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Scripps National Spelling Bee: Make 'em spell! And make 'em...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:55:45 -0400

By CAROLYN McATEE CERBIN - Chuckles rippled through the audience.

Counterfeit drugs pose consumer risks, experts say

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:51 -0400

SAN DIEGO - By CRISTIN SEVERANCE

Family Glance: 'Fast & Furious 6,' 'Star Trek Into...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:15 -0400

A guide to movies from a family perspective: - "Fast & Furious 6"

390 kids drown in U.S. pools each year, reports find

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:47:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - By SILVIA RODRIGUEZ

Phil Mickelson commits to FedEx St. Jude Classic

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:40 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - By BRYAN BRASHER

McNulty: Rule change on anchoring long putter overdue

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:32 -0400

By RAY MCNULTY - I say this with all due respect to my friends at the PGA Tour and PGA of America.

Moulton: USGA, R&A ban on anchoring putters will create...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

By DAVID MOULTON - This is going to be messy.

Editorial: Apple's tax avoidance is legal but rotten

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:27 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - Apple is best known for the brilliance of its technological wizardry. But when Senate investigators finish examining its financial practices, the electronics giant may be best known for its brilliance in legal tax avoidance.

Illegal marijuana 'flash farms' are cropping up on public...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:24:02 -0400

WASHINGTON - By MATT CANHAM

Patch offers hope for managing peanut allergies

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:59 -0400

By JESSICA TULLY - Parents love peanut butter for its simplicity; kids love it for its taste.

Too much house is too much of a headache

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:18:24 -0400

By DAN DEWITT - I wasn't a total sucker.

Thomasson: Scandals imperil Barack Obama's 2nd term

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - The late John Williams, once known as the conscience of the U.S. Senate, must be up there shaking his head in disgust over the predicament of the Internal Revenue Service.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: Spelling in the age of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN

DriveWays: Large Chevy Impala short on comfort...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:29 -0400

By FRANK A. AUKOFER - If ever there were an Everyman's car, it would be the Chevrolet Impala.

Q&A on IRS investigation of tax-exempt status of Tea...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:23:47 -0400

WASHINGTON - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS

DelaIsla: Government of wolves ruled by pigs

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:55 -0400

By JOSE de la ISLA - The matter concerning Jason Richwine, the Heritage Foundation, and a misleading report about immigration is moving off the blotter far too fast. It needs a closer look.

May: Is one man's terrorist another man's bureau chief?

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:39 -0400

By CLIFFORD D. MAY - Inspire is a glossy, English-language, on-line magazine published by al Qaeda. It was conceived by Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric and al Qaida leader, who also contributed editorials. In 2011, President Barack Obama ordered a drone strike against al-Awlaki as he was riding in a car in Yemen along with Samir Khan, Inspire's Pakistani-American editor and publisher.

BizProf: Growing your business abroad

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:17:14 -0400

By BRUCE FREEMAN - Dear Professor Bruce: My small business has seen some rapid growth recently. I think it's time to begin selling in other countries, but I'm not sure how to begin. What's the best first step?

Editorial: Obama should act more quickly on IRS

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:46:07 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - Rare among nations, the United States has a voluntary tax code that actually works. It works because, by and large, taxpayers trust the code's fairness and the competency of the agency that administers it, the Internal Revenue Service.

Treasures: Will Barrymore prints bring fame, fortune?

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:55 -0400

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON - Dear Helaine and Joe: I would appreciate your opinion on the enclosed pictures. Could they possibly be by THE Lionel Barrymore? They are brass (I guess) etchings that I purchased many years ago at a household auction. They are very attractive, but do they have any value? -- J. R., Everglades City, Fla.

Brasher: Make sunscreen part of your daily routine

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:18:23 -0400

By BRYAN BRASHER - Sunscreen every day helps keep skin cancer away

Editorial: Chinese turn to White House website...

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:21:15 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - Police officers in foreign countries are no longer nonplused when people they've arrested demand to be read their Miranda rights -- the result, perhaps, of overexposure to U.S. cop shows in foreign syndication.

Murdock: Benghazi is biggest coverup since Watergate

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:18 -0400

NEW YORK - By DEROY MURDOCK

Henry: Even a terrorist deserves a burial

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:49:11 -0400

By REG HENRY - One of the unremarked stories of the American experience in recent years is the rise of idiocy to epidemic proportions. Everywhere one looks, idiots are at work, and not all of them in Congress.

Editorial: Chris Christie's surgery a pointless secret

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:51:02 -0400

An editorial /By Dale McFeatters - This week we learned that back on Feb. 16, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to bring down his weight.