Knight-Ridder Tribune

Pressure from some American dog lovers and animal rights groups to outlaw the cropping of canines' ears and docking of their tails is causing considerable controversy. Cropping is already banned...

For many passengers, meals are a cruise's raison d'etre. With usually no fewer than five a day-including midnight buffets, mid-morning bouillon, afternoon tea and various snacking sessions-a good part of...

In tough economic times, more women lose their jobs than men, right? Wrong. Despite the assertion that often crops up in the media that women are the big job losers...

Works of art by Swiss women are reproduced on four commemoratives that were issued Tuesday by Switzerland. The art stamps introduce a new policy by Swiss postal officials intended to...

They were alone together for the first time. It was rather romantic, sitting in the kitchen of a dirt-floored, palm-thatched hut in the Vietnamese countryside. The oil lamp emitted soft...

Cruise wags joke that your cabin steward will sleep a whole lot better during his last night at sea if he knows he already has been tipped. That tips are...

Nearly five months after Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua's dramatic departure, General Motors has made little progress in rebuilding trust with its suppliers. GM's supplier relations were ranked the worst...

The beach wasn't made for people like Sister Constance Conroy. The 67-year-old nun from White Plains, N.Y., has painful rheumatoid arthritis, a knee replacement and a wrist replacement that recently...

It happens almost every night around 8:30. Kathy O'Such has tucked her four children into their beds. She's looking forward to peace and quiet, to an intimate chat with husband...

All the great wildlife shows aren't on public television. They're right outside your window. Take a look. Common critters do things as amazing as exotic beasts in TV documentaries. In...