The massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile should have a sobering effect on Americans, particularly those of us living in the seismically active West. Earthquakes can happen anywhere at any time, and because of the variables involved, it is difficult to say how the United States would have ...

Goodnight, John-Boy: Driven partly by job losses, more multigenerational families are choosing to live together as "boomerang kids" flock home and people help care for grandchildren or aging parents. About 6.6 million U.S. households in 2009 had at least three generations of family members, an increase of 30 percent since 2000, according to census figures. When "multigenerational" is ...

A Hawaii inmate who claims she was raped by two guards at a private prison has sued the state and prison operator Corrections Corporation of America. The woman says in the lawsuit filed Monday in Honolulu that she was sexually assaulted in June 2008 at ...

The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 11 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting no were 1 Democrat and 28 ...