Hiccups

Boeing Co's (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner, the world's first commercial airplane made largely of lightweight composite materials, is set for first delivery to a customer next week, the pinnacle achievement in the life of one of Boeing's most challenging...

NAME: Nala OWNER: Pam and David Lehmann HOW THEY MET: Nala was rescued from a high kill shelter in North Carolina and brought to Baltimore where we adopted her. AGE: Approximately 3 HOME: Baltimore BREED: Chow mix BEST TRICK: Can jump four feet...

      My dad’s work car keys were still hanging right where he always put them. On a nail by the front door. The day before they left I spent all night wondering if they would still be hanging there the next morning whenever I came downstairs...

Boy, what a week for me to take off. Just my luck, it turned out to be one of the most amazing news weeks of the year. Joe Paterno is fired, the Earth is nearly hit by an asteroid and ... and ... (54 seconds go by) sorry, I just can’t seem to put my...

RIDGEDALE, Mo. -- Vocal opposition from neighbors, public criticism from Bass Pro Shops owner Johnny Morris and planning and zoning issues -- the proposed racetrack complex near Branson Airport keeps hitting speed bumps.  The latest to go up is from a...

*1/2 (out of four) To say that this Chicago-set drama takes a long time to get going inaccurately implies that it ever gets going. Practically everyone thinks that Joe May (Dennis Farina) is dead. He's not, but he sure moseys slowly from hiccup to...

Seth Meyers, the head writer of "Saturday Night Live" and its "Weekend Update" anchor, appears Saturday night at the Vic Theatre as part of the Just for Laughs comedy festival. It's his first Chicago appearance since 2007. But Meyers, who......

Q: My cat gets the hiccups and sometimes belches. I've always had a cat, but this is my first male, and he's a sweetheart. Do male cats in particular get hiccups? What should I do about it? — E.R., Cyberspace A: "In my 42-year career as a...

Hiccups What they are: Involuntary, intermittent, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, followed by a sudden closure of the epiglottis (the cartilage protecting the vocal cords), which makes the hiccup sound. They have no known function, but they...

A Tampa Bay woman who was plagued by uncontrollable hiccups for months is charged in the killing of a man during a robbery in St. Petersburg, police said. Jennifer Mee, 19, of St. Petersburg and two others are charged with first-degree murder in the death...

Tony from St. Paul, Minn., recently bought a new 2010 Toyota Camry. How does he feel about one of America???s most popular cars? No surprise here: Tony is a fan. Nevertheless, he finds some quirks and minor hiccups in one......