spit in the eye of families this Thanksgiving have been waging a bigger war against workers for much longer than just this holiday season.... more

Let's make a play date for two rogue business executives.... more

When a student fires shots in a school or commits suicide, the search for a bully is close behind.... more

Five months ago, I couldn't run around our cul-de-sac without feeling like my shins might crack. Pain pierced my ankles and knees after a block of hitting the pavement.... more

When my son was that magical age of 6, he only knew one way of baseball: the Cardinal Way. He had grown up in a cocoon of Redbird fandom. He had never met anyone at war with Cardinals Nation before.... more

Her plea for help popped up on my phone last week, and I immediately recognized that moment of darkness.... more

It could have been a scene from any birthday party: A throng of 8- and 9-year-olds huddled around a stack of tiny colored rubber bands, twisting them on plastic looms into multi-colored bracelets.... more

The young girl started whimpering during the rehearsal in the tunnel under Busch Stadium.... more

There's a return of antiquated-sounding illnesses in various parts of the country -- measles, mumps and whooping cough outbreaks are in the headlines.... more

We don't like when a sexist contest provokes a racist response.... more

The Facebook chat started out innocently enough.... more

Thirteen-year-old Aman Chishti has figured out keys to success that people twice her age struggle to unlock.... more

When a former Disney child star gets nasty, it's bound to draw some attention.... more

The Martinez family sat outside on picnic tables in the Texas heat, temperatures rising above 100 degrees, and listened to the story of how some of the refugees made it to this country.... more

I took one last look in the empty backseat and saw a vision of double car seats.... more

However imperfect, Congress found a bandage last month for the student loan crisis in the making. Interest rates on certain subsidized student loans were set to double until a last-minute bipartisan c... more

My stomach is growling while I'm writing this. I'm thirsty and a little cranky and have already violated the rule about abstaining from swearing while fasting.... more

When Christi Sterling heard about two mothers who nearly got into a fistfight over the last locker chandelier in a retail store, even the woman who helped spawn the locker-decor industry had to shake ... more

If I have raised you right, you should have felt a sadness, a pinch, a gut check, an anger, a hurt when that verdict was read.... more

More than halfway through summer, we've taken our big trips and attended our obligatory family reunions. My girlfriends and I were sitting around the other day, eating pizza and swapping stories about... more

There may be people you haven't spoken to in ages, but you know when they've conquered a new level in Candy Crush Saga or how many miles they crushed in their last run.... more

We know we're being watched.... more