Knight-Ridder

Dr. Bernadine Healy has a favorite saying - an anonymous one, believed to have its origins in Yiddish: "If I try to be like him," it goes, "who will be...

Sylvia Dunnavant grew up believing breast cancer was a white women's disease. Dunnavant, who is African-American, doesn't recall anyone in her family talking about having it. At least no one...

Mary Correa recounts the story of her son's operations and recovery in a low, measured voice. Her cadences tell of a woman who has fought to be in control-and succeeded....

In "Prime Suspect: The Lost Child," Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) is newly promoted to detective superintendent and seemingly no longer has to endure the sexist interference from her mostly male...

PNC Bank Co. said it is close to selecting sites for a new regional headquarters in Philadelphia and a separate operations center in Philadelphia or Camden, N.J. The Pittsburgh-based bank...

Circuit City Stores Inc.'s venture into used cars is selling five times more vehicles than the average new-car dealer and 30 times more than the average used-car dealer, according to...

Sports Authority Inc. the nation's largest sporting goods retailer with nearly $850 million in annual sales will open a 45,000-square- foot San Antonio store this fall in a former North...

A partnership that includes Dallas investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. has purchased a large development site on LBJ Freeway in Irving. Olympus Real Estate, as the Hicks...

Japanese carmakers emerged as the big winners and big losers in a recent study of how much damage cars receive in low-impact crashes. In a study of 14 four-door, mid-size...

Brie can be a wheel of fortune in entertaining emergencies. It is always popular and pairs well with fruits and sweet flavors. BAKED BRIE WITH APRICOTS AND ALMONDS Preparation time:...