If the third film in the Harry Potter series, last year's "Prisoner of Azkaban," seemed frightening with its soul-sucking Dementors and its German expressionist aesthetic, then the fourth installment, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," will have kids quaking in their seats - and perhaps wishing they had an invisibility cloak to hide beneath.

This "Potter" earns its PG-13 rating, a fi...

BELLEVILLE, Ind. - An 18-year-old Pennsylvania youth accused of killing his girlfriend's parents has been captured after a high-speed chase, ending a manhunt without making clear whether the 14-year-old girl beside him during the getaway was abducted or went voluntarily.

David Ludwig was taken into custody Monday after he crashed his parents' car head-on into a tree in Belleville, 20 mi...

David Ludwig was taken into custody Monday after he crashed his parents' car head-on into a tree in Belleville, 20 miles west of Indianapolis, and some 600 miles from where the killings took place.

His girlfriend, Kara Beth Borden, was unhurt. It was still unclear whether Ludwig kidnapped her or if she left with him willingly after her parents, Michael F. and Cathryn Lee Borden, were sho...

Nov 14, 2005 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. cable television channels Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network will offer the online sale of several half-hour programs for $2.99 per download, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The paper said the episodes will be formatted to work exclusively with toy maker Hasbro Inc.'s VuGo portable media player, which sells for about $100 a discou...

Around 2,000 people attended the 6th Terry Fox marathon on November 13 in Hanoi in support of cancer research.

According to Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam, Gabriel M. Lessard, the Terry Fox marathon is the largest one-day event to raise funds for cancer in the world. Last year 6,000 people took part in the run in Hanoi and HCM City, and this year approximately 2,000 Hanoians and forei...

Harry Kewell wants to get his form and fitness back as soon as possible to pay back Rafa Benitez's faith in him.Kewell played 90 minutes in his country's 1-0 loss to Uruguay at the week-end

"The lowest point was definitely May 25th," claims Kewell of a year that should have been his most memorable ever. "The Champions League final. Walking off the pitch. I was feeling good. I thought I ...

The American Automobile Association says more of us will be flying this Thanksgiving weekend (upwards of 5 million people) than on any Thanksgiving holiday since 9-11.

Millions more of us will be flying over Christmas and New Year's, toting kids and car seats and strollers and presents, dragging sullen teens who would much rather be staying home with their friends. Whether Thanksgiving, ...

When three Vancouver musicians decided to open a bookstore on West Broadway in 1980, there was no big-box competition -- not even a Chapters.

And convenience stores didn't stock bestsellers at rock-bottom prices.

That was 25 years ago, and despite big changes to the local book-

selling business, the Book Warehouse remains a healthy independent with plans to expand to new mark...

I recently passed a church sign that promised a "chalk talk," a vintage routine, the value of which often surpasses many high-tech presentations.

I like to know people still do talks without a computer program or slides. I figure what they're saying is pretty meaty and they don't need extra props.

Me, I use all the props I can get my hands on. I'd walk a horse across the stage if...

'Feminist fiction' strikes a chord with millions of new readers

She's young and insecure. So flawed. Struggling to make sense of career, boss, men, her family, her obsession with food and shopping.

But she's smart, urban, and accomplished. She's got a tribe of friends and a self-deprecating sense of humor. We like her.

She's Emily, Bridget, Carrie, Stella, Elise, Samanth...