A Chinese girl died in a San Francisco hospital on Friday, becoming the third fatality in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet at the city's airport last Saturday, doctors and Chinese officials said.

A jury has begun deliberations in the murder trial of a Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old last year. The judge told the six-women panel to consider whether George Zimmerman, 29, acted in self-defence and with j ...

Every time you set foot in a Whole Foods store, you are stepping into one of the most carefully designed consumer experiences on the planet. Produce is stacked into black bins in order to accentuate its colour and freshness. Sale items peek out from ...

Sometimes, even the coldest of cases get solved decades later, just out of the damned blue, in the strangest ways possible.

Goddamn hippies!

It's never widely publicized who did the actual writing, and sometimes it's for good reason.

I've been watching with both dread and fascination (mostly dread) as advertisers get more clever, more intrusive, and better at what they do. New technology opens up endless potential for creativity, but unfortunately that also goes for the peop ...

The head of the police union, Jeff Roorda, who is also a Missouri state representative, fully agreed with her decision not to view the video because he believes videos should only be used to protect police, not hold them accountable.

As electronic communication grows more pervasive, demand is growing for paid retreats where you have to surrender all electronic devices. One participant says giving up his phone for a weekend was "liberating"; another says she was inspired ...

Putin says Snowden can stay in Russia, with conditions.

A secretive unit is developing tools for blanket surveillance of social media.

An Afghan bomb disposal expert defied all the training manuals and safety protocols to take life into his own hands. He bravely defused this suicide bomber's explosive vest, with it still attached to the man.

As the internet and apps era has taken hold, younger people -- often in their early twenties or late teens -- have been achieving some incredible things, such as building hit mobile games or selling their startups to corporations for large sums of mo ...

Yes it can.

Plans to transform the city of Wonsan, known for its heavy industry plants and naval base, into a summer paradise and winter ski resort, have been obtained by a South Korean newspaper.

The Internet Society today announced the names of 32 individuals who have been selected for induction into the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame. Honored for their groundbreaking contributions to the global Internet, this year’s inductees comprise some of t ...

The Gentleman Scholar inked this question in the margin of his commonplace book a couple months ago, scratching a note to self alongside a draft of a villanelle, a recipe for a Paloma variation, and a doodle of an octopod xylophonist.

The Internet caused my addiction, but it also helped me find a cure.

We surprised random people by turning back the clock 150 years at a local bar, completely transforming it into 1860s New York.

We're taking a look at a few of our favorite weird and wonderful Microsoft videos, from commercials to in-house promos to clips that defy definition.