LEE — James Love dreams of going to Mexico to sit on a beach and read a book. It is not the Mexico part of the dream, or even the beach, that would make this idea exciting to him: It's the book.   Full Story

Carol Way, reading specialist at Muddy Brook Elementary School in Great Barrington, says most children these days don't have to go through what James Love went through in school years ago.   Full Story

NEW YORK — As the syncopated notes waver during the 2 1/2-minute aria "In trutina," a soprano sings: "My vacillating mind is like a seesaw — I resist love, but surely I will submit to it   Full Story

The summer theater season is over and a promising fall lies ahead. The summer was impressive in its accomplishment. It also was a summer in which the grace, wit and beauty of the English   Full Story

QUESTION: The power of suggestion can be pretty amazing. Is it possible for someone simply to will warts away? ANSWER: In "The Medusa and the Snail," noted biologist   Full Story

DEAR MR. SMITHEE: After reading your column this a.m., I read another writer's piece about film noir classics on DVD. Which begs the question — what are Mr.   Full Story

Compiled by St. Petersburg Times film critic Steve Persall. SUITABLE FOR FAMILIES Everyone's Hero (G) The late Christopher Reeve originated   Full Story

QUESTION: How much of the oil coming through the Alaskan pipeline from the North Slope is consumed domestically? ANSWER: In a previous Q&A;, a representative of the Alyeska   Full Story

Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 24-Sept. 30: 1955: Actress Debbie Reynolds married singer Eddie Fisher. They divorced in 1959.   Full Story

WASHINGTON — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving gifts of $1 million each to two humanitarian organizations, Global Action for Children and Medecins sans Frontieres /Doctors Without   Full Story

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Federline, aka K-Fed and Mr. Britney Spears, is more than just a rapper, dancer and famous father. He's also a fashion model.   Full Story

A workout is certainly one way to burn off some excess anxiety after a long, stressful day at work. For wound-up video gamers, though, it's a lot more fun to fire up the console and plow through   Full Story

Americans are fat. One-third of us are obese. And another third are overweight. A new study suggests that carrying around even a few extra pounds may shorten our lives.   Full Story

BALLSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Eight rare birds have been found dead after flying into power lines in upstate New York. The Hudsonian Godwits were likely migrating from breeding grounds in the   Full Story

New home designs today include kitchens without walls to share spaces with adjacent rooms like the breakfast and great rooms. This allows for conversation between areas, as well as shared light and   Full Story

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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Folks into fungi in and around this Brandywine Valley community — and there are many — like to say that mushroom growing isn't such a dark science.   Full Story

QUESTION: I had my prefinished floor refinished. The newly finished floor doesn't feel smooth and hard as the original did. What's wrong, and how can it be fixed? ANGRY   Full Story

Today is Sunday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2006. There are 98 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1789, Congress passed the First Judiciary Act, which   Full Story

We look at someone we know well and can't recall their name, we search for the car keys, we forget to pick up our kid from school (OK, I only did that once).   Full Story

SHANGHAI, China — With its grandiose colonial buildings, ultramodern skyline and hyperkinetic downtown streets, Shanghai rarely fails to make one heck of a first impression.   Full Story

COLQUITT, Ga. — Pearline Rosebrough still remembers the day an alligator "as long as a car" lumbered into her yard from a nearby pond and sent her scampering for help.   Full Story