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Only about a third of U.S. adults have advance directives in place to guide the care they receive if they become too ill to make their own medical decisions.

Only about a third of U.S. adults have advance directives in place to guide the care they receive if they become too ill to make their own medical decisions.

Because demand for seafood is rising and wild stocks are not, a hatchery owner in Canada is hoping his model of "responsible agriculture" can keep the prized fish both on the menu and in the water.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, Shepard cut a towering presence in theater and cinema. He died last week of complications from ALS, a family spokesman says.

The Mavericks frontman thought his Gibson was gone for good after it was submerged in the 2010 flood. But thanks to a local luthier, the beloved guitar has been restored, ready for more rock 'n' roll.

The journalist-turned-documentary filmmaker and activist revealed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally since the age of 12.

Shanley, 86, was convicted in 2005 of repeatedly raping a boy over a number of years in the 1980s. Other alleged victims voiced dismay that the defrocked priest was released into the community.

For 38 years the Pulitzer Prize winner was one of the most influential voices in the world of books. During her tenure, she lauded — or lambasted — just about all of this generation's great writers.

Declining snail populations in France have led to imports of Burgundy snails from European countries. Consumers love them, but not French snail farmers, who want people to eat locally raised snails.

The future of one of the nation's first digital fact-checking initiatives is in doubt. The site's founder says a legal battle for control of the company has led to all of its revenue being cut off.