U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc is being sued in China for trademark infringement, a surprise development that casts a shadow over CEO Elon Musk's ambition to expand rapidly in the world's biggest auto market.

Racing through the streets of England, crowds have shown up in thousands to cheer riders on, but sometimes extreme fandom can come as a detriment to the cyclists. Crowds have poured on to the street making narrow roads much more limited, causing the ...

U.S. production of crude oil surpassed all other countries in the first half of the year thanks to its shale energy boom and unrest in the Middle East, says Bank of America

An employee of Germany's intelligence service has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the US, reports say. The man is said to have been trying to gather details about a German parliamentary committee that is investigating claims of US espio ...

A community is devastated after a suicidal teenager was shot to death by police following a family’s call for help. Christian Alberto Sierra, 17, was a popular student and athlete at Loudoun Valley High School. His friends noticed his good-natured d ...

A solar panel producer in western Turkey has said recent international media coverage of their "plug-and-play donkey" project proved that they are on the right track. BBC News reported on June 24 that sheepherders in western Turkey have now ...

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.

Pity the poor mapmaker assigned to the South China Sea. The hotly disputed waters in the Pacific are torn between competing claims from all the countries that surround it. China, especially, has been aggressive and sly. It's now dumping sand ont ...

The Hershey Co. has sued a Colorado marijuana edibles maker, claiming it makes four pot-infused candies that too closely resemble iconic products of the chocolate maker. The trademark infringement lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver th ...

One of the country’s best wonks, Vox’s Ezra Klein, has gone defeatist on climate change with his piece, “7 reasons America will fail on climate change.” He invites a reply, and this is mine. I have praised Vox’s recent climate coverage. But to see ho ...

A new software program will help the Secret Service monitor Internet activity by detecting sarcasm and analyzing users' feelings, among other things

12-year-old Morgan Geyser, and 12-year-old Anissa Weier were charged as adults on Monday, June 2nd — accused of stabbing another 12-year-old girl over the weekend. Apparently, all three of the girls in this case were friends. The two 12-year-old girl ...

"I was in early morning traffic when an inattentive driver hit me from behind and I was thrown from my motorcycle." Ryan Shearman, founder and CEO of FUSAR Technologies, tells me at Augmented World Expo 2014. It's the kind of thing tha ...

Pro-Russian rebels who had taken over an international airport in Donetsk have been pushed back, Ukraine's government says. Violent clashes erupted Monday and Tuesday; at least 35 people have died.

Samsung is known for its ubiquitous Galaxy smartphones and tablets, popular smart televisions and, most recently, smartwatches. The Korean consumer

An anonymous hoax phone call alleging child abuse prompted a massive show of force upon a small religious community. SWAT teams armed with automatic weapons, helicopters, and an armored personnel carrier, a paramilitary police force descended upon th ...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wants Congress to ban the FCC's latest adventure in 'net neutrality,' saying the proposed changes to Internet regulations would damage the industry.

Grocery store loyalty cards aren't just about earning points or getting discounted prices, it appears. Disease detectives in British Columbia were able to spot and halt an outbreak of hepatitis A infections in that province in early 2012 by comp ...

Astronomers have long thought that star clusters form when clouds of gas and dust condense, constructing themselves from the center out. But as recent findings suggest, this might not be the case. Researchers combing through data from NASA's Cha ...

Russia's Tolmachevy Sisters were booed in Copenhagen as they qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The 17-year-old twins initially received a warm reception for their song, Shine, at Tuesday's semi-final. But when they pro ...