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The warp drive, one of “Star Trek”‘s hallmark inventions, could someday become science instead of science fiction. Some physicists say the faster-than-light travel technology may one day enable humans to jet between stars for weekend getaways. Clearly it won’t be an easy task. The science is complex, but not strictly …

Cutting your risk of heart disease can be achieved with good dietary habits or, as we like to call it, an anti-heart disease diet. The truth is that adding the right foods and avoiding others can keep heart disease at bay. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) …

Obviously this whole locked door thing hit a nerve. For good reason: Locked doors — closed doors — say a lot. In this case, not to say a lot to us. Closed doors are meant to keep people out and a select group in. When your boss’s door is closed, …

I’ve been thinking about the show with some of America’s great moms we did last week and the response we’ve been getting has been overwhelming. I went out to an event last night and something struck me: The amount of females in the audience was more than ever and clearly …

A million acres — and a thousand lakes. That’s the Boundary Waters region in northern Minnesota. It’s a federally protected area coveted by outdoor enthusiasts — and mining companies, several of which are exploring operations near the waters because there are deposits of copper, nickel, titanium and precious metals underground. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Playing Hooky Some of the nation’s mayors are miffed over the Obama administration’s decision to skip the annual Conference of Mayors in Providence, Rhode Island. The administration is doing so to avoid crossing a labor union picket line by the city’s firefighters …

Poor Perez. After Perez Hilton’s slur-laden reaction to an alleged assault by the manager of the Black Eyed Peas, even former allies of the celebrity blogger have turned against him. Officials at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) have called on Hilton to apologize for the “vulgar anti-gay …

LOS ANGELES – Whether it’s gun running, drug smuggling or human trafficking, crime has one common currency: Cold, hard cash. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents recently completed the largest cash-smuggling sting in history, a five-day operation involving police in 83 countries that uncovered more than $27 million in undeclared at …

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go. See hysterical women and men Traveling once again Wishing relatives had agreed to come to them. With apologies to songwriter Meredith Wilson, as well as crooners Perry Como, Bing Crosby, and Johnny Mathis, that fractured lyric sums up the …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Frank Assessment Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts is upset with President-elect Obama’s selection of the prominent Evangelical Minister Rick Warren to give the inaugural invocation. The first openly-gay member of Congress said on Sunday’s “Late Edition” on CNN: “Mr. Warren compared …