The Internet has promised a lot to travelers: cheap fares, global communication and instant access to information. Here are a few other things to add to the list: A workday...
Nearly four years after its introduction, WebTV--that little black box that connects to the Internet via your television--still has ardent fans even though sliding PC prices have hurt its cost...
To John Dowd, Pete Rose has wasted a decade wallowing in stubborn arrogance and denial. Dowd said it has been that way since April 1989, when his investigators spent two...
When Dr. Sherri Horton decided to be her own financial planner, it wasn't because she had anything against planners. In fact, she even took the time to meet with a...
Frank Zarb, head of the Nasdaq stock market, speaks confidently about the coming of nighttime trading. Investors want it, he says. He'll give it to them. And on-line trader Alan...
With numerous changes at the major networks, here's how the morning news shows are shaping up for fall. "The Early Show" (CBS): A.M. expatriate Bryant Gumbel is scheduled to return...
Trust Martha Rose Shulman in the kitchen; she has written 19 cookbooks. In her new "Light Basics Cookbook" (William Morrow, $25), Shulman gently steers cooks new and experienced into the...
People might think that Dr. Robert Cassella could easily afford long-term nursing care, but the Dallas surgeon said even his high income wouldn't be able to withstand the soaring costs...
It's easy to get a cheap, smug laugh looking back at the failed predictions of scientists and leaders. Take Lord Kelvin's view that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible. Or Lewis...
Louise Chandler has been using typewriters since before they came with a "1" key. It wasn't until about 1960 that typewriters featured an electric motor and all 10 digits. In...