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Lost in a long and sleepy holiday weekend’s ennui, we couldn’t help ourselves: We’ve pulled together lines culled from the funniest/worst movie reviews so far this year, pulling out some jewels. Here’s what we ca...

There aren't many contests where the worst dancer wins, but that was the case Saturday night at the Brooklyn Cyclones game in New York. The team honored the 25th anniversary of "Seinfeld" with a "Salute To Seinfeld Night...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A swimmer was bitten Saturday by a juvenile great white shark that grew agitated trying to free itself from a hook a fisherman had thrown into the water off Southern California's Manhattan...

As July 4, 2007, dawned on the Chesapeake Bay, Christopher Nassetta, then the chairman and chief executive of Host Hotels & Resorts in Bethesda, was preparing to take his daughters fishing. He pulled the fishing poles to...

Rick James was crashing on Stephen Stills' couch sometime in the late '60s when he "awoke to see a young dude sitting on the floor in the lotus position, stoned...

Two great tastes that taste great together! Cartoonist Alex Dempsey has drawn delightful mash-ups of the peanut butter of Doctor Who and the chocolate of Adventure Time. Or the caramel and the nougat, or the strawberry a...

An arrest has been made in connection with the kidnapping and murder of three teenagers, the Israel Defence Force has confirmed.

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Washington Post report says half surveillance files collected between 2009 and 2012 belonged to US citizens or residents When the US National Security Agency (NSA) intercepted the online accounts of legally targeted fore...

State Department concerned by video clip showing American-born teenager being beaten by Israeli paramilitary police.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say they agree with a Nevada sheriff's position that rancher Cliven Bundy must be held accountable for his role in an April standoff between his supporters and ...

There has been a great deal of controversy over the minimum wage in the United States. Some argue that raising it is vital to our recovery, while others say that the real route to prosperity lies in lowering or even elim...

Israel has arrested six suspects in the kidnap-killing of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, according to an official speaking to Reuters. The initial autopsy of the Palestinian teen Saturday revealed Abu Khdair had been burned alive.

Investment banker Terence Kawaja, founder and CEO of LUMA Partners, has a new, epic presentation on the future of the television industry.  He built this presentation after talking to people in the digital media busines...

The Washington Post is out with another bombshell report based on documents taken by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and one frightening new detail from the story is just how easy the intelligence agency can justify ca...

A fire on the 19th floor of a public housing building in Williamsburg killed one firefighter and injured two others.

The Labour leader tries to convince bosses he doesn't hate wealth. The Tory leader faces voters who thinks he cares only for the rich

A year ago Sunday, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed while landing at San Francisco's airport, killing three passengers and injuring 187 more.

Rohan Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley, has his sights set on new and emerging regions, including Asia, for his successful Marley Coffee. Fans of the coffee include...

As most Americans celebrated independence this week, a class of citizens -- families with college-bound kids -- suffered monetary dependence, as bills are due very soon. For the incoming freshman...

Pundits love to pile on to 18-to 29-year-olds for everything from narcissism to crimping sales of sugary sodas to stalling the housing market with their aversion to mortgage debt. But...

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic — Mel Gibson is at the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, where he received the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema. He also went on stage before an open-air ...