MAGICIAN DAVID BLAINE SUSPENDED 50 FEET UP IN GYROSCOPE

Magician David Blaine spins around slowly in a gyroscopic structure which is suspended 50 feet off the ground, near Time Square in New York City on November 21, 2006. Blaine plans to spend the next two days suspended over the city as part of a benefit stunt for the Salvation Army. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

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Blaine completes his upside down stunt

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Magician David Blaine Wednesday night completed his latest endurance challenge -- hanging upside down over the Wollman Rink in New York for 60 hours.

Blaine nominated for Houdini award

SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The Board of Directors of The Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pa., says it has nominated magician David Blaine for its first Houdini Award.

Magician Blaine begins upside down stunt

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Illusionist David Blaine has begun his latest endurance challenge -- hanging upside down for 60 hours above Central Park's Wollman skating rink in New York.

Blaine to try to spend 2 days upside-down

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Illusionist David Blaine reportedly intends to try hanging upside-down for 60 hours over New York's Wollman Rink as his next stunt.

Blaine sets breath-holding record

CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Magician David Blaine set a world record for breath holding, 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds, during an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago.

David Blaine completes Target challenge

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) --

David Blaine hoisted up for challenge

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (UPI) --

Blaine to hang around NYC for Thanksgiving

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Magician David Blaine has a new stunt planned for New York Thanksgiving week shackled inside in a giant spinning gyroscope suspended about 40 feet in the air. Blaine hopes to spin inside the gyroscope from Tuesday through Thursday, the New York Post repor

Blaine creates magic for Israeli children

HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 14 (UPI) --

David Blaine recovered from sphere stunt

NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Illusionist David Blaine, rehabilitated after submerging himself in a 2,000-gallon tank, is planning to challenge himself on the Brooklyn Bridge.