I was in a terrible hurry, running late for a business meeting in Philadelphia. I'd spent more than $100 for my train ticket from a vending machine at New York's Penn Station -- but in my haste had grabbed only the receipt, which I now presented to the conductor.
A haunted room at the Ahwahnee hotel was named for Queen Elizabeth II after she roomed there in 1983
Few things in nature are as mesmerizing as a waterfall -- the thunderous roar as water spills over cliffs, the light glistening off the spray, the sheer force of it all.
Normally, I am not the sort of person to "brand" my New Year's resolutions. I prefer to quietly begin a new year with a few items on my personal to-do list that I keep to myself. That way, if I don't actually pull anything off, nobody knows.
Eleanor Roosevelt was also 5' 11," a good seven inches above Laura Bush and Nancy Reagan
Just a two-hour detour from Paris, the Loire was once a playground to Renaissance royals. Now its vaunted châteaux are attracting enterprising young couples and artists who have remade them into captivating -- and surprisingly affordable -- inns.
As American families try to stretch their food budgets during the recession, some are turning to the backyard, rather than the grocery store, as the place to look for produce.
With bees, that is, as the First Lady plants fruits and vegetables at the White House
Want to know where the presidential produce comes from?
First lady Michelle Obama hosts the groundbreaking of the White House Kitchen Garden.
The first lady's inaugural ensemble could go on display as early as this summer
A few weeks into Barack Obama's victory lap, Michelle Obama's already under the microscope. And I'm part of the dissecting team.
A big part of being president is making decisions, and one of the key decisions a would-be president can make is who he or she marries.
Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain have very different styles. CNN's Jill Dougherty asks what kind of first lady each would be.
Time.com: Klein on Obamaupdated: Thu May 08 2008 02:20:00
Barack Obama has refused to play by the old political rules. He's about to be rewarded for it
How long have you and I known each other? Well, by my calculations, we go back quite some time. This can mean only one thing: It's time for the monkey story.
They don't call Argentina the land of six continents for nothing. To the north it's got muggy rain forests; to the south Patagonia, with its stretches of icy landscapes; and in between, lush wine c...
Fortune: MULTICULTURE CRITICupdated: Mon Sep 23 1991 00:01:00
In The Disuniting of America (Whittle Direct Books, $11.95), Arthur Schlesinger Jr. takes on the hot topic of multiculturalism in a lively 83-page essay. Like other titles in its ''Larger Agenda'' ...
At first glance one might wonder at the need for yet another book about Armand Hammer. A genius at self-promotion, the 91-year-old CEO of Occidental Petroleum has been responsible for no fewer than...