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By now we're all aware Ben Affleck is the new Batman in the upcoming "Batman Vs. Superman," but how well do we all remember Ben Affleck in "Daredevil," the 2003 superhero movie that launched Affleck's acting... no, that'...

As many struggle to understand the senseless murder of 22-year-old Christopher Lane in Oklahoma -- and focus on the three teenagers accused in the killing -- the story of what happened in his final moments is both heartb...

Lulu, Rap Genius, and Bang With Friends are shocking, controversial -- and their founders are all speaking at Business Insider's Startup Conference in October. Together the three companies have raised more than $24 milli...

The U.S. is considering a possible strike against Syrian government forces in the wake of a deadly chemical attack, but the country's information minister has warned that such a move would have deadly consequences, YNetn...

Authorities will try to determine Saturday what caused two barges to break free on the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock, prompting state police to shut down five bridges until inspectors determined that damage to t...

FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. How Americans Can Better Prepare For Retirement (Vanguard) Olivia Mitchell at Vanguard says there ...

White vows to finish a rule proposed in March to require exchanges to test the reliability of their technology

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- After burning for nearly a week on the edges of California's Yosemite National Park, a massive wildfire of nearly 200 square miles has now crossed into it, and firefighters have barely begun to con...

DOVER, N.H. (AP) -- The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is hosting a day-long celebration of invention and creativity with the state's first Maker Faire.

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(Reuters) - Amgen Inc is close to buying Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc for $125 per share, or more than $10 billion, in a deal that is expected to be announced as soon as Monday, two people familiar with the matter said on Sa...

The president of Shimer College says she has come to understand that she can't pursue ideas alone, or strive to change the world unless she engages others.

From Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee to Angry Minnow Brewing Co., in Minocqua, Wisconsin is home to dozens of regional breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs.

Information includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth -- but no medical records or personal financial informationPersonal information for more than 4 million patients of Advocate Medical Group...

Actor Patrick Dempsey and his business partner in the venture that acquired Tully's Coffee out of bankruptcy have dissolved their partnership.

Graphene, an atom-thick flexible material that's stronger than steel and speedier with electrons than silicon, has ignited a global scientific gold rush to understand it and patent its every imaginable use.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas State Police have closed two of the three bridges that span the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock because a towboat operator reported that his barges may have struck the spans.

A gunman went on a shooting rampage against employees of his former workplace in Lake Butler, Fla. Saturday morning, leaving three dead -- including himself -- and two others injured, according to police. Police said tha...

For Steve Ballmer's eventual successor, the challenges are many. Some of the same factors that helped Microsoft in the PC market are working against it as it tries to catch Google and Apple.

Staff columnist Rob Christensen thought an 1890s-era vacation this summer seemed just the ticket to recover from the past year. Along the way, he got a refresher course on who...

"I Have A Dream" is carved in the ceremonial granite of movement politics, a moment of poetry from a young preacher only five years from martyrdom, the headline moment of the high-water market of American political organ...

Texas measles outbreak tracing to vaccine-refusing megachurch endangers residents of two counties and has health officials in neighboring Oklahoma on guard.