A lot of hocus-pocus

Kids can charm their friends with these "magic" tricks, which include easy-to-follow instructions.

Keeping the magic in the bullet

Hailed as wonder drugs when they were discovered in the 1940s, the overuse of antibiotics is leading us towards a future without cures for bacterial infections.

Dennis Haney, The Wizard of Rosedale

To learn magic in England, travel to King’s Cross Station, step through a brick wall to the landing at Platform 9 3/4, and board the 11 a.m. Hogsmeade train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin your training. In the U.S. of A., take I-695 to Exit 35B, Pulaski Highway, hang a left on Rossville Boulevard then a right behind the Toys ‘R’ Us on the hill, and follow the Yellow ...

Gillard: just a matter of when

The Australia Day debacle is emblematic of a Prime Minister who can't take a trick. Read more on the blog...

Costa Concordia: the inside story of the night of Friday, January 13

How some passengers and crew escaped the stricken cruise ship on the fateful night of January 13 - and how some were left behind.