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If "Sex and the City's" Carrie Bradshaw could revolutionize women's fashion and make Jimmy Choo a household name, then "Kevin Hill's" Taye Diggs is taking menswear to new heights. As...

There's no mistaking Wayne Newton for a Donald Trump or a Simon Cowell, but it's his role to decide who will win the E! reality series "The Entertainer," which premieres...

What bothers Drayton McLane even now is that there were never any real negotiations. Only in the final hour or so before Saturday's 11 p.m. deadline did he and Scott...

The sweater from grandma this Christmas is too snug. The camcorder from your brother doesn't work. And that tie from your sister looks like the one you're wearing. Gifts not...

She was "Mrs. Miriam," the beleaguered widow of a top-level Nigerian official who turned to the Internet to solicit secret help in investing $50 million in the United States. He...

What to get a fan who has all of a band's albums? Try a pricey coffee-table book. It's a gift without expectations for future use; all it needs do is...

New jobs and still low interest rates are pushing sales of Houston homes toward another record year. While the number of sales are up, the median price of a house...

Can't decide whether to vacation in London or Paris? The Eurostar train has made taking a day trip between those two cities practical and fun. We booked our "Free and...

Houston's Doug Erwin grew up in Connecticut and has been to Lambeau Field only once. But he has worshipped the Packers since he was a kid. And Sunday night, Erwin...

Annoyed that two large insurers continue to fight state orders to lower homeowners' rates, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has proposed that penalties for Farmers Insurance Group and State Farm be...