As I add the rickrack trim to an ornament or embroider the sweet smile on a doll's face, there is plenty of time for long thoughts ... it was the epitome of the needle skills.

An adorable Ragdoll cat named Lulu from England gave her owner quite the scare when she swallowed a two-inch long needle ... then very slowly we followed it to the needle.” ...

Stepping up its campaign against dangerous needle injuries, the nation's largest health care workers union called on the Food and Drug Administration yesterday to immediately ban blood-drawing ...