Oscar wants to take you back in time.

Alletta Puskar graduated from high school in 1943. Almost 70 years later, she is going back to school at the age of 86.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese legends have long extolled the benefits of the Tian Shan Xue Lian, a rare white flower found in snowcapped mountains that is revered as a panacea, an elixir so powerful it can supposedly bring the dead back to life. But in laboratories in Shanghai and Hong Kong, scientists are poring over this cusped, wrinkly flower the size of an avocado, from which they hope to ...

Surgery helps woman control weight When the scale read more 200 pounds for several years, Laura McGaugh decided to make a change in her life. “No matter what I did, I couldn’t get the weight off,” McGaugh said. “I just knew I needed something because I wanted to get my life back. I needed a whole lifestyle change.” McGaugh, a south Bossier resident, said people knew her as the person who was ...

Far fewer people are using the program than city leaders expected

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Students brought flowers, even shaved initials in their hair, while flags flew at half-staff and lawmakers called for a moment of silence. For Penn State supporters, Monday began the adjustment to life after Joe Paterno, the wildly successful coach who was the face of the university for half a century -- until he was fired for doing too little about a ...

BRAINTREE, Mass., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIB Life Index showed marked resilience in 2011. A strong December, up +5.8% year-over-year, contributed to year-end results that were slightly positive, ...

Apart from the somewhat nutty Oscar nominations -- only two choices for best song, and neither...

Back when he was a high school football player looking to make the most important move of his life, Mike Munchak made a decision.He would not play football at Penn State.Only problem is, he had to tell that to Joe Paterno.

In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers —all in the space of a few years. The new CEO of Research In Motion Ltd., the company behind the phones, says it can claw its way back to the top with new software, but analysts are deeply doubtful.