Happiest nations on earth share similarities

People in this part of the world have positive outlooks, but wealth alone is not the reason for degree of joy.

Happiest nations on earth share similarities

Also:

• Tips to boost happiness at work
• Foods that fight depression

Obama cracks jokes, takes ribbing at dinner

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The GOP and the president's own administration are the targets of playful digs at an annual Washington event.

Obama cracks jokes, takes ribbing at dinner

Postage prices to jump on Monday

Even the cost of the "Forever" stamp is going up after this weekend.

Postage prices

Also:

• Other rate changes
• New 'Simpsons' stamps

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Why really cold food gives you 'brain freeze'

Find out why eating ice cream too fast can give you a headache.

'Brain freeze'

Also:

• Health benefits of coffee
• Saltiest foods in America

US journalist accused of spying in Iran is freed

Roxana Saberi is on her way home after an Iranian appeals court reduced her sentence, according to her lawyer.

US journalist is freed

Also:

• More about Roxana Saberi
• N. Korea still holding two US journalists

Coast to Coast

Speaking of our readers. Carolina Naturally has a following in 166 countries with Ontario, Canada and England appearing to be two 'hot spots' for our readers.
However our domestic readership is coast to coast with readers today in:

Reno, Nevada
Little Rock, Arkansas
Stockbridge, Georgia
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Columbia, Maryland
Boise, Idaho
Carlsbad, California
Manhattan, Kansas
Red Wing, Minnesota
Canton, Michigan
Lafayette, New Jersey
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Wilkes Barrie, Pennsylvania
Lugoff, South Carolina
Winston Salem, North carolina
Burlington, Vermont
Chesterfield, Ohio
Tacoma, Washington
Corpus Cristi, Texas
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Kingman, Arizona
Midlothian, Virginia
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Appleton, Wisconsin
Providence, Rhode Island
Wilmington, Delaware
Beckley, West Virginia
Kansas City, Missouri
Pinellas Park, Florida
Rochester, New York
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Iowa City, Iowa
Saint George, Utah
Elmhurst, Illinois
Portland, Oregon
Honolulu, Hawaii
Johnson City, Tennessee
Anchorage, Alaska
Fargo, North Daokta
Weare, New hampshire
Bangor, Maine
South Bend, Indiana
Boulder, Colorado
Casper, Wyoming
Billings, Montana
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lincoln, Nebraska
Meridian, Mississippi
Sheffield, Alabama

Boy Shot in Mistaken Trespassing Incident Dies

Donald Coffey Jr., 7, died Saturday morning at a Houston hospital, less than two days after being struck in the head by shotgun pellets, by a couple who mistakenly thought he and his family were trespassing on their property.

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Is it better to buy or rent a home?

Conventional wisdom suggests that renting is equivalent to throwing money away — but that may be wrong.

Buy or rent?

Also:

• Tips for getting rent reduced
• Emptiest neighborhoods in the U.S.

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Trieste, Friuli-Veneza Guilia, Italy
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ashdod, Hadarom, Israel
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Imperatriz, Maranhao. Brazil
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Quezon, Quezon City, Philippines
Oradea, Bihor, Romania
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Chatham, England, United Kingdom

as well as Taiwan

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

More structure is coming into your life right now. And while you can rationally see how much easier it will make things in the long run, emotionally it's going to be difficult to get used to. You're resistant to change right now, which is unusual -- and temporary. There is something about sameness that is comforting, and that's okay. But if you keep things as they are for too long, you're going to prohibit your own emotional growth.

Be patient and you'll get through.

OK