As is probably the case with all twentieth-century writers of the American South who deal in quirky narratives replete with violence, Barry Hannah has had his share of encounters with critics and readers who reduce him to an update of William Faulkner, E...

Since 1972 Barry Hannah has published two novels and a prize-winning collection of short stories. His third novel, Ray, is scheduled for publication in fall 1980. While some stories and novel segments are set in the South during the Civil War, the settin...

A Spaniard who defied a restraining order and went on a television show to beg his estranged girlfriend to marry him, only to be snubbed, was ordered jailed Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing her to death, officials said.Ricardo Navarro, 30, had been convicted three weeks...

A hospital is reminding employees that federal law prohibits them from looking at even their own medical records, after several workers came forward in the wake of related firings and suspensions and admitted doing so.In the past month, Ivinson Memorial Hospital has fired one employee,...

A hospital is reminding employees that federal law prohibits them from looking at even their own medical records, after several workers came forward in the wake of related firings and suspensions and admitted doing so.In the past month, Ivinson Memorial Hospital has fired one employee,...

Richard Knerr, co-founder of the toy company that popularized the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and other fads that became classics, has died. He was 82.Knerr, who started Wham-O in 1948 with his childhood friend Arthur "Spud" Melin, died Monday at Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke...