Real life

A new wave of slang collectors are trying to keep up with language as it evolves.

As an Oregon high schooler might say: dankidy!

In most states, drivers must prove they're legally in the country to get a license. But tightening requirements make it impossible for even some legal immigrants to get behind the wheel.

Researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA found a large income gap between same-sex couples and married heterosexuals - even more pronounced among non-white gays and lesbians, who make up 20% of same-sex parents.

Hundreds of evangelical Christians who believe in polygamy have set up Web sites to help couples find a few extra wives.

When a woman came to Damien Deeds’ Manhattan tattoo parlor last year with a five-inch perforated keloid scar across her shoulder blade, he saw a creative opportunity.

Hyphenating a surname at marriage is no longer the powerful feminist statement it once was. The hyphen’s moment has passed...

Whether on display in a museum or the shoe-box creations of students, dioramas have sparked imaginations, as well as a debate...

Now that blatant displays of racism are condemned and even outlawed, some psychologists are exploring more subtle expressions of prejudice...

Only three percent of US construction workers are women. But with baby boomers about to retire, employers and labor unions need women more than ever...

More than 60 years after the holocaust, survivors are struggling for survival. Their enemies are now poverty and neglect, despite millions being set aside for their benefit...