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Don Waters was 3 when he and his mother were abandoned by his father. Years later, Don's estranged father sent him a copy of a short autobiography he hoped would help his son understand him. Through the stories, Don discovered his father and a shared passion for surfing.

The drummer and son of Ry Cooder performs songs from his "soundtrack without a film."

Lawmakers will look to come to terms on how to regulate groups that sell insurance to New Hampshire cities and towns.Some are concerned the House-passed…

Two Secret Service employees forced to resign for their role in the Cartagena prostitution scandal last month are fighting back. They say the agency had a permissive culture that overlooked similar behavior when agents were traveling.

Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, is leaving his position at the end of June. Fitzgerald has put two Illinois governors in prison and has handled other high-profile prosecutions, including that of Scooter Libby and Conrad Black.

President Obama had serious competition in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Kentucky. Forty-two percent of primary voters cast their ballot for the "uncommitted" line. Even though Kentucky is not a state the President is likely to contest in the fall, the results suggest discontent within the Democratic ranks.

This weekend, hundreds of climbers will attempt to scale, Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. For those mountaineers who run into trouble, a growing number of high-altitude helicopters are there to the rescue. But the booming business in chopper rescues comes with some downsides. Robert Siegel talks with Nick Heil, contributing editor at Outside magazine, for more.

The Senate has agreed with a House bill that critics say will make it harder to improve access for people with disabilities.Under current state law, if…

Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Va., offers services not usually found in your average hospital. Not only is every one of its patient rooms a private one, it offers food cooked and delivered to order, and hand massages. But experts say it's the actual involvement of patients and families in their own care that sets it apart.

The fallout from Facebook's initial public offering continues to spread, moving from trading screens to potentially the courtroom. Some of the investors who bought shares of the company filed a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and underwriter Morgan Stanley concealed information about Facebook's expected performance.