People who believe that fate and chance control their lives are more likely to be superstitious -- but when faced with death they are likely to abandon superstition altogether, according to new ...

Walking under a ladder. Breaking a mirror. A black cat darting across your path. So what, right? As a worldly business person, you probably scorn superstitions as silly beliefs of the primitive and ...

It's Friday the 13th — and some people will be wary of ladders, black cats and broken mirrors. (Getty Images) Maybe you have to tap the plane three times as you board. Maybe you can't watch your ...

The scoreboard read Tigers 41, Bulldogs 31, and Gonzaga alumnus Sean McKenzie had a dilemma on his hands. “We were sitting there watching the game, my wife and I, and it was rough at halftime,” said ...

If you're like most people, you occasionally participate in superstitious thinking or behavior often without even realizing you're doing it. Just think: When was the last time you knocked on wood, ...

Walking under a ladder. Breaking a mirror. A black cat darting across our path. Whoa! Most of us scorn superstitions as silly beliefs of the primitive and uneducated. Deep down inside, we assure ...

Sometimes you can find comfort and a little bit of relief in an irrational (and a bit silly) behavior. What is a superstition? For me, it’s believing that something I can do, say, wear, etc. will have ...

Jeff Wagner joined the WCCO-TV team in November 2016 as a general assignment reporter, and now anchors WCCO's Saturday evening newscasts. Although he's new to Minnesota, he's called the Midwest home ...

After spending six years as the wife of a seriously superstitious Patriots fan, Sara Quesenberry has learned to set limits. That means she will watch Sunday’s Super Bowl wearing the unflattering men’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. We celebrated the luck of the Irish, and ...

Maybe you have to tap the plane three times as you board. Maybe you can't watch your beloved Eagles play without wearing your lucky (and desperately in need of washing) green socks. Maybe you're ...