Knight-Ridder Tribune

Two scraps of insulation dangling from shuttle Discovery's fuselage could pose a danger to the crew and might have to be removed or poked back into place during a spacewalk,...

Jesse McCartney? He's the cute blond guy staring out from a thousand teen magazines. He's also all over the radio and MTV and TV. At 18, McCartney is also a...

A three-legged couch? Practically perfect! Magenta ball fringe? Simply fabulous! Broken sticks? Instantly inspiring! These humble items--and even ugly sidewalk leftovers--can be turned into things of beauty and awe, say...

Toss your bathroom scale and stop "losing weight." Losing weight is like losing your glasses, says Dr. Pamela Peeke. Sooner or later, you find them. To keep the weight off,...

Many people believe that their body's most important leading indicator is the number on the scale. It can be all-consuming when you know you're overconsuming. Your weight is critically important...

TV programmers, who so often lack creative backbone, are hoping to find success this fall by tapping into the spirit of ABC's hits "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives." At last week's...

Indications are that Larry Brown's days as the Detroit Pistons' coach are over. The Pistons worked on the final details of a buyout Monday, but made no announcement. One team...

At first glance, Studio 2B (www.studio2b.org) looks like a lot of other Web sites for teenage girls. But if you look closer, you'll find that it offers content of more...

In a conference room 37 floors above uptown Charlotte, a crop of nascent investment bankers--seven men and one woman--ready for their first day of work at Edgeview Partners. All eyes...

When most people get home from jogging, their shoes aren't covered in mud. Their socks aren't soggy. No one's checking for ticks. These people are not trail runners. Trail runners...