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The 29th season of "Survivor" came to a close Wednesday night, as the jury of ousted players voted for which of the final three players would win the $1 million....

Opportunities to prosecute Jimmy Savile and a former mayor of Scarborough for child sex abuse were missed due to police "organisational failure".

Standing where Tom Hanks stood in the 1980s, Nick Jonas played his hit song "Jealous" on FAO Schwarz's foot-operated piano, the same one Hanks popularized in the film Big. Hanks, as Josh Baskin in the 1988 classic, memor...

Sony has unveiled a head-mounted display that can be easily attached to and detached from any type of eyewear. The prototype display enables the wearer to view information on its high-res OLED channel.

The resolution also welcomes the idea of holding an international conference to launch negotiations on reaching a peace agreement

The site of a lost ancient Chamorro village has been rediscovered in the Northern Jungles of Guam. KTGM reports.

Timothy Spall, a character actor best known as Wormtail in the "Harry Potter'' series, delivers an Oscar-caliber tour de force as eccentric British landscape painter J.M.W. Turner in the exquisite...

Michigan State forward Branden Dawson suffered a wrist injury against Eastern Michigan and will miss the remainder of Wednesday night's game. The team's official Twitter account reported the latest on Dawson's ailment: ...

If you know anyone who's been to Cuba in the last decade or two, you've likely seen the photos from their visit: some lovingly restored colonial manors, sometimes right alongside a crumbling facade; the bookshelves lined...

These clay stamps don't look like much, but they might help historians understand a lingering question surrounding ancient Israel. IronAge IIA seals found E of Gaza add 2 support a 10th c BC Kingdom of #Israel , #archaeo...

This could go down as the best (or worst) flop we've ever seen. During the Baylor-New Mexico State game on Wednesday night, Bears forward Rico Gathers made an interior move, only to be met by the Aggies' Pascal Siakam...

German paper Bild reports (paywall) that Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has been fined €540,000 after police discovered he had been driving without a license for the past three years. Apparently Reus received five s...

When the U.S. launched an airstrike campaign in Syria to "degrade and destroy" the so-called Islamic State, some were concerned that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad would indirectly benefit from the destructi...

North Korean leaders ordered the attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, the U.S, Justice Department is expected to announce as early as tomorrow, sources tell Deadline. The attack that began November 24, and continu...

A woman in Clearwater, Florida, is facing assault charges after allegedly slapping her grandmother multiple times. The purported reason: The grandmother wouldn't accept the suspect's Facebook friend request. Rachel Anne ...

If you were planning to star the new year on a healthy note with Jawbone's UP3 fitness band, you'll have to put that resolution on hold. Jawbone's website now lists an 8-week to 9-week shipping window for its high-end fi...

It was a banner year of growth for the crowdfunding industry in 2014 as several record-setting rewards-based and equity-based crowdfunding campaigns took place.

Fallout prompted studio to pull The Interview

You know how as soon as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released floods of complaints (well, one or two) hit the net about the phones bending in pockets? Well, now there's a fresh Apple scandal about the handset: Cok...

The world's oldest water, which is locked deep within the Earth's crust, is present at a far greater volume than was thought, scientists report.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) begins an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.

North Yorkshire Police admit they did not take allegations of abuse by the DJ and Scarborough's former mayor seriously enough.