A ferocious storm killed eight people on a day full of misfortunes and coincidences that showed the limits of human control.

And branding can be a powerful way to turn a one-time gathering into a ritual, Parker said. “When something has a name, it becomes easier to remember, talk about and return to,” she said.

The dynamics of family structure is undergoing a transformation. Declining fertility and mortality rates are leading to new ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

If she did have to live in a nursing home again, Medicaid may end up footing the substantial bill. In Illinois, Medicaid pays for about 68% of all nursing home care, according to the state Department ...

A private funeral for Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman was held Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary in ...