All in the Facebook family: older generations join social networks

Penny Ireland’s family is so scattered around the world that Facebook, the popular social networking site, has become the family’s No. 1 way to communicate. “We call it our living room,” the 56-year-old mother said by phone from her home in Houston, Texas.

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‘Sex and the City’ actress Davis designs for frugal fashionistas

Wearing a plaid green A-line spring skirt from her new fashion line, paired with a black patent leather belt and black leather gladiator sandal stilettos, "Sex and the City" actress Kristin Davis is the perfect combination of sweet and fierce when we meet up after her fashion show at the Belk department store in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s a look that totally says her character, Charlotte, with a little bit of screen pal Carrie

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O’Hair leads Tiger by five at Bay Hill

Sean O’Hair will be paired with Tiger Woods in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, but holding a five-shot lead over the defending champion and world number one. O’Hair, who also played with Woods on the final day of the tournament last season, carded a one-over 71 in gusting winds to be seven-under overall after three rounds. Woods matched him to be two-under and in serious contention for the first time since his comeback from knee surgery

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Tragedy highlights skiing risks

The death of actress Natasha Richardson, who sustained a fatal head injury while skiing, has reignited the perennial debate around the safety of the sport. The 45 year-old died Wednesday, two days after falling on a beginners slope while having a private lesson at Canada’s Mont Tremblant resort. While full details of the circumstances surrounding Richardson’s death are not yet known, head injuries are the most common cause of fatalities among skiers worldwide

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Barbara Bush expected to make good recovery, surgeon says

The surgeon who performed heart surgery Wednesday on former first lady Barbara Bush said Thursday that she is recovering well from the 2 1/2-hour surgery in which her aortic valve was replaced with a pig valve. “From our perspective, this was a very routine procedure, and we expect her to make an excellent recovery,” Dr

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