Headline News

As one of the world's biggest news organizations, the Associated Press is a bellwether for changes in society. Now, that bellwether is saying that gay men and women in lawful marriages should be described by the same ter...

An entrepreneur wants to launch two interplanetary buddies on the ultimate joyride: A mission to Mars. But the timeline is tight -- as in 5 years time "tight." ->

Google filed a patent application last year to refine their news-ranking algorithm for third time in the past nine years. The Google News algorithm has long been a mystery, with few details publicly available. Computerwo...

At the same time as Pope Benedict XVI leaves office on February 28, his Twitter presence as @Pontifex will also come to an end, according to Vatican Radio.

More than half a million new customers joined South Africa's biggest bank in less than a year thanks to SAP Mobile Platform, helping unbanked populations meet their banking needs. Almost half of South Africa's 51 million...

CARACAS

The mysterious death of a Canadian tourist whose body was found in a Los Angeles water tank is the latest chapter in the bizarre history of a landmark hotel.

A windy storm brought most travel to a crawl in parts of Kansas and Missouri, where emergencies were declared.

VIENNA

The End of History carries about 10,000 pieces of midcentury glassware and ceramics, organized by color and form.

We all know Quentin Tarantino has a penchant for drama. His vision often plays out in vomit-inducing, absolutely glorious blood bath -- or spraying -- scenes. And while the scalping in "Inglorious Basterds" showcases thi...

How'd you like to get paid to play video games? Or watch TV? Or just eat? You hear about these mythical jobs now and then, and maybe even run into somebody who has one of them. These people seem to be living in a magical...

President Obama promised that the Affordable Care Act aka Obama Care would eradicate the national scandal of tens of millions of Americans, largely poor, without health insurance. A supportive media bombarded a sympathet...

A Seattle inventor plans to test his "tsunami survival capsule" with a plunge over Niagara Falls, according to the Mirror UK. Julian Sharpe, 50, expects the landing will feel like "being rear-ended at 20 miles per hour,"...

On Saturday, gun rights advocates will be organizing at least 121 rallies across the country in a "day of resistance" to President Obama's gun violence prevention proposals. But some tea party activists are questioning t...

In the past decade, "free" has emerged as the Goliath-slaying scourge of industry. As Chris Anderson wrote about in his book Free: The Future of a Radical Price - and as David Bryce, Jeffrey Dyer and Nile Hatch support i...

The Pentagon says it has grounded its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade.

Most people probably know boba milk tea as the hermetically sealed Taiwanese sweet drink that can be customized with tapioca, fruit, pudding and other additions. But there's a lot more to the drink than many might realiz...

The version of the Violence Against Women Act that House Republicans unveiled Friday is not the same bill the Senate passed 78 to 22 last week. Gone are protections for LGBT victims, and a provision to help Native Americ...

Is Mona planning to target Emily next? The answer to that question is yes, if you consider the clip below. EW has snatched about a minute from Tuesday's forthcoming hour of ABC Family's soapy teen mystery "Pretty Little ...

Crack found in troubled next gen fighter's engine, military says.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa kept his word to the gay community and apologized a second time on Sunday, after his re-election, for homophobic comments made last year. At the time, the Ecuadorian leader had used the ...