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It has long been reported that growing up in a harsh environment is bad for children: Violence, poverty and neglect can have long-lasting consequences on kids’ lives.

Recently, texting in the theater and not being considered the rudest person on earth became a distinct possibility. Nicky Margolis explains, with her thoughts on how this new theater etiquette precedent might make us all teenagers. Read an excerpt here, and listen below.

The Dodge Dart is making a comeback.Chrysler said Tuesday that it will use the Dart name for a new compact car based on Italian technology that it will introduce in the U.S.

The historic Fern Room at Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory reopened Saturday for the first time since a summer hail storm caused heavy damages.Workers replaced the broken glass in the Fern Room with a polycarbonate roof to protect plants against the cold.“The room is literally in transformation,

Top international climate scientists and disaster experts meeting in Africa had a sharp message Friday for the world's political leaders: Get ready for more dangerous and "unprecedented extreme weather" caused by global warming.Making preparations, they say, will save lives and money.These experts f

MyHomeEQ provides every homeowner with a way to track their energy efficiency.

I understand the power of Lake Erie wind as soon we’re out past the breakwaters of Cleveland Harbor.