As the tourist season winds down, Sarasota area arts groups stay busy with dozens of new exhibits, productions, concerts and ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Katy Perry ’s comeback has not gone to plan. But the one thing that will save her now is not disappearing, but riding on the ...

Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby celebrations, plus plenty more events in May in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

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Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the ...

Iran is dangerously close to developing an atomic weapon, warned the International Atomic Energy Agency hours before the UN watchdog's chief is expected to leave for Tehran.

This is a very nice little bonus to enjoy after you've pieced the whole thing together. This jigsaw puzzle from Clementoni comes with 6,000 pieces and features a thrilling pirate battle on the ocean.

The New York Times' Connections game, a daily word puzzle, challenges players' logic and language skills. The April 15th puzzle (#674) required critical thinking to identify connections between ...

With the New York Yankees’ starting rotation being decimated by injuries already this season, former MLB general manager and current MLB Network Radio analyst Jim Bowden floated a radical solution.

Stuart Barnes has floated a radical Anglo-Welsh Premiership idea ... “Wales and England, at least in terms of rugby, is a jigsaw puzzle that fits,” he insisted. “How does it come together?

Puzzle gameplay is one of the core elements of the gaming world, and for a simple reason: it’s fun. Seriously, people love solving puzzles and testing their problem-solving skills. Now, for one ...