STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, felt real to most participants in a Swedish science project exploring how people can be tricked into the false perception of owning another body. ...more

December 3, 2008

For kids, Halloween is all about the fun. For parents, it's all about the prep work. ...more

October 23, 2008

"Putting Up: A Year-Round Guide to Canning in the Southern Tradition," by Steve Dowdney, (Gibbs Smith, $19.99) ...more

June 25, 2008

The cartoonish plastic frog with bulging eyes could be a children's toy - but for the torch-like flame that bursts from the novelty lighter's head. ...more

February 16, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives serving a search warrant Friday at a home on 610 Newton Ave. S. did not find the suspect they were looking for but discovered two young children left alone in the house. ...more

November 16, 2007

TARPON SPRINGS - Deputies Tasered and arrested a New Port Richey man who they say was carrying two concealed knives after threatening to kill business associates earlier today, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 4, 2007