At the moment, I am in debt. Sleep debt. And I am not alone.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, humans should get between "seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health and safety." When we don't get enough sleep, we accumulate sleep debt.

I've long thought about writing to you. Not to ask a question or to seek advice. Mostly I just wanted to thank you for providing decades of engaging reading material.

My friends have often described me as their "Dear Abby," the one person they could call in the middle of...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Richard Ben Cramer died Jan. 7 of complications from lung cancer. He was 62.

Born in Rochester, N.Y., Cramer studied at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. After working as a political reporter for The Baltimore Sun,...

When my husband and I exchanged our vows in an old Vermont cemetery, one-third of our wedding guests were exes.

Okay, we only had three guests at our wedding -- my ex, my fiance's best friend and a man who had always resided in my "friend zone" -- but...

A New York woman has accused broadcast journalist Greg Kelly of sexually assaulting her last October.

Kelly, 43, co-host of the morning TV show "Good Day New York" on the Fox affiliate WNYW-TV and the son of New York Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, is cooperating with the...

Christopher Hitchens died Thursday in Houston. He was 62. The legendary writer was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2010.

His death was announced by Vanity Fair.

Hitchens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1949. His father, Ernest, a commander in the British Royal Navy, and his mother,...

Mona Eltahawy, an acclaimed Egyptian-American journalist who was arrested and assaulted by Egyptian security forces last month, is now determined to tell the world about the spiraling situation in her homeland.

Eltahawy made an appearance on MSNBC's "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on Wednesday to discuss her...

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1. Newt Gingrich Emerges As Clear Front-Runner In Iowa

2. Fund-Raising Gains New Urgency For Gingrich Campaign

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1. Signs Of Turning Tide On Economy Lift President Obama's Hopes

2. Newt Gingrich Grows Lead In Iowa;...

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1. Newt Gingrich is leading the GOP presidential race nationally with 25%, a new Economist/YouGov poll shows. Mitt Romney came...

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1. Herman Cain's campaign may be on the ropes (due to allegations of infidelity and sexual misconduct), but he's still...

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1. Mitt Romney must be fairly comfortable with his chances of winning the GOP nomination. Unlike his rivals, the former Massachusetts governor...

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1. Newt Gingrich has a full day of campaigning scheduled. The former House Speaker plans to call into Sean Hannity's...

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1. Remember Donald Trump? According to his forthcoming book, "Time To Get Tough," Trump was so close to running for president that...

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1. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has scored two high-profile endorsements in New Hampshire: Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Rep. Charlie...

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TOP NOTCH SECURITY: Herman Cain is the first Republican presidential candidate to receive Secret Service protection. The Cain campaign asked...

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* POLITICS AND PIZZA: Allegations of sexual harassment have been affecting Herman Cain's campaign for several weeks. Now, those claims are affecting...

* The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leading the pack for the Republican presidential race. Romney had 32%, followed by pizza magnate Herman Cain at 27% and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 22%.

* Gloria Cain gave an...

* Texas Governor Rick Perry completed his whirlwind tour of post-debate damage control by poking fun at himself on "The Late Show With David Letterman."

* Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, along with his daughters Liddy, Abby and Mary Anne, appeared Thursday night on Fox News'...

White House chief of staff William M. Daley has asked a senior aide to take on some of his duties, a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters on Monday.

Although Daley would still reportedly retain his day-to-day management role,