Tickle Me Elmo, Bingo and the playground slide are among the finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame this year.

The costs of diesel and home heating oil have surged in recent months, particularly hammering states that are critical battlegrounds in November's elections.

Consumers stepped up their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August after an unexpectedly sharp pullback in July.

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From a retirement wave to weak demand, experts are putting forth competing theories on what is driving the dismal U.S. job ...

RAVE to the good Samaritan in Fremont who saw my ring of keys lying in the street and surmised where the hapless owner lived. Happily, the keys were in our mailbox when we returned home. Whew! RANT to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obamas’ pet dog Sunny has died, former President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Sunny, a 13-year-old Portuguese water dog the Obamas got in 2013 while living in the White House, ...

In honor of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness' 50th anniversary, here are four routes that show you can still find world-class ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about lead levels in psyllium.

The U.S. special envoy for Belarus says that the country’s authorities have agreed to release 25 prisoners as part of a deal ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has announced the head of the electoral body was removed from the position just three months before the country’s first election.

A radiologist who's a former Fox News contributor will be facing lawmakers as President Donald Trump’s third nominee for ...