Superheroes

By Franklin Briceno LIMA, Peru (AP) -- It's not easy being Superman. It only earns about $160 a month for Avelino Chavez, who dresses up daily as the caped hero. But oh, the adventures! ...

After Hollywood spent a decade bombarding us with latex-clad vigilantes, it's as surprising as a loser-turns-hero origin story that a movement of real-life superheroes would spring up on our nation's streets. Or rather, the streets of Seattle, Wash. But on Sunday, the leader of the Rain City Superhero ...

There's a reason why superheroes succeed at the box office these days. Who doesn't fantasize about having superpowers to lift them above the harsh reality of unemployment or of working at a downsized company where one worker does the job of many? ...