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Bruce Stimon is serving a seven-year sentence for posting a sex tape of his ex-girlfriend, Soraida Hicks, and advertising her and her 16-year old daughter as prostitutes. But what Soraida Hicks did not know was that Bruc...

President Obama today expressed concern for Nelson Mandela’s health, but said the anti-apartheid leader is “as strong physically as he’s been in character and in leadership over so many decades.�...

Adam Lanza's rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary took no longer than five minutes from the time Adam Lanza forced his way into the school to when he turned a gun on himself, according to search warrants made public for the ...

Ex-Pa. trooper kills estranged wife, self in Pa. supermarket days after she filed for divorce

Being an actor can be hazardous work. From broken legs to sliced hands, plenty of injuries have resulted when actors put themselves in harm's way to get the perfect shot. Though many accidents lead to a brief halt in pro...

Are hedge funds “mysterious” and “controversial?” Are they “inherently evil?”

Shares in the Chinese building exterior and interior designer led by Beijing billionaire Liu Zaiwang edged up by 0.2% on Thursday after the company posted a big rise in 2012 net profit.

Single and ready to mingle? These cities have lots of other singles (according to the U.S. Census Bureau), as well as amazing food, endless cultural options and epic nightlife. What’s not to love? Philadelphia

On Tuesday, our favorite "Perks Of Being A Wallflower" and "Harry Potter" actress, Emma Watson, got her very own wax figure at the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum in London. "Fake Emma" stands alongside older, famous f...

Because of an error, hundreds of Chicago State University employees who expected to be paid Friday will have to wait a few extra days.

A Navy SEAL was killed in a training accident in Arizona yesterday after colliding with another SEAL during a parachute jump, Lieutenant Commander David McKinney confirms to Fox News. 

Financially struggling Americans paid an increasing amount of money in overdraft fees last year, in spite of a 2010 rule designed to prevent abusive overdraft charges, analysts say a new report reveals. The report, by Il...

Know why a squid created so excitement in China? Take the Fark Weird News Quiz. If you do well, it will be a real good Friday. Read More...

Not only can eating a Mediterranean diet lower your risk of heart-related disease and even help you live longer, it could also improve food security among people who rely on food banks for groceries, a new study suggests...

Between the two children, Danielle and her husband were up almost all night long. So they took drastic action and hiring a paid sleep consultant -- an increasing trend among stressed out parents.

NEW YORK -- In fall 2010, National Journal tried ramping up its Web presence following the success of Politico, a high-metabolism outlet that launched just three years earlier, but was increasingly dominating the uber-in...

Rep. Don Young, who used the term “wetbacks” to describe Mexican immigrants in a radio interview Thursday night, issued a full-scale apology this afternoon for using the derogatory slur after a barrage of cri...

WASHINGTON – Why did the Supreme Court agree in December to hear a major same-sex marriage case and then seem to think it had made a terrible mistake on Tuesday when it came time for arguments? Read More... More o...

Comedian Jim Carrey attacked Fox News on Friday, claiming the network had slandered him in its coverage of his web video "Cold Dead Hand," which was released on the comedy site Funny or Die.

Poor lizard. First the Gorn was defeated by Captain Kirk and his do-it-yourself bazooka on the original Star Trek.  Now 46 years later, the same thing happens again in the ad for the new Star Trek video game. Not only...

Rockaway Beach, a Queens neighborhood hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in October, is still rough around the edges. Five months later, houses near the water look abandoned, and the boardwalk is still in shambles. But weary re...

Some young Chicago businessmen have developed a device that lets bicycle owners know when someone is trying to steal their ride. WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports the device is called the BikeSpike, and itâ�...