The promise and peril of turning the Salton Sea into California's "Lithium Valley."

Allegations against the comedian are proof that women are angry, temporarily powerful—and very, very dangerous.

It was the moment they thought salvation had come. With Hurricane Irma wreaking apocalyptic devastation around them the two British couples breathed a sigh of relief when they saw soldiers turn up in jeeps to rescue stranded holidaymakers from the ru ...

Here’s a tricky task. Pick a photograph from the Web at random. Now try to work out where it was taken using only the image itself. If the image shows a famous building or landmark, such as the Eiffel Tower or Niagara Falls, the task is straightforwa ...

A battle against leisure is unfolding. In America, it’s a war that has been raging since the Puritan age. Though recently American leisure time has appeared to rise, the averages are skewed by undereducated and lower-income men, who are likely “unemp ...

A suspected drunk driver going in the wrong direction on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar was traveling faster than 100 mph when she caused an accident early Sunday that killed six people, witnesses told the California Highway Patrol.

In the past, Mexico’s revolutions and internal wars have all been eruptions stemming from deep social problems. They unleashed enormous destructive power and took decades to run their course. But they were always followed by long periods of peace and ...

Computer genius and online activist Aaron Swartz wanted to change the world - one download at a time. Then the US government decided enough was enough, with tragic consequences. By Paul McGeough.

In the midst of Ukraine's endless political crisis, its embattled president went on sick leave Thursday, setting off a wave of conspiracy theories since protesters have been demanding his ouster for months. Was 63-year-old Viktor Yanukovych real ...

Last week, the owner of Is Anyone Up?, Hunter Moore, and a collaborator, Charles Evens—who often went by the name Gary Jones—were arrested by federal authorities and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, unauthorized access to a protected compu ...

AMD announced plans to build ARM server CPUs back in 2012. Today the company took a big step towards making those chips a reality, announcing that an 8-core ARM System-on-Chip would begin sampling in March.

Pennsylvania officials warned residents on Monday about a dangerous batch of heroin that has caused 22 deaths. The state’s attorney general, Kathleen G. Kane, said that the overdose deaths were most likely caused by a mix of heroin and fentanyl, a st ...

has no advertising for non-members, though contained in a vacuous space, they offer no signage, then when you check out they do not bag your purchase. On top of that, the Costco store contains a mere 3,600 SKUs. Supermarkets offer around 25,000 and ...

He might have quit his job immediately afterwards, but the London barman who attempted a citizen’s arrest on Tony Blair has been rewarded with a sizeable bounty for his efforts. Twiggy Garcia was working at Tramshed in East London when the opportunit ...

A California measure to reduce prison overcrowding reveals how America is, once again, failing some of its most vulnerable.

An accident caused by zero visibility on the road.

Plowing through sand, over ridges and down dunes, cyclists and motorists have been carving their way across South America for the past two weeks in the 2014 Dakar Rally. Take a look at the best shots from the event.

Sean once told me a revenge story from back when he worked in his father’s flower shop. This story even makes me angry, hearing it third-party and years later.

For many people commuting is a modern-day necessary evil. But for some, a six-hour journey is time well spent.

Once the king of video rentals, Blockbuster closes its 300 remaining stores for good this weekend, including local franchises in Clermont, Ocala, Oviedo and Sanford. On Saturday, the day before Blockbuster's last day open for business, the Clerm ...