Separation Anxiety

Schools act to prevent high-tech cheating on standardized tests

2013-05-06 00:00:00

The proliferation of cellphones and their potential use for cheating has prompted heightened security measures on this year's administration of standardized tests in California schools. The chief concern is that students will take pictures of test items...

'Game of Thrones' recap: An army for a dragon?

2013-04-15 06:15:00

“Walk of Punishment,” the title of the latest episode of HBO's “Game of Thrones,” refers to a horrific site in Astapor where slaves are hung on crosses for sometimes trivial offenses. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is in this...

NASA Mars Curiosity rover gets to work on 'spring break' chores

2013-04-05 18:26:00

Hear that? That’s the sound of silence from NASA’s Curiosity rover -- and possibly the sound of separation anxiety at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the intrepid Martian robot takes nearly a month-long break from exploring the Red Planet....

San Diego Zoo's baby panda said to be doing fine after exam

2012-08-23 17:13:55

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Mr. Popper’s Penguins' on HBO

2012-06-01 21:37:31

Put your stress on vacation

2011-05-30 00:00:00

Got stress? If you answered no, hooray for you! (And, by the way, what planet are you from?) But if you answered yes (like any normal member of the human race), you're likely heartened by the arrival of vacation season. Just the ticket for a little...

Lakers 97, Warriors 90 (final)

2012-01-06 21:35:46

Could this be happening? A man's nightmare made real

2011-06-26 00:00:00

First of two parts He kept thinking that there had been a mistake, that he'd be out in no time. That the system, set into motion by some misunderstanding or act of malice, would soon correct itself. That was before the detective informed him of the...

Finally, hope for those with borderline personality disorder

2009-09-07 00:00:00

They have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists' offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat. They are the kind of people who drive a friend away for interfering and...

A musher's first race

2011-03-23 16:36:08

Ask a Vet: Should I seek a pharmaceutical solution to my pet's anxiety problem?

2009-11-16 16:33:40

Fearful legacy?: 'Bending Toward the Sun'

2009-12-10 16:33:26

First grader Brandon Medina, 6, waits outside his classroom as his grandmother talks with outreach worker Denise Miller about Brandon's daily separation anxiety at Silas Willard School in Galesburg.

2012-08-27 00:00:00

-Name: Dan Kehl -Age: 34 -Hometown: Allentown -Type of pet: Dog -Name: Wally -Age: 11 -Breed: Weimaraner -Male or female? Male -Why he is my friend: He is always there waiting with a happy Wally face. -Describe in five words: Lap dog in big dog -Best trait: He loves to cuddle as close as possible.

2011-02-15 00:00:00

Premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 22 Expect to See: Another "Friends" reunion. After Lisa Kudrow guested last year, Jennifer Aniston will join old pal Courteney Cox in the season premiere, playing Jules' (Cox) therapist. Mayhap Ms.

2010-08-30 10:27:12