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The Mayans were wrong and the world, in fact, did not end today. That means plenty more time to check out these hotels we’re dying visit.

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn says it has bought a minority stake in US cameramaker GoPro for $200m (£123m).

A major blizzard that has hammered the Midwest, prompting road closures, school cancellations and power outages, is expected to weaken Friday.

Blue jeans may be an American invention, but 57-year-old Italian entrepreneur Renzo Rosso has built a global empire by turning jeans into high-end fashion.  In turn, he’s earned a spot on Forbes’ ranking...

Humans are the first super-adaptable organism to evolve on earth. Rather than being determined by the constraints of Darwinian biology, humans are the only terrestrial species that is graced with the Lamarckian capacity ...

"The Walking Dead" has been renewed by AMC for Season 4, but Glen Mazzara will not return as showrunner. "My time as showrunner on 'The Walking Dead' has been an amazing experience, but after I finish Season 3, it�...

Kate Moss will become the face of Stuart Weitzman for spring 2013.

It doesn't seem that long ago that we were counting down (10...! 9...! 8...!) to midnight, January 1, 2012. Yet over the last 12 months, a lot of things have happened in the worlds of science, culture, entertainment, and...

Rachel Maddow relays some scientific research into why some reindeer really do have a red nose. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

KINGSTON, N.H. -- A private funeral has been held in New Hampshire for the woman whose son shot her dead at their Connecticut home and then drove to an elementary school and killed 20 children. The police chief in Kingst...

An inspector calls (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A food-safety scare at Yum Brands' KFC outlets in China has dented the fortune of Liu Yonghao, whose New Hope Liuhe group allegedly supplied chickens stuffed with antibiotics....

Jack Hollingsworth/Digital Vision/Thinkstock If you’ve been spending the holiday season whipping up goodies to share with family and friends, you might have caught yourself wondering whether you could turn your pr...

Two Finns and an Austrian are kidnapped by masked gunmen in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, security officials say.

An investigation begins after a member of the public fell down a gap between a train and the platform at Charing Cross station, suffering "life-changing" injuries.

The police watchdog urges the Metropolitan Police to reduce the use of excessive force following complaints against its specialist riot officers.

In this morning's National Rifle Association (NRA) press conference, Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre found a lot of things to blame for the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, much rehashed from the NRA's past ...

President Obama may seek to keep Bush-era tax rates on incomes below $250,000 and suspend automatic cuts.

If you've visited a Denny's lately, you've likely heard about its new Hobbit-themed menu, which features several dishes inspired by the new "Lord of the Rings" prequel. So far, we've seen a handful of eviscerating review...

A man fatally shot three people Friday morning, including a woman who was hanging Christmas decorations inside a church, before being killed by the police.

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Or, as coach Mike Shanahan put it: "There is a very, very good chance he is goin...

It’s no good backing well known investment threads because the more popular the idea the more likely the idea is “priced in.” To make the big money you have to be ahead of the herd. This is why some fo...

Stocks slumped nearly 1 percent on Friday, but closed off the worst levels of the session, after a Republican plan to avert the "fiscal cliff"fell apart, raising fears a deal will not be reached before the end of the yea...