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A cargo ship runs aground on its maiden voyage from Southampton to the Channel Islands.

Did you hear? Everyone hates Apple maps in iOS 6. So, what does that mean? The bad news: You’ll get lost -- like a lot. The good news: There's plenty of room for spoof-ability on YouTube. SEE ALSO: London Agrees T...

Russell Simmons' New York City penthouse is back on the market with its original price tag of $11 million. The home was close to selling in 2001 and had a price-cut in 2005, but failed to sell. Spanning 7,175 square feet...

Riot police had to break up crowds of youths in the small Dutch town of Haren, after a Facebook invitation to a girl's sixteenth birthday party went viral.

Not saying that it won't happen, or that it can't happen, just that it hasn't happened yet, so if a young looking blond TechCruncher in a pushup bra friends you on Facebook, beware. "TechCrunch employee" Rani Girard is a...

The first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, deepening gloom in Greece and the much-anticipated release of the iPhone 5 were among the week’s top stories.

The auto-enrolment scheme, being phased in from October, will affect any employee aged 22 or over earning more than £8,105Eleven million workers will start being automatically enrolled in pension schemes from 1 O...

The world is full of strange behavior. It is natural to theorize this is due to irrational biases. But often apparently strange behavior is the right solution to a complex problem.

• Representatives of unnamed banking institution visit Leeds• Ken Bates may stay on at Leeds in some capacityThe Leeds owner Ken Bates has shed light on a proposed investment in the club by revealing details ...

BOSTON -- Jim Thome hit a go-ahead double in the 12th in his first game in nearly two months and the Baltimore Orioles won their 16th straight extra-inning game, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-6 on Saturday.The Orioles won...

Seven bodies that had been dismembered and burned were found in the western Mexican state of Michoacan on Saturday, authorities said.

Verizon's iPhone 5 comes unlocked, allowing it to be used freely on AT&T's network. [Read more]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said they would consult on plans by Airbus parent EADS and Britain’s BAE Systems to forge a new aerospace and defense giant.

Small government and free-market capitalism are about to get put to the test in Honduras, where the government has agreed to let an investment group build an experimental city with no taxes on income, capital gains or sa...

Liverpool captain urges more mutual respect between fans after Independent Panel's report stirs harrowing memoriesSteven Gerrard sits down knowing it is going to be a difficult, emotional interview. He speaks as captain ...

Due to his chequered past, the Italian's mature reaction to an elbow in the face at Stoke has been largely overlookedOne bad result was all it took. A defeat at West Brom and the press release from Ladbrokes was short an...

David Villalobos, who told investigators he leapt into the enclosure at the Bronx Zoo because he wanted to be “one with the tiger,” could be charged with trespassing.

What is the solution to the torture of insomnia? Drugs? Therapy? Or are different sleep patterns natural? A new book investigatesEvery night, about a third of adults have problems falling or staying asleep that aren't re...

On the brink of another disheartening loss to the Chicago Cubs, the playoff-hopeful St. Louis Cardinals flipped the script on Saturday.Carlos Beltran hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning and Jon Jay delivered ...

MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Fiat and the Italian government said on Saturday they will look for ways to improve the company's manufacturing efficiency, as the automaker pledged to keep building cars in Italy while shi...

I wanted to hate it, you know? Hot viral microshare reblog blah blah blah. But I also wanted to hate the actual video, and that's obviously the ***, so what can you do? These stupid nerds rocked it. I have nothing mean t...

You know how sugary soft drinks are bad for us, and maybe even worse for growing boys and girls? Well, I hope you're sitting down, because here are three new studies showing the correlation between kids drinking soda and...