Just over two years ago, Rajendra Pachauri seemed destined for a scientist's version of sainthood: A bearded vegetarian economist-engineer who leads the United Nations' climate change panel, he accepted the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the ... Read More

With a theme of "Around The World," the menu boasts a spinach and cheese empanada, an Italian spinach and ricotta lasagna, a Greek salad, a pork loin entree and a melted chocolate and mousse desert. Vegetarian options will be available. Read More

Please nominate them for the PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) in Lynnwood Champion for Animals award. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 19. They would like to hear about those who have shown inspirational compassion, leadership and ... Read More

I never make New Year's resolutions. Not my thing. But this year I made one: In 2010, I am resolved to eat less meat. This will not be easy. I'm an unapologetic carnivore. Whether one believes in evolution or God (or both; they are not mutually ... Read More

CPR/AED adult plus child and infant CPR, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, American Red Cross, 2 E. Frederick St., Walkersville . $72. 301-662-5131. Financial speed bumps of grief seminar, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Hospice of Frederick County, 516 Trail Ave ... Read More

My goodness, how times have changed. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are almost as unpopular with the public as was Vietnam, but the military services are no longer getting the blame. This time, the blame is going where it belongs, with the ... Read More

While most L.A. 20-somethings spent this Sunday holed up in their living rooms blazing through cases of beer while watching the New Orleans Saints take this year’s Super Bowl title, a little more than 200 music-savvy Angelenos gathered at The ... Read More

It's vegan, eco-friendly, fair-trade, made locally -- and proceeds help impoverished children! The latest do-gooder fashion companies are certainly setting some high standards. Toms Shoes, based in Santa Monica, Calif., is giving away a pair of shoes ... Read More

Think aging happens in your skin (wrinkles!), your joints (the "aargh" when you get out of a chair) and maybe your mind ("what did I come into the living room for?")? The truth is, aging happens deep within your cells, in little structures called ... Read More

The 15-month-old sister of a Layton girl who died Saturday has been hospitalized in critical condition as investigators try to understand the role a pest-control chemical might have played in making the girls and their family sick. Rebecca Toone, 4 ... Read More