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54: Percentage of mothers surveyed by the National Fatherhood Initiative in 2009 who said they "strongly agreed" that they'd be more likely to use a hospital or birthing center that provides support for the father during the mother's pregnancy.

Some Colorado anglers reserve their fishing rods for the right high-mountain streams or tucked-away rivers in the foothills. But not Ronnie Crawford. "I probably fish the Platte right here in town five, six times a week," Crawford said recently as he cast a spinner into the South Platte River's surprisingly clear water.

Most U.S. tweens, 10- to 12-year-olds, have at least one social media account and many go online without any supervision from their parents, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

We're halfway through the year, and it's time for a fiscal checkup. Just as you do with your annual physical, you need to determine if your budget is healthy or if expenses are bleeding enough red ink to cause anemia.

The calendar says spring, but your brain says summer's underway. But between the backyard barbecues, family reunions and dips in the pool, danger could be one spark or one bad forecast away.

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

Since George Washington took his slave chef, Hercules, to the nation's first capital in Philadelphia, African-Americans have worked in presidential kitchens, cooking for the first families as well as world leaders.

It's a good thing none of the models — the four-legged ones, at least — were hungry when PetAid Colorado staged its signature fundraiser, Mutts & Models.

According to the U.S. Travel Association, five of the top six types of travel spending — food services, public transportation, auto transportation, recreation and retail — are the kinds of expenditures you make once you're already at your destination.

NEW YORK — It's May. Memorial Day and the end of the school year are in sight. Suddenly, you're thinking about a summer vacation.