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THE GLASS RAINBOWBy James Lee Burke, Simon & Schuster, 433 pages, $19.99“When I was a little boy, a French band used to play in the park on Saturday evenings, and the...

I would plunk two weighty bags of groceries as well as the leg of lamb tucked under my arm on the kitchen counter if Oscar Wilde's head and hands weren't lying there. &ld...

When I first met George Bowering I was still singing Italian arias and he would only answer in Spanish. I never...

Labour Day is approaching fast, so get ready to mothball your summer whites – or not. Just as all-season dressing has become the ...

Globe and MailGlenn Beck's rally unfolding on anniversary of King's speechCNNBy the CNN Wire staff Talk-show host Glenn Beck speaks to the crowd at a rally in Washington on Saturday morning. The Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders are ...

Globe and MailDueling rallies in DC mark King speech anniversaryThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people heeded broadcaster Glenn Beck's summons for his "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday from the same marble steps at the L...

Globe and MailNot Just Tiger Woods' Ex-Wife: Inside Elin Nordegren's LifeABC NewsFor tabloid fans, this week's People interview with Elin Nordegren was like Tabloid Christmas. We had been holding our breath with suspense for nine months to fin...

Globe and MailDeCoster took control of egg operation after state banDesMoinesRegister.comState regulators in 2001 reluctantly issued a permit for a Wright County chicken operation now linked to a nationwide salmonella scare and egg recall because they cou...

Globe and MailBirthrate sinks to 100-low as economy reelsSan Francisco ChronicleForget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The US birthrate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided t...

Globe and MailBernanke Says Fed Will Do `All It Can' to Ensure US RecoveryBloombergFederal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank has the tools to prevent the US economy from slipping back into a recession, while stopping short of indi...