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Feel like smashing some glass? How about throwing pinballs to do it? Well, you can do both in this week’s pick: Smash Hit by Mediocre Games, a free-to-play glass-shattering endless run through some of the prettiest yet...

I don't tend to run into this problem a lot, but if you've ever wondered how to tell the difference between a real diamond and a chunk of cubic zirconium, give this a read.∞ Read this on The Loop

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact over the South China Sea early Saturday morning on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and international aviation authoriti...

I've written many critical things of the Ouya, a $99 Android-based video game console that was funded on Kickstarter in 2012.

BEIJING (AP) -- Vietnamese media reported that authorities have detected signals from a missing Malaysia Airlines flight off the southwestern coast of Vietnam on Saturday, hours after the flight went missing during a fli...

Two of the passengers listed on the manifest for the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared were not actually on board, according to Reuters, and both had had their passports stolen. Luigi Maraldi, a 37-year-old Italia...

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It may sound like a plot from "The Twilight Zone," but a psychology graduate student at the University of Ottawa says she can voluntarily enter an out-of-body experience. This was a lucky break for scientists, who were a...

SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia on Saturday was reported to be reinforcing its military presence in Crimea as Moscow's foreign minister ruled out any dialogue with Ukraine's new authorities, whom he dismissed as puppe...

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- A Fort Hood sergeant who was a coordinator of the post's sexual assault and harassment prevention program faces multiple charges after he was accused of setting up a prostitution ring involving c...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev?     

Properly connecting a PlayStation 3 controller to a PC is no easy task, especially when you opt for third-party peripherals. Check out our comprehensive guide on how to connect a PS3 controller to a PC, whether using a w...

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Dick Ahlstrom reports that Irish researchers have discovered a previously unknown model of the universe written in 1931 by physicist Albert Einstein that had been misfiled and effectively "lo...

The federal judge who presided over the case of notorious Boston gangster James J. "Whitey" Bulger said she was inclined to deduct money from the account Bulger can use to buy personal items in prison.     

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia identified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group along with al-Qaida and others Friday, warning those who join them or support them they could face five to 30 years in prison. �...

A dispute over a classified C.I.A. report has led to a bitter fight between the agency and the Senate Intelligence Committee, with each side accusing the other of spying on it.     

Armed men thought to be Russians drove a truck into a Ukrainian missile-defence post in Crimea. A Ukrainian military official said they took it over without a shot being fired.     

Malaysia Airlines said Saturday it lost contact with a plane carrying 239 people on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and search and rescue teams were trying to locate the aircraft.     

Edward J. Snowden said that he initially told officials of his concerns about the National Security Agency's surveillance operations, but that none "took any action."     

“Modern Family” goes Bollywood in “A Nice Indian Boy,” now receiving a stalwart premiere at East West Players. Although Madhuri Shekar’s same-sex variant on the time-honored culture-clash comedy has its unfinis...

There's a new conversation emerging around what it takes for ventures to thrive in today's recovery and expansion economy, as compared to what it took to survive in the 2-3 years prior. I've been hearing this conversatio...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- American Athletic Conference player of the year Breanna Stewart scored 22 points Saturday to lead top-ranked UConn to a 72-42 rout of eighth-seeded Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the confere...