David Cook's brother is going to be able to attend American Idol this week. He has brain cancer and was given an opportunity to see his brother sing.

Divers found the body of a missing boater in a Berkeley County Creek on Monday morning, hours after his family reported him overdue from a fishing trip, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Many of the winning chefs of the 2008 James Beard Awards came from smaller neighborhood restaurants and modest cafes instead of the more famous, brand name restaurants of previous years. Could this represent a sea change in American cuisine?

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Here is Charleston's Doug DuCap's award winning recipe for Moroccan Charbroiled Lamb Stew and 7 Seed Couscous that made it to the Semi-finals of Redwood Creek's Campfire Classic Recipe Contest. DuCap was also the Grand Prize Winner in the Taste of the South Recipe Competition which was judged by Southern food experts, the Lee Brothers.

Locally-run music shops Cat's Music, sister store Monster Music & Movies, and indie spot 52.5 Records celebrate the inaugural "Record Store Day" on Sat. April 19. It's a wide-reaching event during which hundreds of like-minded indie record shops across the U.S. "simultaneously link and act as one." By T. Ballard Lesemann.

Treat a fever by putting onions in your socks? Drink vinegar to stop hiccups? Users swear these home remedies really work.