"Coraline," the first stop-motion animated film to be conceived and shot in 3-D, is visually dazzling, as you'd expect - but strangely joyless. ...more

February 6, 2009

Inflation is running at the fastest pace in 17 years, the job market is under further strain and foreclosure filings are surging. ...more

August 15, 2008

My old TV remote — which functioned just fine for 10 years — had a relatively easy-to-use 21 buttons. My new remote has 59. ...more

January 15, 2008

SEBRING — Sandi Laufer hopes to catch the pigs that have been tearing up her yard as soon as possible. "Every morning when I wake up, my yard looks worse," said Laufer. "It's like someone took heavy equipment and plowed through my lawn." Laufer, and several other residents who live along Granada Boulevard in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring, are experiencing lawn damage caused by a sudden influx of wild pigs roaming through their neighborhood. Residents began reporting problems to Sun 'n Lake officials on Monday, and things have become so bad that the district is now offering traps free of charge for three-day periods. "I think it's just (the pigs') migration pattern," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "I think they're just going wherever they can to try to get food and water." ...more

December 1, 2007

Wells Fargo & Co.'s profit grew at its slowest pace in more than six years during the third quarter, dragged down by deteriorating home loans likely to cause more trouble in the months ahead. ...more

October 17, 2007