It’s not a toy box: Barbie’s Dreamhouse goes life-size Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013 | Leave a comment Days of Malibu living are long gone for Barbie. The iconic doll has moved to Florida and is inviting people to step into her life-size dream house, the first one now open worldwide. Barbie The Dreamhouse Experience, a 10,000-square-foot building with an “endless closet,” elevators, a kitchen, bedroom, and... Read More

Barber, 82, offers haircuts for hugs in Conn. park Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013 | Leave a comment Each Wednesday, barber Anthony Cymerys sets up his chair in the shade of an oak tree in Hartford's Bushnell Park. For longtime clients, the homeless or those just down on their luck, the fee is always the same: a hug for a haircut. The 82-year-old Cymerys, who is known as Joe the Barber, began offering his... Read More

Women have more options for breast cancer surgery Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013 | Leave a comment One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring — removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether to treat cancer or to prevent it as Angelina Jolie just chose to do. As Jolie said, "the results can be beautiful." Jolie... Read More

Reality TV's new stars: Small businesses Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013 | Leave a comment There's no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Turning small business owners into stars has become a... Read More