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Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey debuted in theaters December 14th, shattering box-office records with a $37.5 million global take its opening Friday.

Ryan Shawcross is not the nicest player in the Premier League. Some would go so far as to call the Stoke City defender 'dirty'. But that doesn't mean that he deserved to be on the end of a Zidaning by Everton midfielder ...

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Four-times overall World Cup winner Lindsey Vonn, dejected after crashing out of a downhill race for the first time in five years, said on Saturday she was tired and had lost some self bel...

Adam Lanza of Newtown, Connecticut was a child of the suburbs and a child of divorce who at age 20 still lived with his mother. This morning he appears to have started his day by shooting his mother Nancy in the face, an...

Today we visited a startup based in New York City called Quirky. It's founded by Ben Kaufman, a young entrepreneur who wants to help everyone with a good idea see their inventions get sold to the masses. The first year, ...

Lazio put a dent in Inter Milan's title ambitions on Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico as Miroslav Klose netted the lone goal in the 82nd minute of Lazio's 1-0 win over the visitors.The first half was a dull display from b...

Every fan of MMA loves a good finish. Whether that is a punch, kick or submission, it doesn't matter. There is a more rare form of finish though—the slam knockout. These finishes are particularly nasty because of ...

Not kicking someone while they're down is typically the proper course of action. In the context of ESPN First Take "analyst" Rob Parker's recent comments about Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III, however, such is ...

Scott Goodson is the founder of StrawberryFrog. His first book, Uprising (McGraw-Hill 2012) is a best seller. 

Indiana lost their first game of the season, losing to unranked in-state rival Butler in overtime. And the game-winning basket with less than three seconds remaining came from an unlikely player. After having two starter...

As law-enforcement authorities on Saturday continued their investigation of the second-worst mass shooting in U.S. history, residents in Newtown, Conn., grieved.

Although economic growth has been subpar this year, stock returns have been healthy. It’s another sign of how the economy can have nothing to do with market performance.

UPDATE: Authorities have released the full list of the 26 victims of Friday's tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the AP reports. All six adult victims were women, while 12 of the child victims were girls and 8 were...

Social media emphasize the here and now. But some new services comb through your digital history to send daily reminders of your previous postings — happy or otherwise.

When it comes to negotiating for better pay, women often hesitate, studies show. But new programs around the United States are aiming to eliminate those fears.

It’s time to erase the notion that the tax break for charitable giving benefits the rich at society’s expense.

Taxpayers get sanctioned for agruing frivolous positions in Tax Court.  Apparently there are no penalties for Senators proposing frivolous amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.  If there were I'm think that Senat...

The first details of the child victims of America's worst mass school shooting are beginning to emerge. Ana Marquez-Greene, the daughter of the jazz musician Jimmy Greene; Grace McDonnell; and Jesse Lewis were all six-ye...

The Labor Department has proposed a rule that could help participants in some frozen 401(k) plans gain quicker access to their money.

With a little organization and some careful time management, working from home can be as productive as working at the office.

As a reminder that the stock market is largely driven by fundamentals (rather than headlines of Fed action) we like to look at the S&P 500 vs. weekly initial jobless claims, which is one of the best real-time measures of...