Richard Phillips

As an honorary graduate of the University of Nevada-Reno, Jay Leno naturally couldn`t resist gestalt humor. Lunching with 1,000 seniors, the Boston-educated comic quipped to a psychology major: ''Oh-so when...

Thanks to two Detroit newspapers, a former Colombian judge reportedly marked for death by a drug lord has been forced out of her American sanctuary. ''The individuals in charge of...

''What we have here is a pretty unnatural situation,'' acknowledged Polly Johnson, whose feisty farm rooster, Foghorn, insists upon sleeping only with Muffin, a German shepherd who minds not at...

The future isn`t fuzzy for five British fortune tellers. Someone stole their crystal balls and tarot cards in Dublin, forcing them to abandon a tour of Ireland. Not surprisingly, they...

They don`t call him ''Dirty Harry'' for nothing: Clint Eastwood has replied to longtime lover Sondra Locke`s palimony suit with a sucker punch. Challenging her claim on two California homes...

The trail is as cold as snow, so Alfred Puglisi can only scratch his head and give thanks. But Evelyn McCauley may be wondering about flakes in the postal system....

Somewhere, Andy Warhol may be laughing. An unidentified art investor paid $4.07 million for Warhol`s 1964 ''Shot Red Marilyn'' at auction in New York. The price was double what Christie`s...

You`re on your own now. It`s ''Tax Freedom Day.'' By the time you return home Thursday to groan over new bills, you can savor this milestone: According to Washington`s nonpartisan...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, John Cottle probably wishes he hadn`t been so literate. Cottle, 29, of Allentown, Pa., has the next 6 1/2 years in prison...

Another secret is out. Barbara Bush said the family pooch, Millie, showers in the presidential suite. ''Millie, of course, doesn`t take them alone . . .,'' said Mrs. Bush. ''But...