Federal prosecutors in New York dropped a bombshell in their response to a bail request from alleged Silk Road owner Ross Ulbricht. In a filing to the court today in New York, they say that Ulbrict, as the Dread Pirate Roberts, negotiated for six murders-for-hire, none of which were ever carried out. This is two more murders-for-hire than have previously been known.

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider legislation aimed at reining in abusive patent litigation. But one of the bill's most important provisions, designed to make it easier to nix low-quality software patents, will be left on the cutting room floor. That provision was the victim of an aggressive lobbying campaign by patent-rich software companies such as IBM and Microsoft.

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Vibrant orange sweet potatoes create a beautiful contrast to the dramatic marshmallow meringue topping in this unique cheesecake, which is perfect for a Thanksgiving feast. You can bake the cheesecake a day in advance, then refrigerate until ready to add the meringue. For a quicker finish, replace the meringue topping with sweetened whipped cream and skip the torch

For months, curators at a British museum had been wondering how an ancient Egyptian statue in a sealed display cabinet had been able to rotate on its glass shelf, seemingly of its own

Pumpkin Pancake Recipe. How To make Pumpkin Pancake at home in easy steps.

When people saw me on the news in the days that followed James Gandolfini's sudden death, standing in front of a podium, flatly stating facts, I know they wondered why a German-born watchmaker seventeen years the actor's junior would be speaking on his behalf. The answer is simple enough: He was one of my best friends.

I believe the children aren't our future. Teach them well, but when it comes to determining the next big thing in tech, let's not fall victim to the ridiculous idea that they lead the way. Yes, I'm talking about Snapchat.

A nurse who invented a bathing technique for newborns is weighing in on a viral video that has been seen by millions over the last week that features a parent washing newborn twins in a wash basin. The twin infants have their eyes closed and appear to be peacefully sleeping and enjoying the warm bathwater. In the video, the twin babies finally begin to move and, when they do, they hold each other and snuggle closer.

Change up your turkey experience this year with this succulent combination of salty, tangy, and sweet flavors.

A bizarre instrument combining a piano and cello has finally been played to an audience more than 500 years after it was dreamt up Leonardo da Vinci.

The US space agency's (Nasa) Maven mission has set off for Mars

ADM today announced the new AMD FirePro™ S10000 12GB Edition graphics card, designed for big data high-performance computing (HPC) workloads for single precision and double precision performance.

A small team of Russian photographers are traveling the world and creating incredible panoramas.

The Skully P1 motorcycle helmet's heads-up display and integrated tech is far from ready, but it holds the promise to revolutionize both biker lids and consumer-grade heads-up displays.

Could probably eat everyday. Recipe: Spaghetti with Spinach, Garlic, and Lemon. Always a hit. Serve as main course, or pair with grilled chicken or shrimp.

Tea time, with a good book and some sweetness...

Microsoft on Friday announced the availability of 3D Builder, the software giant's first 3D printing application making use of a new 3D printing pipeline built into the Windows 8.1 update.

Not kid stuff: A sophisticated and safe low-fat version of classic eggnog.

Ever wonder what the best time is to drink your coffee? You probably know it is not a good idea to drink part of your daily dose of caffeine in the afternoon. Especially for those who have problems sleeping. But, do you ever drink your coffee and feel like it just didn’t work?

The two seaprate Walmart parking lots in Flagstaff, Arizona are well-known stop offs for travelers. This past summer photographer Nolan Conway spent several days making a series of portraits of both the overnighters and the people who sometimes stay longer and make these asphalt grids a temporary home.

Activist hackers linked to the collective known as Anonymous have secretly accessed U.S. government computers in multiple agencies and stolen sensitive information in a campaign that began almost a year ago, the FBI warned this week.

Science now allows us to develop a safer way to get drunk. But before we can sober up in minutes, the drinks industry needs to embrace this healthier approach

When scientists inadvertently killed what turned out to be the world’s oldest living creature, it was bad enough. Now, their mistake has been compounded after further research found it was even older – at 507 years.

As it hurtles towards the sun, comet ISON has unexpectedly brightened – but will it survive long enough to be visible in the daytime as predicted?

It seems that DDR4 isn't as far away as we thought . According to Crucial Memory's promo page  it's going to come out late 2013. There is  just one month left till the years end. So that being said,...

It’s a disturbing new game, where the incidents seem to have originated, is called “Knockout.” It involves a group of individuals targeting a random person for an unprovoked sucker-punch, seeking to knock the target unconscious in one blow.

The idea came to Jorge Odón as he slept. Somehow, he said, his unconscious made the leap from a YouTube video he had just seen on extracting a lost cork from a wine bottle to the realization that the same parlor trick could save a baby stuck in the birth canal.

Back in 2010, Steve Jobs scoffed at the “current crop of seven-inch tablets,” calling them “dead on arrival". “There are clear limits of how close you can physically place elements on a touchscreen before users can reliably tap, flick, or pinch them,” he said on an October earnings call. “This is one of the key reasons we think the 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps.”

Lamborghini has shipped the first Veneno to their client in New York this week. Veneno (S/N: 001) was just delivered. This new hypercar is officially Lamborghini's most exotic offering ever as it costs over $3.8M USD, is limited to just 3 production units and looks borderline insane. New Lamborhini Veneno (S/N: 001) owner, Antoine Dominic is the luckiest guy in the entire world.