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Dr. Tarun Chhabra © M. C. Tobias Environmentalism is, by definition, given to skepticism, dismay, political cynicism and the seemingly endless endeavors to guide human nature along a path more sustainable than that curr...

Any time one specific fight camp produces more than a single top contender in any particular weight class, things get hairy. Training partners tend to frown upon fighting one another, despite the fact that they're willin...

All signs point to the fact that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is not long for this world. The last reports of his condition say that his cancer treatment isn't going very well and that he's suffering from complicatio...

Young peddlers in Mumbai can rattle off the titles of the pirated books they sell, but they cannot tell you what's inside.

MPs to debate draft European directive on Monday pressing for 40% of company directors to be female by 2020 The boardrooms of Britain's top private companies are even more male-dominated than rivals listed on the stock e...

Revisiting 18 years of pop culture, from Britpop to the Spice Girls, via Father Ted 1994: Mad fer it! Issue No 1 Previously a broadsheet section in the newspaper, The Guide was expanded into a magazine proper on 27 Augus...

Wesley Frazier, one of the top girls distance runners in the nation, has committed to Duke.

Webcam pop-unders are THE WORST. Except when you're watching porn and you're greeted by the sounds of a massive fight brewing between a webcam porn actress and her daughter. That's what happened to Max Landis, who's amaz...

CEA president Gary Shapiro gives his personal suggestions on how to "survive" this year's CES forum. More About: CES 2013, technology, travel

A man describes the brutal rape of his friend and their struggle to find help after being dumped from a New Delhi bus.

(Reuters) - Four people were dead including the gunman following a hostage-taking on Saturday in Aurora, Colorado, the same town where a gunman shot dead 12 people and wounded 58 more at a movie theater last July, KUSA t...

When it comes to dating, tech savvy singles use OkCupid to find potential mates. It's typical to assume that nice guys finish last, and if you were to meet the gentlemen that Tumblr blog Nice Guys Of OkCupid has carefull...

An appellate court ruling overturning a rape conviction because the victim wasn't married prompted anger Friday from women's groups and a state legislator who plans to introduce a bill that would close the legal loophole...

Notre Dame received some good news Friday during the Under Armour All-America Game. Max Redfield, a top safety recruit out of Mission Viejo (Calif.) High School, committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the USC Tr...

Disaster victims are now being expected to shoulder relief expenses that used to be shared publicly. That's true in most states, but not in North Dakota . . .

Britain's world No1 short-track speed skater reveals how a fear of failure forced her to raise her game To watch short-track speed skaters whizz around a rink is to be immersed in a real-life Spirograph. Racers criss-cro...

The fight between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association is either nearing the end or nearing a long break. Gary Bettman has been threatening to cancel the season if an agreement is not reached soon. Based on his track...

Two college football coaches, both named Kelly. Chip has just completed a marvelous season marred only by the fact that his Oregon Ducks did not get to compete for a national championship and stand to finish third or per...

Cory Jefferson scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made the tiebreaking free throws with 50 seconds left in overtime as Baylor opened Big 12 Conference play with an 86-79 victory over Texas on Saturday.

This, the ninth film directed by Quentin Tarantino, and a doozy. In order to discuss this, I have to look at it from two different positions: as a movie separate from cultural context, and then, as a cultural artifact.

Jameel Warney scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field to lead Stony Brook to a 65-49 victory over New Hampshire in an America East Conference game on Saturday.

The Carolina Panthers have decided to stick with Ron Rivera as head coach, and that mistake is going to prove costly. Rivera has been mediocre at best in his two seasons roaming the sidelines, starting each season with a...