The Seattle Times

William "Scotty" Scott, who piloted the Northwest Orient Airlines jet hijacked by the infamous D.B. Cooper, died Sunday in his home in Green Valley, Ariz. He was 81. For almost...

Blank faces of the cursed, and smiling faces of the blessed stared at me through black soot from photos on the walls of witch doctor Tito Guenpal Seba's office. The...

Don't be surprised if Amazon.com Inc. slims down a bit after the holidays. The world's largest Internet retailer is being told by experts that tools, kitchen appliances and furniture don't...

Michael Mandel, economics editor at Business Week, is known for predicting the new economy of the 1990s. Recently, he came out with another prophecy: an impending Internet fallout that will...

When I first heard about the London Eye, I scoffed. Why waste time in London, one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, going on a glorified Ferris wheel? But on...

Sifting through credit card receipts is not my usual way of recalling what I love most about travel. But I caught myself smiling as I reviewed my expenses on a...

Add flair to the holiday feast with a spicy, low-fat side dish of rice and cashews. The recipe is adapted from "The Sport of Cooking: A Gourmet Guide for Rookies,"...

This simple meatless sandwich uses a lemon dressing for a flavor kick. Adapted from "Cool Kitchen: 125 Delicious, No Work Recipes for Summertime or Anytime--No Oven, No Stove, No Sweat!,"...

Jon Naimon is no tree hugger. He won't chain himself to a redwood, ram his boat into a whaling vessel or join a World Trade Organization riot. But Naimon is...

How many actors have directed another actor in the movie version of the role they created on stage? Jon Shear can't think of any, but he believes the genesis of...