Knight-Ridder Tribune

SHOOTING HER MOUTH OFF: Maryland's First Lady was only joking when she said she would like to shoot pop star Britney Spears for exaggerating the importance of sex to young...

The connection between healthy skin and diet has historically been a bit dubious. The myth that chocolate and grease cause pimples was dispelled long ago. But one physician and skin...

Joss Stone looks like a budding pop princess. She's pretty and perky with long blond hair and has the perfect 16-year-old's figure for tank tops and hip-hugging jeans. But when...

Josh Duhamel was a quick-thinking quarterback in high school and college. He had spent his life bent on excelling in athletics. "Two different coaches told me I didn't have it,...

The list of reasons for a spur-of-the-moment getaway could stretch from the Midwest to either coast and back. That last-minute party-of-the-century invite--in New York. The Cubs in the playoffs--in Atlanta....

There are plenty of worthy charitable causes out there, and the fashion and beauty industries support many of them with special fundraisers and promotions, but breast cancer research just might...

Making the most of small spaces is a staple of shelter magazines and self-help decorating books. So it's no surprise that home-decor maven Christopher Lowell would weigh in with his...

Do you want the sofa by the window or near the fireplace? Do you sleep better facing north or west? If you can't make up your mind, just order furniture...

Diane Lane doesn't look very much at all like Diane Lane ... well, at least not the movie star Diane Lane, who got an Academy Award nomination earlier this year...

Do you have a mushy tushy? Are your abs flab? Are your arms skinny and shapeless? Or do you have weightier issues? You may be blessed with a perfectly lean...