Obama's Saturday remarks began with the aftermath of the 16-day crisis, vowing that "there were no winners in this" government shutdown. He then moved forward to future priorities, reiterating three key plans from his Thursday speech: ...

Near the end of 1861, with the American Union crumbling, President Abraham Lincoln became obsessed with an unusual document. Nearly three feet in length, it appeared at first to be a map of the southern states. But it was covered with finely rendered ...

The 3-year-old French sheepdog performed his record-setting feat in July, wowing his audience in a Marietta, Ga., gym. Norman was given his Guinness certificate on Sunday.

A crowd of about a hundred gathered near New York City Tuesday night, Internet privacy on their minds. They’re pretty pissed about the National Security Agency. The event, hosted by activist groups Fight for the Future and Demand Progress, was focuse ...

Apple's proposed new spaceship-shaped headquarters got a super-charged blast-off Tuesday night when the Cupertino City Council voted unanimously to approve the 2.8-million-square-foot behemoth beside Interstate 280, fulfilling a dream of co-foun ...

Anyone over the age of 18 caught with 10 grams or less of the drug will no longer have to make a court appearance and will not have offenses entered into their permanent record; instead, violators will have to pay a fine of 100 Swiss Francs (approxim ...

If you thought the green movement was a 21st century phenomenon, you’re off by about half a million years. Research shows our prehistoric, cave-dwelling ancestors also lived by the apothegm of the Three Rs (reduced, reuse, recycle).

It sounds like something straight out of science fiction: artificial limbs that not only move, flex, and feel like their flesh counterparts, but also respond directly to one's thoughts and even translate sensory feedback - the feeling of grass b ...

More than 1,000 people were injured last February in Chelyabinsk, Russia, when a meteor exploded over the city. The collision shattered windows and pelted startled residents with shards of glass and debris. In the aftermath, the world was transfixed ...

As the human population continues to inch closer to 8 billion people, feeding all those hungry mouths will become increasingly difficult. A growing number of experts claim that people will soon have no choice but to consume insects.

Are you addicted to Candy Crush? You are not alone. Social gamers, those who play a video game on a social media platform, are generating massive revenues for Facebook and helping to support incredible causes.

The NFL‘s best fans are being thanked for their team loyalty with fees that grant the payer nothing more than the privilege of … being allowed to pay for seats to the game. Minnesota Vikings fans, facing fees of up to $10,000 per seat, are the latest ...

A multimillion-dollar scandal involving a Christian pastor, his singer wife and a glamorous financial executive has gripped Singapore, with allegations of fraud and tantalising glimpses into the expensive process of making a pop star.

China employs more than 2 million people to monitor Web activity, the state-run Beijing News reports. Although these "Internet opinion analysts" aren't actually charged with deleting anything themselves, they comb through microblogging ...

Kaitlyn Hunt, the 19-year-old who faces charges of lewd and lascivious battery in Florida after police learned of an alleged sexual relationship she had with a 14-year-old girl, has accepted a plea deal, prosecutor Brian Workman said Wednesday night.

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., which owns the Empire State Building as well over a dozen other buildings, raised $929.5 million by selling 71.5 million shares at $13 on the New York Stock Exchange, making it one of the largest IPOs for a real estat ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were "on the right track" with a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons and could avert military intervention in the conflict if they worked together.

When U.S. politicians talk about American exceptionalism, it's a positive thing: The United States is singularly stable and prosperous because of its unique political, economic, and cultural history. But the U.S. is peerless in some less desirab ...

Every new operating system has its issues and Apple’s iOS 7 is certainly no exception. We’ve seen a multitude of bug reports rolling in and, while many people have updated successfully, there’s no shortage of people encountering glitches or even majo ...

Hold the fries, pass the salad. McDonald's Corp on Thursday said it would offer healthy options as part of its popular value meals, letting customers choose a side salad, fruit or vegetables instead of french fries.