Author-illustrator William Joyce has a dream: to be remembered for "a significant contribution to the cause of global silliness," as he told Sally Lodge in a Publishers Weekly interview. In books such as Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family...

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2007. There are 103 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 19, 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it, the nation's first chief executive wrote, "Observe good faith and justice towards...

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2007. There are 103 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 19, 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it, the nation's first chief executive wrote, "Observe good faith and justice towards...

Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from...

Lonnie Bowen Jr. was once a social worker, but for 17 years the Vietnam war veteran has slept on the streets off and on as he's battled substance abuse and mental health problems."It's been a hard struggle," said Bowen, 62, as he rolled a cigarette...