Single women buying homes more frequently

Trend turns industry's attention to potentially lucrative consumer group in the softening residential real estate market

Universities rush to set up outposts abroad

The American system of higher education, long the envy of the world, is starting to become an important export.

The romance of revolution, the ruthlessness of a man

If you search around the Internet, you can find a fascinating segment from a 1959 edition of CBC's Front Page Challenge. It features Hollywood actor Errol Flynn talking about Fidel Castro & the Cuban revolution. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Number 19

Hockey in the late 1990s was dominated by two teams: the Detroit Red Wings & Colorado Avalanche. Between 1995 & 2001, the two squads combined to win five Stanley Cups. Both teams were blessed with stalwart defenders, sharp shooters & clutch goalkeepers. The glue that cemented them into championship teams was a pair of heart-&-soul captains who wore No. 19. For the Wings it was Steve Yzerman, while the Avalanche were led by Joe Sakic.

So Stevie or Joe, who's No. 1 at No. 19?

US warship threatens regional stability: Hezbollah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The pro-Iranian Hezbollah group accused the United States on Friday of endangering regional stability by deploying a warship off Lebanon & vowed to defy what it called an act of military intimidation.