Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th! Paraskevidekatriaphobics — people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th — are no doubt pricking up their ears just now, buoyed by evidence that their fears may not be so irrational after all. The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times; their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky: URBAN LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE Click for larger image!

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It's Friday the 13th, but not to worry
TODAY is Friday the 13th, the first Friday the 13th of the millennium, a double-whammy of a day fraught with wicked omens. Where does it come from -- the fear of 13?

Connecticut University Psychology professor Stuart Vyse, the author of "Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition," agreed to set aside his fear of reporters and answer a few questions to debunk the day. At least that's the way the conversation started ... >more

SUPERSTITION OR PHOBIA?
"A superstition will become a phobia when it impacts someone's behavior or activity or level of function. Or causes them a lot of internal distress.   >more
 

Scam With $100 Bills
Agents from the Economy Crimes section of the Costa Rican Judiciary Police warned about a scam with $100 bills, allegedly smuggled out of Nigeria, in Africa.  >more


Five Fishing Boats Sank
In recent months, five fishing boats that have Puntarenas - in the Costa Rican Pacific - as their homeport, have caught fire and sunk in the high seas. These events have caused the death of at least 11 of their compound crews.  >more
 

Lethal Combination
A mix of at least three drugs - cocaine and heroine included - killed two U.S. young men in an apartment east of San Jose last October.  >more
 

United Airlines Launches Costa Rica Service
United Airlines is further expanding its service from Dulles International Airport. Thursday was set for its inaugural flight from Dulles to San Jose, Costa Rica. The flight was scheduled to leave Dulles at 5:30 p.m.  >more
 

Brazil to reopen its embassy in Iraq
The Brazilian government has decided to reopen embassy in Baghdad to tap business potentials inpost-Saddam Iraq, but the date has yet to be fixed yet.  >more
 

Bird flu found in live chicken markets in New Jersey
A low-risk strain of bird flu virus has been found at four live chicken markets in the US state of New Jersey, days after outbreaks in Delaware led to the killings of tens of thousands of birds, local newspaper reported Thursday.  >more
 

Cuba: Dissident presses for more rights
A leading dissident group on Tuesday unveiled a list of proposals it plans to submit to local government representatives in favor of free speech, private business ownership and the formation of labor unions. >more

 

 

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