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Precious Cargo By Clyde Ford Vanguard, 288 pages, $24.95 To explore places in the book via computer software, visit clydeford.com. Bellingham, Wash., author Clyde Ford is tapping technology to keep...

Hydrox cookies, those cream-filled chocolate sandwiches that look like the popular Oreo's fraternal twin, will show up again on grocery shelves by the end of the month. Kellogg, which discontinued...

Music lovers who can't get enough of the beloved Italian opera "Tosca" can set out on the "Tosca trail," visiting the real-life sites in Rome where the opera is set....

Paris is a collection of neighborhoods and, on certain streets, life goes on as if the neighborhood were a country village instead of part of a big city. Anyone familiar...

"Domestic terrorism" is suspected in fires early Monday that destroyed three multimillion-dollar homes and damaged a fourth in the Seattle area. Damage was estimated at $7 million. Explosive devices were...

Dreary Northern winters are infamous for inducing depression. But being starved for sunlight can do more than kick you into a psychic hole. A growing body of evidence suggests it...

Thailand's congested capital was my first stop on my first trip to Asia almost 20 years ago. Up at dawn, with only a few hours of sleep, my husband, Tom,...

One of two suspects in the slayings of six people near Carnation, Wash., is the daughter of the oldest victims, police said. Michele Anderson, the 29-year-old daughter of Judy and...

If you're planning a driving trip to Canada or Mexico, you'll need to pack more identification in the new year, thanks to a new U.S. law. Starting Jan. 31, 2008,...

A woman who registered her dog to vote has pleaded not guilty to making false statements on a voter-registration form. Jane Balogh, who says it's too easy for a voter...