Houston Chronicle

A look at the casinos that already have reopened along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. At least three more are under construction, and six more have been proposed. - Beau Rivage...

New federal regulations prohibiting liquids, gels or lotions in carry-on luggage have put the squeeze on some popular makeup and beauty products. For those who try to avoid checking luggage,...

Perhaps the best testimony to the year-round appeal of Vancouver, British Columbia, came when area leaders gathered to discuss a potential Olympic bid. The big debate: Should Vancouver--idyllically situated on...

For a brief time in 1992, Osama bin Laden seemed ready to give up holy war in favor of sesame, peanuts and watermelons. The Afghan war veteran, already a hero...

Who's in it: Justin Long, Adam Herschman, Jonah Hill, Lewis Black What it's about: Rejected by eight colleges, Bartleby Gaines invents a college, scams his parents and many others into...

Once upon a time, a typical man's grooming kit included a razor, a can of shaving cream, a manly bar of soap and deodorant. A dandy type might throw in...

Authorities have ordered an 84-unit apartment complex vacated after finding an estimated 2,000 bats in buildings, two of which tested positive for rabies. The building quarantine and moving of about...

Madonna will make her broadcast network premiere when NBC telecasts portions of the London stop of her "Confessions" tour in November. However, it won't air live or unedited. "We'll decide...

In a list of the places on Earth that require no extended rationalization for a visit, Santa Fe would be near the top. Its touristic virtues are well known: Great...

A mutant strain of World Cup fever is spreading over the Internet and into the hands of an unforeseen, but not unwelcome, audience. Knitters who blog. A self-proclaimed knitting addict...