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If there's a ticking bomb in your personal or professional life, you already know it's better to defuse it than to let it explode. If you don't face it head on, you risk fallout that can last months, years--or even a lif...

The US is to return more than a dozen illegally smuggled dinosaurs to Mongolia, following the return on Monday of a Tyrannosaurus skeleton.

The retailers' roads may be diverging: Best Buy's 1st-quarter results are expected to show a continuing recovery while J.C. Penney's are forecast to be dismal.For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgang...

Facebook Home, the app which CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted as the "next version of Facebook," has not been an immediate hit. Its Google Play rankings have been dropping steadily after the launch buzz wore off, according to ...

DNA shows Ohio kidnap suspect fathered girl freed with 3 women; relatives call him paranoid

Back in the summer of 2011, I bought an iPhone 4. Yup, that's right, just three months before Apple unveiled iPhone 4S and Siri, I plunked down $200 for yesterday's technology. In my defense, I was changing jobs and need...

Fareed Zakaria to Graduates: Be Open, Be Optimistic, Speak Up

A single serving of pasta is generally about two ounces, but it's tough to measure properly without a kitchen scale. If you have a 20 ounce soda or water bottle handy though, you can get a pretty close approximation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- College students no longer have to take comprehensive notes to help them prepare for finals. Not when they can buy them. Tom Brady figured this out early on, and the Florida State University sen...

Criminal investigation in Texas plant explosion; officials haven't linked paramedic's arrest

After seven years, ex-spy Michael Westen may be finding a job and moving out of Miami. The USA cable hit gets strong ratings but little attention, despite becoming a mainstay for the local production industry.

Nine-times Emmy nominated costume designer Grady Hunt died May 5 in Hollywood. He was 91. Born on May 16, 1921 in Lone Oak, Texas, the costumer began his career -- after serving in the Navy during WWII -- by opening a co...

The 69MB update is available over Wifi only, brings new kernel and new radio Build UCAMC3 looks like it's rolling out heavy for the AT&T branded Galaxy Note 2. Since last night, plenty of users are reporting that they ha...

It jumps! It swims! It climbs! This is RHex, the latest DARPA-funded robot from Boston Dynamics The little guy has six legs, a compact body and can really get around. It can handle all kinds of terrain, as well as inclin...

Yesterday, wire and news company Bloomberg admitted that its reporters had been clandestinely using the company's data terminals to gather news. Now, The New York Times has revealed the full scope of the tracking: of the...

If you have an extra laptop lock lying around, a few modifications can transform it into a perfect secondary bike lock.

Google has released a draft of its next five-year plan for login authentication that tries to stay at least on par with criminal hackers, but recognizes that strong security requires industry collaboration. The draft, wh...

A tiny coffee shop In Kansas called Twisted Sisters has been served with legal papers by lawyers for the rock band of a similar name. Oh, yes, they're claiming trademark.

Little known fact: Tatooine isn't actually located in a galaxy far, far away. It's right here on Earth -- Tunisia, to be precise The North African country was where many of the most iconic Stars Wars scenes were shot dec...

Authorities in Maryland say a 37-year-old man walked down railway tracks while shutting out the world and was hit by a train, despite the conductor's warning signal.

If you're in the middle of a multi-day painting project, the last thing you want to do at the end of a long day is clean gobs of paint off your roller. Instead, store the wet roller in a Pringles tin overnight to keep it...

Whether Jodi Arias gets her wish - to be executed rather than spend her life in prison - is now up to the Arizona jury that on Wednesday found her guilty of brutally murdering her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in...