Yesterday was a scorcher of a day with temperatures approaching 100 degrees in the nation's capital. As temperatures rise, so too do people's tempers. While Washington is generally regarded as a ...

I have a confession to make: I’m a loud cell phone talker. I try not to be, but I take comfort in that I know I’m not alone. A bunch of you out there are loud, too. One guy decided to have a little ...

You're sitting in a public lounge area, perhaps hoping to catch up on your reading, an assignment, or a document you need for work the next day. There's exactly one open seat left, so you grab it, ...

Think of how many times you have heard a cell phone go off in a movie theatre or a restaurant, because the owner did not have the courtesy to put it on vibrate, and then carries on a loud conversation ...

In an era when a mobile phone is often not used for calls, human behavior experts and academics cast warnings that the quality of face-to-face conversation is waning, especially among young people, ...

DEAR ABBY: While dining out these past couple of weeks, I have noticed something troubling. I have overheard several elderly people talking very loudly on their cell phones and giving out personal ...