They say the average wedding these days costs $27,000, which means, of course, that lots of weddings cost significantly more, and lots of weddings cost much less. [read more]

Posing in her underwear, Sioux Falls' native actress January Jones appears in the November issue of Esquire magazine, were she's listed first in a story called "More Women We Endorse." Jones, a 1996 Roosevelt High School grad, has starred in several movies and currently plays suburban housewife Betty Draper in the AMC original television drama series "Mad Men." Her Esquire appearance is part of ... [read more]

MARTINSBURG - The economy may be heading toward a recession, but if you're in the bridal business, chances are good that you'll always have customers who need help preparing to walk down the aisle. Some 34 vendors from every corner of the bridal industry found just that during this weekend's annual Fall Wedding Extravaganza at the Martinsburg Mall, sponsored by The Journal. [read more]

Stars from EastEnders arrived at a London hotel today for the wedding of Wendy Richards, who is about to begin chemotherapy for cancer. [read more]

EastEnders cast members arrived at a luxury hotel ahead of Wendy Richard's wedding ceremony. [read more]

Terminally-ill Wendy Richard and her new husband smiled and waved following their star-studded wedding ceremony. [read more]

The Hulse family staggered into North Georgia in January with $630 and hope for better times. Gary Hulse had lost his plumbing job in Arkansas, and the family had lost their home there. [read more]

Firefighters and federal agents have responded to more than 30,000 incidents involving suspicious powders, liquids or chemicals since 2001 in what authorities say is the terrifying legacy of the anthrax attacks after 9/11. [read more]

WASHINGTON – It’s gold parties now, here in the de-gilded age. The women who used to invite all their girlfriends over to their fantastic homes for good wine and catered nosh on the pretense of selling merchandise to one another (Pampered Chef! Fancy wrapping paper for school charity. Photo caption: January Thomas of Michigan uses a jeweler’s loupe to assess a piece of jewelry. Photo by ... [read more]

First person: He had always hoped to track down his biological family, but at 90 George Hall was living alone with no relatives left. Then a letter arrived ... [read more]