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AP/Jessica Hill With the final round of the presidential race almost certain to pit Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in contest for the ultimate prize, arm-chair analysts and other peanut gallery stalwarts are now spec...

The Picture in Picture video mode on iPad is one of the better multitasking features of the device, but some users can find it to be distracting, and some may find themselves entering into the Picture in Picture (PIP) mo...

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Donald Trump is great for gold. Or, at least, the possibility of his winning the presidential election in November is, according to Greg Collett, the World Gold Council's director of investment pr...

It isn't always clear who the real bad guys are in HBO's 'Game of Thrones.'

Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak.

Reuters Oil prices have rebounded over the past few months. Both West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude are currently around $49 per barrel, well above their lows below $30 per barrel earlier this year. However, that do...

Members of the military have a special language that is very much their own. Here's a cheat sheet on what some of their coolest phrases mean.  Produced by Eames Yates. Original reporting by Jeremy Bender. Special thanks...

The woman was identified as Sarah Seawright. She was reportedly taken into custody in April for failure to appear in court in connection to a careless driving arrest.

Acer's Liquid Zest Plus, featuring a massive 5,000 mAh battery, will be released in the United States in July. Previously carrying a price tag of $250, the smartphone will instead sell for $199.

Nearly a decade ago, 4-year-old Youssif sullenly pushed grains of rice through his lips in the kitchen of our Baghdad bureau.

New Orleans Pelicans player Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot in Dallas early Saturday, Dallas police department spokesman Demarquis Black said.

Welcome back to The Verge's weekly musical roundup. I'm Jamieson, I'm still your host, and you might've noticed a small change: we're running on a Saturday! The shift one day forward comes with some slight tweaks to the ...

For years, the number 13 has been considered a lucky number in Greece. You could, for instance, become rich by guessing right the outcomes of all 13 picks in the popular PROPO sports game.

While many Americans do not get paid vacation, those who do don't take advantage of it

China Daily/Reuters Air pollution in urban areas is getting worse. Between 2008 and 2013, global urban air pollution levels rose by 8%.  Some 80% of all urban areas have air pollution levels above what's considered...

The ex-owner of an abandoned North Texas mortuary where bodies were found unattended has pleaded guilty to nine misdemeanor counts of abuse of a corpse

Netflix Netflix can be a great tool for learning a new language, as can watching foreign movies and TV shows in general. Comparing the subtitles and the audio can help supersize your vocabulary. But it’s not a perfect ...

O.J. Simpson's former lawyer discusses infamous court case on 'Megyn Kelly Presents'

The U.S. military in Japan is restricting celebrations and off-base alcohol consumption in Okinawa after the arrest of a former Marine suspected of killing a woman on the southern Japanese island. …

Apple budgeted $1 million for the staircases of its new San Francisco flagship Apple Store, reports Curbed, using data from BuildZoom. The data shows that Apple expected to spend $23.6 million building and renovating t...

For its third landing at sea and its fourth overall on Earth, SpaceX gives us the view from the best seat in the house.

Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney's near 7-minute supercut entitled "100 Years/100 Shots" showcases the most memorable frames of the last 100 years of cinema. "While many of these shots are the most recognizable in film hist...