Knight-Ridder

Vicente Cruz is appreciated, and he knows it every time he looks at the 1993 Ford Mustang awarded to him by his employer, Hotel Inter-Continental Miami. The car is Cruz's...

To be blunt about it, no marriage lasts forever. "They all end in death or divorce," says San Diego financial planner Ginita Wall. If you're a woman and your marriage...

Mistakes happen, even in the highly automated world of mutual fund transactions. And while forgiveness may be divine, correction should be well within the powers of your mutual fund company....

When Dad makes a mistake around the house, 10-year-old Benjamin Steinberg, of Ardmore, Pa., either laughs hysterically "or he'll rub my face in it," said his father, Laurence Steinberg. Steinberg,...

It is a popular new diplomatic art form, practiced by the world's weak against the strong-a modern version of twisting the lion's tail. The name of the game: Bait Uncle...

By default, an intelligent machine became the No. 1 checkers champion in the world Friday after the reigning human champion became sick and was unable to complete a match. Checkers...

In the mid-1980s, Ron and Paula King made an investment that probably secured them jobs for life. Using savings and severance-package money they received from employers in Denver, they invested...

Steve Berkstresser of Wichita, Kan., could be the poster boy for the prosthetics industry. First, he's good-looking, mannerly, at ease with himself and others. Then there's his enthusiasm. He races...

Terry Bradshaw was in town recently to pick up the Bert Bell Award, honoring Bradshaw for his lifetime achievements in pro football. He had only one question. "What did I...

When lifelong epileptic Laura Epley met Dr. Andrew Wilner in at Carolina Neurological Clinic in Charlotte, N.C., last October, she thought he looked young and used big words she didn't...