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To the myriad emotions Britons Kate and Gerry McCann have experienced since the disappearance 14 months ago of their daughter Madeleine, add a tinge of relief: not at any breakthrough in the mystery over what happened to the toddler — who vanished nine days before her fourth birthday while vacationing with her parents in Portugal — but to news, instead, that they're no longer..

The floods that decimated the Midwest earlier this summer were bad, but the devastation was made worse by the long-standing American tradition of homeowners not preparing financially for such a disaster. According to FEMA, fewer than 10% of people in high-risk areas in the Midwest have flood insurance. That, however, may be about to change. In a historic overhaul of the National Flood Insurance ..

If you're a videogamer, chances are you think that you have heard about a snappy little gadget called the Weemote. But as the startup that makes the product is learning the hard way, it's probably just a case of mistaken identity. Though it is pronounced (and almost spelt) the same, The Weemote is not the same as the Wiimote, the popular nickname for the remote control used in the blockbuster Ni..

For centuries artists have tried to capture the essence of love, and now scientists may have found it in the brain. Known as oxytocin (from the Latin word for "quick birth"), the naturally occurring hormone is best known for controlling contractions during labor, but it also plays a key role in other fundamental human urges — including the desire to connect with others. "Somehow, the p..

At the ball, girls as young as 4 join Dad for dinner, dancing and testimony about living a "pure life." Purity balls have been held across the country. Marvi Lacar / Getty for TIME There are some mothers and some uncles among the 150 people in the ballroom of the Broadmoor hotel, but the night belongs to fathers and daughters. The girls generally range in age from college down to the tiny 4-yea..

When I caught up with Al Gore at his home in Nashville last December, the former Vice President turned green guru was in a pensive mood. I was surprised — he was just finishing his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, which he was due to give in Stockholm a few days later. For a man who had lost the Presidency in the most agonizing way possible, winning the Nobel should have offered so..

There aren't a lot of opportunities to celebrate national unity in Lebanon, a famously fragile and fractious country. But the five Lebanese militants who arrived home Wednesday in an exchange of prisoners and dead soldiers with Israel returned to a country that seemed momentarily united in victory. The Lebanese government declared a national holiday, and almost the entire Lebanese Cabinet &#..

One of Washington's worst-kept secrets is that Senator Barack Obama is planning a "surprise" visit to Baghdad in the next few days — the better to refine his Iraq policy. It's a great idea: Anybody hoping to be President of the United States should experience, firsthand, the impact of American policy on Iraq and Iraqis. But just how much can Obama expect to see and hear of Iraq while i..

In decrying the excessive alcohol consumption of their compatriots, American and British health experts have long pointed to France with special admiration. Here, they said, was a society that masters moderate drinking. In wine-sipping France, the argument went, libation is just a small part of the broad festival of life, not the mind-altering prerequisite for a good time. The French don't wink ..

When it comes to the hugely hyped opening of the new Batman moview, The Dark Knight, the question is who's crazier: the mad, murderous Joker portrayed by the late Heath Ledger, or the mad, manic fanboys who insist on lining up for hours just to see the film at 2, 3 or 6 a.m. on its opening morning. With hundreds of midnight screenings selling out in the month since they were first available for ..