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How I ended my homelessness. some I met staying in homeless shelters would actually find ways to go to jail so they would have a place to stay. Many I met at these places have been homeless for a very long time. Their so...

Authorities in Texas provided an update on their investigation into the fertilizer plant explosion in West Texas. The short story is that the cause of the fire is undetermined. The long story is that the investigation ha...

Investigators say a driver of an out-of-control speedboat was not wearing a safety cord which could have stopped the engine.

The US condemns recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying Japan's war-time use of sex slaves as "outrageous and offensive".

Powerball lottery tickets are generating the kind of gravitational pull that only unprecedented fortunes can, as the jackpot soared slightly above $600 million, setting a new record.

You can pick the perfect home, but not who you will be living next door to.

A driver is thrown from his truck after a collision with another car which leaves it teetering on the edge of a motorway bridge.

As the Crystal Symphony bore down on Hong Kong, the conclusion of its 16-day "Treasures of Southeast Asia" cruise from Singapore, The Hotel Detective made a list of the things that distinguished the ship and the brand. (...

If April seemed a bit on the cold side to you, you're not alone. The month was the 23rd coldest on record in the United States. Here's what winter looked like in 180 different US cities.

The Financial Times became the latest news agency to fall prey to the Syrian Electronic Army, the hacking group which has claimed the social media scalps of the AP, The Onion, the BBC, and NPR, perhaps signaling that new...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont's new aid-in-dying law, which allows doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it, is set to take effect as soon as Gov. Peter Shumlin signs it on Monda...

The plan includes limiting the deductions and exclusions high-income families can claim, increasing taxes on tobacco products and adopting a new minimum tax on income over $1 million.

The IRS official who revealed the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups on Friday did so on purpose -- by asking a tax lawyer to ask her about it at American Bar Association tax section's annual meeting.

Ahead of his final match in charge of Manchester United, manager Sir Alex Ferguson looks back on his decision to retire - and reveals what he will miss most about the club.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh placed their feet in casts on Friday as they visited Cornwall

Now, when the Supreme Court has deemed corporations "people" under the First Amendment and when income and wealth are more concentrated at the top than they've been in over a hundred years, has enabled America's financia...

Fears that country is again heading towards civil war as tensions intensify between Sunnis and Shias Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadlies...

The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare no...

The former Chechen rebel who said his home was searched by the FBI in connection to the Boston Marathon bombing investigation said in a letter today he has "nothing to do with the terrible act in Boston."

North Miami police are searching for two men who they say attacked and shot an ATM repair man.

Exactly a year after Facebook made its disappointing debut as a public company, another less-heralded tech firm held its initial public offering but with opposite results. Tableau Software soared in its New York Stock Ex...

After the departure of two Fusion-io founders last week members of a discussion group I attend shared their insights. The one I found most interesting was written by Jeff Thermond, Entrepreneur-in-Residence of Xseed Capi...