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In the uncertain weeks following the state’s vote to legalize small amounts of marijuana, how authorities handle minor drug cases depends less on the law than on location.

As our wonderful presidential debates constantly reminded us, China is the biggest foreign threat to American world domination since Usain Bolt or something. I don't know, I don't remember the debates. Do you remember th...

Earlier this week, Christopher Nolan sat down with film critic Scott Foundas and talked Batman. A transcript of the interview has now been published by Foundas at Film Comment and it makes for an illuminating read. Nolan...

Back-row vows England will 'play without fear' as New Zealand seek their 10th consecutive win against the home side The winning team at Twickenham on Saturday will be presented with the Sir Edmund Hillary Shield, a prize...

Camera commercials tend to all follow the same story: show how easy it is to use a camera and how well the pictures turn out. Canon's latest commercial does something different — it shows how hard taking a really ...

The Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly, Alliance Defense Fund) has a lot of 'splainin' to do about one of their own: Lisa Biron might get the Hypocrite of the Year award.

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government struck a deal with ArcelorMittal on Friday which will see the steelmaker invest 180 million euros ($234 million) in its Florange steelworks, allowing some 600 jobs at two shuttered...

Software tycoon wanted by police in Belize for questioning in neighbor's murder.

Snapchat, a photo-sharing app, has seen massive growth since launching last year in September. We are convinced that that runaway growth has a lot to do with features that make it ideal for sexting, or sharing risqué ...

A wealthy Missouri man posing as "Secret Santa" stunned New Yorkers on Thursday, handing $100 bills to many in Staten Island who had lost everything to Superstorm Sandy.

Financial crisis leads Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and Greece to contemplate life without the continental song contest One after another they are calling in sick. First, Portugal and Poland and now, short of an economic mir...

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in a closed-door meeting Friday it's going to hear an epic fight over whether companies can patent isolated genes. The high court is limiting its review to whether companies can patent the ...

Forgive 2013 Crete (IL) Monee wide receiver Laquon Treadwell for not making it back to visit Ole Miss sooner. He was rather busy winning a state championship. The long-awaited visit for Rebel fans will finally take place...

The new gaming system will be like the original Wii in how it became a surprise best-seller. This has a lot to do with the company’s unique perspective and inventiveness that borders on the artistic, writes John C...

FedEx Corp , the No. 2 U.S. package-delivery company, said on Friday it will raise its average rates for ground shipments and home deliveries by 4.9 percent beginning in January.

In theory, the Phoenix Suns could earn exactly $0 on ticket sales for an upcoming home game against the Dallas Mavericks on December 6th. How, might you ask? Because of a newly implemented ticket sales promotion, which b...

What if we could all take on someone else's role, for just one day at least? Mark Carney swaps the calm of Wellington Street, Ottawa, for the turbulence of the Bank of England's Threadneedle Street. Freddie Flintoff take...

The Kansas City Royals and second baseman Chris Getz have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the 2013 season, the club announced on Friday.Terms of the pact were not officially disclosed, though the Kansas City S...

The use of a gasoline blend with a higher percentage of ethanol could damage cars and void warranties, travel and leisure group AAA says Friday, urging federal regulators to temporarily halt sales of the fuel.

South Florida's season won't end with a bowl appearance, and the Bulls would like to ruin any chance Pittsburgh might have of finishing an underachieving year of its own on a positive note.

Via Bob's Blitz comes a "Look what I found!" moment from pee-wee football in the heart of America, a.k.a. Mason, Ohio. Michael Niere, a 2nd-grader who was just minding his own business, made the one-handed interceptio...

It would not be off-base to suggest that Javier Pastore has personified PSG's season so far.The Argentine arrived at the French club from Palermo in the summer for a fee north of $54 million, brining a high level of expe...