The catapult is an ancient artillery device that used the power of recovery of twisted fibers to hurl projectiles at long range. The invention of torsion artillery and siege engines has been credited to the Greeks. They were using torsion catapults...

A catapult is any one of a number of mechanical devices to throw a projectile a great distance; particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. The name is derived from the Greek κατά (against) and βαλλεῖν (to hurl (a...

It's muggy under the great tent of the "Big Apple Circus," now celebrating its 30th year, and your view may depend on the height of the person sitting in front of you, or even two rows in front.But you need only bring some bottled water...

After nearly going splat, the 11th annual Morton Punkin' Chuckin' Contest was held this weekend, with categories in the fling-and-smash event including hand-tossed, catapult and air cannon.The Morton Chamber of Commerce announced in July it was canceling the event, citing financial and logistical concerns and...

Wall Street was narrowly mixed in early trading Thursday, pausing ahead of more remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose upbeat take on inflation and economic growth a day earlier catapulted the Dow Jones industrials to new highs.Bernanke was expected begin a second day...

Wall Street waffled Thursday, pulling back from early gains after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy may be growing stronger than anticipated.The remarks dampened some enthusiasm sparked by his upbeat take a day earlier on inflation and economic growth, which catapulted the Dow...