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Online dating squabbles over background checks

As Valentine's Day approaches, all is not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry.

Great cars for first dates

Famous phrases famous people own

Infamous divorce battle may grow longer than marriage

They've bickered over whether she knew he was gay, whose tell-all book would sell better, whether a poster of a nude man hanging over his new lover's bed had to come down before she'd allow their 6-

Tips from Washington's self-help manual

Minister to married couples: Sex every day!

A southwest Florida church issued a challenge for its married members: Hanky panky every day. Relevant Church head pastor Paul Wirth issued the 30-day sex challenge to take on high divorce rates.

Alternative rides to the econo-box

St. Patrick's Day causing Catholic dilemma

That famous saint named Patrick will have his green-drenched party this year, but it's unclear when the guests are supposed to arrive.

Hospital gives dream wedding to patient

Camelia Rodriguez had her dream wedding. She wore a white dress, the ceremony was steeped in the traditions of her native Mexico and the Boston skyline provided a stunning backdrop.

Resort towns subsidize middle class

After spending his day in front of a middle school classroom, teacher Brook Yeomans sometimes jumps on his skateboard for the short commute to his home, a two-story, coffee-colored townhouse with vi

CNN Heroes: Serving up second chances to the disenfranchised

"Heroin, cocaine, alcohol...whatever was on the table, I wanted it," recalls Baltimore native Tyrone Lewis, who struggled with drug addiction for most of his life.

States where you can drive fast

Survey: Americans switching faiths, dropping out

The U.S. religious marketplace is extremely volatile, with nearly half of American adults leaving the faith tradition of their upbringing to either switch allegiances or abandon religious affiliatio

Confessions of an auto mechanic

Retirement is great time to strike up the band

Practicing the clarinet may be beyond tedious for teenagers forced into music lessons by their parents but for 70-year-old Joe Pedlosky it's a labor of love.

Artist paints his grandfather's history

Artist Robert West is proud of his connection to the Pullman Company. His grandfather, Allen Parrish, was a Pullman Porter and helped inspire some of his train paintings.

CNN Heroes: Peanut farmers get a big hand from simple device

It was a woman's raw, bleeding hands that led Jock Brandis to make a promise.

Redwood trees vs solar panels

In an environmental dispute seemingly scripted for eco-friendly California, a man asked prosecutors to file charges against his neighbors because their towering redwoods blocked sunlight to his back

Consider resale values when buying new car

Confessions of auto insurance agent

Declaw your cats -- or not

For two years, Kara Johnson tried it all: scratching posts, bottles of citrus spray, blasts of canned air, even little plastic covers for the nails of her two cats. Nothing deterred them from doing

Soldier: Army blocked promotion over religion

A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist. Attorneys for Spc. Jeremy Hall and the Military

New car names -- how they get 'em

'Hot wines' are raising concerns

California's big reds are coming on strong these days as winemakers pursue riper, fuller-flavored fruit.

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'Deep Thoughts' man offers 'What I'd Say to the Martians'
Jack Handey thinks dinosaurs are overrated.

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