Knight-Ridder Tribune

Serious amateur cooks may be interested in a new quarterly publication dedicated to food and travel: Palate and Spirit. The idea, writes publisher David Roth, is that ''culinary experiences transcend...

One of the symptoms of our shaky economy is the widespread fear of losing one`s job. Workers are unusually worried about being consigned to the ranks of the unemployed, and...

`The Thrill of Victory!'' ''The Agony of Defeat!'' These phrases are probably the most recognized in sports broadcasting-made famous over 30 years of repetition in the opening of ABC`s ''Wide...

Last year, the national limelight shone on Flat Rock Playhouse when it launched Burt Reynolds` one-man show. This year, the media are focusing on the official North Carolina state theater...

There was Sigourney Weaver, frowning from magazine covers and TV and movie screens. She was bald as a boiled egg for her role in ''Alien3.'' No wonder she was frowning....

On stage, the U.S. women`s gymnastic trials ended neatly enough. Six young women filed onto the floor of the Baltimore Arena Saturday, smiles on their faces and flowers in their...

What to do when a child bites? Many children pass through a biting phase before age 3. Although distressing, it usually is not serious. Biting is most common before children...

Wait a minute, you say. What about grilling and cancer? After a rush of attention when a study indicating a link between the two was released, grilling seems to have...

Tied to a fence by the cool blue waters of the Saratoga High School pool, Precious and Scoots are waiting for the end of badminton practice. When Roger Hedge turns...

They were hard-boiled, tough-talking products of the dangerous streets of such places as the Bowery and Hell`s Kitchen. Guns in hand, they smiled, then casually pulled the triggers and watched...