Surrounded by ancient olive groves, Douma is just ten miles from Damascus but it feels like another world. It is a city under occupation.

Sometimes more money just buys more unhappiness. Take China, for example. Everyone assumed that people would get happier as their wallets got fatter. But a new study shows that the opposite occurred, at least for those at the lower end of the income spectrum.

After months of training and shelling out $55,000, Joe Martinet’s dream of climbing Mount Everest ended abruptly when the guide service he was using canceled the trip because of safety concerns.

With summer starting just weeks away, you might be starting to plan that big trip to visit the folks or other family.