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Perched on the border between the U.S. and Canada is a bed and breakfast called The Smuggler’s Inn — a lodge whose name is more than just clever marketing. Bob Boule, owner of the inn, said the Border Patrol is constantly arresting people who try to sneak over the border …

The Iraq hearings on Capitol Hill this week were decidedly low-key, particularly when sized up against Congress’ last bout with Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker in September. No angry outbursts, no aggressive questioning this time around. Some saw in the two days of testimony signs of a changing …

General Motors may be busy charting a future full of subcompacts and electric cars, but that doesn’t mean it’s forgotten how to have fun. Monday’s introduction of the highly anticipated 2010 Chevy Camaro was surrounded by the kind of excitement normally reserved for new iPods and Hollywood blockbusters featuring superheroes …

As expected, our trip to the Granite State over the weekend caused a little bit of commotion. Nothing serious, but it was illuminating. A staff member for Barack Obama tried to block us from photographing the senator when we had a perfect right to do so. Of course, I couldn’t …

Astronomers have found the first signature of complex organic molecules in the dust cloud around a distant star, suggesting that these building blocks of life may be a common feature of planetary systems. In our solar system, the large carbon molecules, called tholins, have been found in comets and on …

Clint, Angelina: ‘Girl, Re-Interrupted’; ‘Indiana Jones’: Mountain Out of Molehill; Sharon Stone Is Here; Hollywood Goes to Moscow; Madonna Eats With Gloves Clint, Angelina: ‘Girl, Re-Interrupted’ Clint Eastwood came to Cannes Tuesday night and made everyone’s week. His latest film, “Changeling,” would seem impossible on the face of it. Didn’t …

Although heart disease is the No.1 killer of women in this country, signs of a heart attack are often overlooked by women aged 55 and younger, according to the results of a new study. Researchers at Yale University Medical Center in New Haven, Conn. studied 30 women (average age 48) …

All right, I’m going to solve this energy problem once and for all. I’ve said it many times on this show, let me make it very clear now at the close of this show. 1. Stop the political grandstanding. And this goes for Democrats and Republicans. You’re both to blame. …

Diva Alert: Mariah, Janet CDs Previewed | Janet: What She’s Done for Us Lately | Rob Thomas Turns 36, Gets Innovative Diva Alert: Mariah, Janet CDs Previewed Alicia Keys’ long run at the top of the charts is about to be threatened. On Thursday I spent more than an hour …

On the night of Feb. 20, the full moon will pass into Earth’s shadow in an event that will be visible across all of the United States and Canada. The total lunar eclipse will be made even more striking by the presence of the nearby planet Saturn and the bright …