What tastes worse than rodent knee and saliva-flavored manioc mash? It depends where you come from, as Mary Roach learns in a remote Amazon village.

Arthur Schirmer, former associate pastor at a Methodist church, still awaits trial for the death of his first wife

You think 14-year-old soccer phenom Freddy Adu is young? Wait till you meet the NFL's latest bonus baby. Plus: Week 12 picks.

The Caring Collaborative brings older women together when short-term illness or disability strikes

Before turning into an Olympic-size couch potato, ask yourself this: Do you really know what a rimshot is? Or an oxer?

Four people are under arrest, and authorities suspect they were planning to try to kill Barack Obama on Thursday night.

Jon Lieber quiets the Red Sox's bats long enough to give the Yanks a commanding lead. Plus: The Cardinals' bats are plenty loud.

Figo is braver than any of us will ever be

A group of youths ran amuck after the New York International Auto Show near Times Square

An Italian politician suggests women wear tracking devices for rescue from rapists.

Teachers at one school district near Fresno will now be strapped like teachers in Texas and Indiana

When a kidney stone taught me the meaning of agony, I also learned the limits of my own weak self.