Berry's resilient spirit, coupled with Internet research and a new doctor, inspired her to begin to investigate the possibility that she had multiple sclerosis, an often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Her painful muscles and exhaustion could have been because she ran her own hair business and worked too hard. More than twice as many women as men are diagnosed with the disease, which affects 400,000 people in the United States. She has also become a whiz at working with...

fascism: 1, a member of the Fascisti; 2, a system of government characterized by a rigid one-party dictatorship, forcible suppression of opposition, private economic enterprise under centralized governmental control, belligerent nationalism, racism and militarism, etc; first instituted in Italy in 1922. The f-word is a curious feature of our increasingly polarized political landscape, with charges of fascism slung from one end of the spectrum to the other. fascism: 1, a member of the...

When strategists and economists scanned their crystal balls in recent years for flashpoints that China's newfound appetite for overseas adventures might ignite, the most likely seemed to be the Asian nation's need for energy sources or its political claims to Taiwan. When strategists and economists scanned their crystal balls in recent years for flashpoints that China's newfound appetite for overseas adventures might ignite, the most likely seemed to be the Asian nation's need for energy...

Volunteers step forward to expand hours of Tri-State Rodeo Museum, but more are needed Robin Delaney/Managing Editor It's only been a couple of years and already organizers of the Tri-State Rodeo Museum - located not far from the ticket office and the rodeo arena itself - wish they had twice as much room. Volunteers step forward to expand hours of Tri-State Rodeo Museum, but more are needed Robin Delaney/Managing Editor It's only been a couple of years and already organizers of the...

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Originally published April 10, 2007, 1:56 AM EDT SHANGHAI, China // McDonald's and KFC are allowing union branches in their China outlets, in a nod to the country's state-sanctioned labor federation, while labor officials in Shanghai said Tuesday that a probe cleared the companies of any labor violations in that city. By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Originally published April 10, 2007, 1:56 AM EDT SHANGHAI, China // McDonald's and KFC are...

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer April 10, 2007, 1:56 AM EDT SHANGHAI, China -- McDonald's and KFC are allowing union branches in their China outlets, in a nod to the country's state-sanctioned labor federation, while labor officials in Shanghai said Tuesday that a probe cleared the companies of any labor violations in that city. By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer April 10, 2007, 1:56 AM EDT SHANGHAI, China -- McDonald's and KFC are allowing union branches in their China...

High Country News -- March 19, 2007: The Silence of the Bees: Migratory beekeeper John Miller hauls his hives across the West, pollinating everything from almonds to apples, but a nasty parasite and a mysterious disorder are making life much harder for John and his buzzing business partners.