Georgetown University sophomore Charley Cooper is busy. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a part-time job at a financial services company. He's also worried about an illness in the family. And then there are all the other time-consuming aspects of college. ...more

October 25, 2009

not for divorce lawyers or untraceable poisons, I was relieved to learn while later checking her browsing history - when she came across an interesting employment opportunity. ...more

January 20, 2009

The tiny town of Cranfills Gap really needs a vacation. ...more

December 8, 2008

"When You Wish," by Kristen Harmel (Delacorte Press, $15.99) ...more

June 15, 2008

Virgin Atlantic carried out the world's first flight of a commercial aircraft powered with biofuel Sunday in an effort to show it can produce less carbon dioxide than normal jet fuels. ...more

February 25, 2008

Aaaaaaay! The Fonz will be returning to Milwaukee later this year - permanently, and in bronze. ...more

January 28, 2008

Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac before stealing away into the darkness. ...more

January 20, 2008

Mahatma Gandhi did it to protest British rule in India. The Rev. Al Sharpton did it to take a stand against Navy bombing exercises in Puerto Rico. ...more

December 10, 2007

Dressed in a pink tutu, Patty Wood once rode a high-wire bicycle suspended above the two-story lobby of the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa. The publicity stunt, performed during a yearlong gig as a comedic correspondent for a local radio station's morning talk show, was scary, Wood said. ...more

October 29, 2007