Head to the lumberyard for three 2x4s at 8 feet long, one 12-foot 1x6, and some 1¾-inch and 2½-inch exterior wood screws. Make sure you have the right screw for your DIY project; White ...

Lawn-chair balloonist Kent Couch boarded a plane Thursday for the start of a journey that he hopes will end in Iraq with a safe launch and landing beneath a huge cluster of party balloons.

Like many Americans, Kent Couch plans to settle into a lawn chair during the Fourth of July weekend. Unlike everyone else, his feet will dangle high above the lawn.

In 2015, an Alberta man floated over the Calgary Stampede grounds in a lawn chair held aloft with helium balloons, a publicity stunt for his cleaning company that cost him $26,500 in fines. Now he ...