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Since the Rana Plaza building collapse killed more than 1,100 people in April, retailers have faced mounting pressure to improve safety at Bangladesh garment factories and to sever ties with manufacturers that don't meas...

The following image, found by Chinese military aviation expert Andreas Rupprecht, shows the shape of what could be a future Chinese stealth bomber plane. True or false? A model plane or just the base of a future radar ev...

Looking at this clock makes us want to put in a quick round on the heavy bag and hit the showers. The 1940s Gymnasium Clock is a throwback to that industrial style that was so prevalent in gyms back in the day. The body ...

New revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs have divided members of Congress and of the media apart from the normal partisan split. One person that isn't surprised about the lack of Democra...

A federal drug plea has been postponed for a Philadelphia abortion provider.

Damien Hirst's spot paintings are not all the same. Sure, colorful spots on 1,365 canvases may start to sound repetitive, but don't worry! They're all totally original. Each work in the series has spots of a consistent s...

When trash disappears into the dumpster, where does it go? In one Brazilian city catadores transform recyclable materials into works of art.

The iHome iBT4 boombox brings you back to high school days, at least for me.

A land of superlatives.

CEOs' pay doesn't drop in response to bad news.

By George Leef

Round 2 of the ESPN bloodletting began today, and a source tells us that Howie Schwab--remember Stump the Schwab?--was among those let go.

Defenders of Edward Snowden's leaks got a bit trickier Wednesday afternoon, with revelations about his embarrassing past. Turns out, Snowden was once a teenager and, worse, that time period was encapsulated online.

In the new biopic "Diana," Oscar-nominee Naomi Watts plays Princess Diana, a role she has said was "the hardest thing I've ever done." "I don't want to get caught up in mimicry - that's the worst thing," she told Manhatt...

If you have an old rice cooker, grab your soldering iron: now's your chance to try the cooking sous vide, a cooking method we love . With a little effort, some supplies, and an Arduino at its heart, that rice cooker will...

Sesame Street is no stranger to controversy. From divorce to AIDS to Bert and Ernie's sexual ambiguity, the show has famously pushed the limits on what preschoolers should know. Sesame Street's latest hot topic -- incarc...

The sweet aroma of snack cakes should once again be permeating the air around the Dolly Madison plant in Columbus, Georgia as Hostess Brands LLC prepares to relaunch production next month.

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide additional money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school, and kill...

Hundt may want to debate whether it is better to have the Koch Brothers or Rupert Murdoch owning the Tribune newspaper chain. I say neither.

Duke Energy Carolinas customers would see their bills go up an average of 4.5 percent starting this fall, under a proposed agreement between the company and regulators outlined Wednesday.

ESPN personality Howie Schwab was fired today as part of the company's mass layoffs. Schwab hosted a quiz show called "Stump the Schwab" a few years ago, and has worked on a handful of shows since. After he was fired, he...

How do you build the happiest place on Earth? It's hard to imagine, but now you don't have to, because the video above shows vintage...