Twenty years ago, McGruff Houses popped up all over Minneapolis, providing safe havens for children who are locked out or in trouble. Today, the houses are still around, but their numbers are ...

Yesterday, the world lost an American icon and a maverick in the airline industry. Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines' affable co-founder, died at the age of 87. Sadly, we lost a friend and a ...

Herbs are tremendously popular these days--from the smallest shop to the largest discount warehouse, you'll find medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, and herbal teas, baths, candles and aromatherapy ...

Oeggerli made images of herbs and spices with a scanning electron microscope, then enhanced the plants’ parts with color. Some of the parts are both factories and silos, containing chemicals ...

Supermarkets now sell a wide range of pre-cut and potted herbs. Pots of herbs last longer than cut herbs, but need to be cared for as houseplants. Speciality greengrocers often sell a wider range ...

Certain herbs and vitamins may help prevent UTIs and resolve uncomplicated infections. But if you have severe symptoms, you may need medical attention. If you’re one of the many people in the ...

Although spices and herbs have been used since ancient times, they are playing a new and important role in modern food preparation. They not only add unique flavors to our food, but contribute color ...

They’ll also perk up any recipe you happen to be making. Mediterranean herbs and spices such as basil, saffron, rosemary and ...

Thyme is an herb commonly used to flavor food. People have also used it since ancient times for different health and medicinal benefits and as a preservative. Today, you can find it in a wide ...

These mashed potatoes are a speedy, nearly effortless dish thanks to a flavor-packed special ingredient: a garlic-and-herb-flecked spreadable cheese. Justin Chapple is a chef, recipe developer ...

Herb Alpert laughs when he says that his sister Mimi - who at 98 is nine years his senior - often asks him, "Why are you ...

During his third NBA season, Herb Jones dished out 199 assists to New Orleans teammates, the club’s fourth-highest individual tally. Let the record show that Jones got a head start in helping ...