Surgery can be lifesaving or improve a senior’s quality of life. But advanced age puts people at greater risk

Many personal mementos of dead soldiers are being thrown out -- a stark contrast to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The bylaws on Kelly Johnson's company website referred to homosexuality as being "sinful and offensive to God"

Coming out to the kids in the midst of a divorce can make a fraught process even more difficult

Ghostly heart attacks, cancers and other assorted ills have plagued me for the last 31 years. Could the cause be my beloved job?

A gender-bending love story about a boy and his toy.

Women currently account for 14 percent of principal operators of American farms, but that could be changing

A little naughty, a little weird: Salon's recommended viewing for people who love too much — or too little

Once a legend in his field, he was clearly losing his grip. Still, why did he have such a hold on me?

Tracy Murphree says he's protecting his constituents with his controversial rants. Not everyone sees it that way

How is it that defenses of the AR-15, from enthusiasts and the NRA, end up reading like reasons to ban the gun?

Let's Get This Straight: By Scott Rosenberg. All Gates, all the time -- there's no escaping Bill

My father told us often about the accidental fast he credited with saving him from war. But one mystery remained

Susan Shapiro's new memoir describes how she reconnected with five former flames -- and saved her marriage in the process.

Anne Lamott talks about her new novel, "Blue Shoe," growing up in a disastrous perfect family, and her lingering hope that George W. Bush will resign.