The complete online text of Stepping Backwards by W. W. Jacobs.

W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. His stories, many of them amusing tales of life along t...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-03-2003 A step backward -- Inviting lawsuits for pain and suffering Date: 12-03-2003, Wednesday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B For too long, New Jersey drivers have faced a...

The High Court ruled that the consumer protection given by section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 does apply to domestic credit card transactions but that it does not generally apply to overseas transactions. Section 75 provides that for credit purchases with...

Gov. Brad Henry vetoed nearly all of a $6.9 billion appropriations bill Wednesday, claiming he had been shut out of a budget process that failed to address several key issues.The bill passed unanimously in the state Senate, where Democrats and Republicans share power, but Democrats...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took steps Friday to make an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co. available in Brazil despite the U.S. drug company's patent.Silva issued a "compulsory license" that would bypass Merck's patent on the AIDS...