Activision finally released its gameplay trailer for "Call of Duty: Ghosts" and its full of tanks, explosions, gunfire, and space(?). Yes, space.

Imagine an electric Pepsi delivery truck in Manhattan. It makes dozens of stops at the same locations, day in and day out. Now what if at each stop — or every other stop — it could wirelessly top up its battery pack as the driver drops off another ca ...

Although we’ll have to wait to discover what innovations Google’s secret “X lab” holds for the future, the company does have at least one bleeding-edge venture it wants to unveil to the public right now. In partnership with NASA, Google has embarked ...

The government shutdown is really doing a number on congressional approval ratings. Now, zombies are beating out Congress in the polls. Plus, is there ever going to be any progress with the closed door meetings of the House Democrats and Republicans? ...

In a grotesque end-run around their own criminal justice system, not to mention human rights, Russian authorities have locked up a prominent political dissident in a mental hospital. It's a tactic of domestic repression that was common in the ol ...

It's just a newborn in planetary terms, and it's drifting all alone in space without a star to orbit. The solitary life of this newly discovered planet, with the catchy name PSO J318.5-22, has astronomers excited. Only 80 light-years from E ...

Sunday, an Asian Giant Hornet or Japanese Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarinia) was spotted at a residence west of St. Viator High School. The insect was at least two inches long and as thick as a human thumb. It had a wide orange-yellow head with large ey ...

Syria's neighbours have asked donors for support in dealing with the huge influx of refugees at a meeting in Geneva. Foreign ministers from Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq presented reports at the meeting, hosted by the UN.

Russian political activist (and grand chessmaster) Garry Kasparov doesn't think it's a sure bet that Russian President Vladimir Putin finishes out his current term in Russia. Why? He told Business Insider in a recent interview that he expec ...

An Italian company is building the first street-legal, all-electric superbike.

America's most famous stamp, the Inverted Jenny, goes on permanent view for the first time in history

If you drive, there's probably little you hate more than getting your car repaired. It's usually an expensive, time-consuming hassle no one looks forward to. Even so, it doesn't have to be so bad. Here are some solid ways to save as mu ...

The authors of the new J.D. Salinger biography are claiming they have cracked one of publishing’s greatest mysteries: What “The Catcher in the Rye” novelist was working on during the last half century of his life.

Having studied brain toxicity for 30 years, a professor of environmental medicine declares that enough is enough when it comes to dangerous compounds and our brains.

Tens of thousands of Polish trade unionists kicked off a march through the capital on Saturday in the finale of a four-day protest against the unpopular and increasingly fragile centre-right government.

A new street harassment reporting app aims to help users log unwanted encounters by monitoring incidents in real time and submitting them to their council member. At the same time, though, it raises questions about the definition of "street hara ...

The fast food giant is testing a mobile payment application in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Austin, Texas, according to Bloomberg. With the app, you can order ahead and pick up your food at drive-thru windows, curbside or in the restaurant.

In engineering the company’s big turnaround, stock price recovery, and product revitalization, Mayer said the challenges she’s faced have been more exhilarating than exhausting, and she’s still excited for Yahoo’s future.

Forgive the perhaps unwarranted level of enthusiasm, but Joy Ride is out on Blu-ray today, and YIPEE. It’s a crackerjack little thriller from eternally underrated director John Dahl (The Last Seduction, Rounders, Red Rock West), co-written by a young ...

Sony's mini-console has certainly got our attention. It's a bold and relatively cheap new way of entering the world of PlayStation, but it won't work with all your Vita games. The company has published a list of compatible titles and w ...