The Kansas City Star

"Ganache." "Ceviche." "Panna cotta." If you watch cooking shows such as Bravo's "Top Chef," Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" or Food Network's "The Next Food Network Star," you've probably heard these words...

Javier Bardem remembers the time from his childhood when he realized he was a performer. "I was playing make-believe like any other kid," the 39-year-old actor recalled in a phone...

In tough economic times, fill 'em up with cabbage. Inexpensive yet highly nutritious, the humble cruciferous vegetable is known to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Coleslaw is...

Zuda Comics is putting adventurous comic creators on the same page -- or screen, rather -- with comic readers interested in expanding their horizons beyond familiar superhero fare. Make that...

Five-inch heels are gone. Eyelashes are packed away. Designer assistants have bagged the embroidered coats, flounced skirts and feathers. Now that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York is over, we...

It never fails. Whenever you leap into leap years, you leap into numbers such as: 1: The number of days added to the calendar to create a leap year. 366:...

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says he is "heartbroken" over the pain suffered by the families of two women slain in Kansas City more than six years ago. Authorities say Carol...

Brooke Katz died three months pregnant. A hit-and-run motorist slammed into the front of the 2005 Dodge Caravan that Katz, 27, was driving, spinning it 180 degrees. "It's one that...

Al Pacino first saw "On the Waterfront" at a triple feature. The 14-year-old was so blown away that he sat through the two other movies again just so he could...

Chandler McCray knows all too well how the recent downturn in the housing industry has affected many people besides those trying to sell their homes. McCray, president of McCray Lumber...