As Valentine's Day approaches, it might surprise you to know that, according to the US Census Bureau, there are 97 million Americans that are over 45, and 40 percent of them are single! That's more than 32 million singles out there, and that means a lot of potential love matches.

That we even have a Black History Month is something of a feat, given the long and complicated path of racial justice in America. The idea was first proposed as "Negro History Week" by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926 to celebrate the February births of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick...

Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in this country, and that it's more deadly than all forms of cancer combined? According to the American Heart Association, 43 million women in the U.S. are affected by heart disease, and it is the cause...

As the new year begins, many of us make fitness-related resolutions. Whether it's losing five pounds, eating more healthfully or working on our stubborn problem areas. The beginning of the year is a great time for a personal beginning - a time for a fresh slate to tackle our ambitions...

I love a good story about someone who changes paths in midlife and completely reinvents him- or herself. Andrea Bocelli was working as a lawyer in Italy when he was discovered. Harrison Ford worked for years as a carpenter before getting his big break. And Julia Child was forty before...

"So help me God."

The words are as familiar to the American ear as "O, say can you see," having been spoken at the conclusion of the swearings-in of nearly every U.S. president since Franklin D. Roosevelt.

But where did that phrase come from? It is not required by...

I love Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and I love watching the Golden Globes -- by far the most fun of all awards shows. And this year will be better than ever with those hilarious gal-pals as co-hosts of this weekend's annual Golden Globe Awards broadcast.

As everyone who does...

A new year has arrived, and a lot of you have written in and told us that you want to start it off with a jumpstart on your career. In this rough economy we thought it would be a good idea to get some expert advice. So we caught up...

January is a pretty big month when it comes to national holidays -- from New Year's Day to Martin Luther King's Birthday to that star-spangled, quadrennial pageant known as Inauguration Day. But did you know that during the first month of the year we also pay homage to popcorn? And...

After all the clutter of the holidays -- presents opened, guests and family departed -- what's a better way to start the new year than by clearing things out, getting everything back in order and making a few changes to freshen up your home. Away with 2012. It's 2013!

Our...

We re-elected a president, bought 48 million iPads, weathered a couple of hurricanes, obsessed over Tom and Katie's breakup, and cheered Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner who, on October 14, broke the sound barrier in a record-smashing jump from 24 miles up. (He landed fine, btw).

What a year it's...

I love a good Christmas story and this one from my dear friend Whoopi Goldberg gets me every time. It's a beautiful and simple story that I just had to share this holiday season. Happy Holidays to you all, and I wish you much magic! --MT

by Whoopi Goldberg

When...

Winter time can be wonderful. We get to spend time with family, catch up with old friends and enjoy delicious food. But when the sun has been hiding for weeks on end and you're cooped up in the house wondering how you'll survive until spring, it's easy to go stir...

Ugh -- December. Is there any month of the year that drives us quite so batty? Shopping. Entertaining. Traveling. Wrapping up that final workload. And all those holiday parties you promised you'd go to! It's enough to make you want to start dipping into the eggnog a few weeks early.

Each year, when the holidays roll around, it's always tempting to spend more money than we actually have. We get swept up in the excitement of the season -- and the buying and the giving -- and we lose track of what we're doing. And that is exactly when those...

We love a good story about an amazing invention that turns someone's life around and makes them into a millionaire. It's especially fun when the inventor is someone unexpected, like a stay-at-home mom or a grandmother with a dream. It's all about coming up with a great idea and then...

During the holiday season, huge amounts of planning and effort go into the big holiday dinners that we all love so much. But what do you do in the morning when you've got a house full of friends and family? A special holiday breakfast or brunch can be a great...

Someone once said that the holiday season is the "ultimate sense memory," and that is so true. We all carry inside of us our collective Christmases and Hanukkahs -- the sight of twinkling lights and glowing candles, the sound of caroling and chanted prayers, the smell of pine trees and...

As the holidays approach I can already taste the fabulous holiday meals. But then anxiety rushes in when I think of all the weight I can gain from them -- and after trying so hard all year not to pack it on! But who can pass on all the scrumptious...

Forty years ago this month, a group of my friends and I released "Free to Be... You and Me," a children's record created to expel the gender and racial stereotypes of the era, while rewriting all...