Some estimates put the proceeds of organized crime making up a fifth of the global...

In what could be one of the most awaited auctions in a long time, a 1962 AC Aceca, once owned by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, is expected to fetch 130,000 pounds at an...

A research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has claimed that at least one in ten athletes sustained an injury and a further one in 14 fell ill during the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver,...

Supermodel Heidi Klum has teamed up with sports firm New Balance to launch her own range of...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- There are now two competing plans to turn competitive cheerleading into an NCAA recognized sport.A week after USA Gymnastics announced it will sanction meets among six schools...

Google on Wednesday began scouring the Internet in real time, delivering results as fast a a person can type. After two days of teasingly tinkering with the log "doodle" atop its search home page...

High-tech product releases announced the week ending September 8 include Samsung's Galaxy Tab, new iPods from Apple, ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 100, Philips Cinema 21:9 Platinum Series 3D TV,...

This week blogs and fitness sites are fired up about three new trends to switch up your fitness routine and take you out of the traditional gym...

Toyota Wednesday announced a safety recall of more than 116,000 four-wheel-drive HiLux vehicles in Australia, following concerns that the vehicles might be damaged if used frequently on rough roads. ...

will be making an appearance at the Tokyo Game Show, which runs September 16-19. In development since 2007, anticipated since its most recent predecessor in 2005, and directed by industry auteur...

Q: For the past month, one of my bird feeders has about 20 parakeets that frequent it. They are green parakeets with a light gray breast and blue on the end of their wings. I love the fact that they...

A: Ferrets can taste sugar very well and have a well-developed sweet tooth. What your daughter read about ferrets and sugar is true. It can cause all sorts of problems in an animal like this that...

It seems to me that fleas and ticks are more invasive and persistent now than they were a month ago. This is because the females do their best to get as many blood meals as possible to provide the...

Sports equipment manufacturer Schutt Sports Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, one month after being hit with a $29 million patent infringement...

., plans to open three Anytime Fitness clubs in Warsaw in the next two years, according to a news release. The first is scheduled to open in Warsaw in November. As many as 10 clubs are planned for...

Canadian women outperform men at all levels of education, but still make significantly less money in the workplace. Canada's gender-wage gap is much wider than that of most developed countries,...

Former NHL star Trevor Linden speaks before turning the sod on his newest development project at 601 Herald St. in Victoria. The four-storey 27-unit building in the city's historic Chinatown is...

In 1948, Goldberg won a Pulitzer prize for a political strip commenting on the increasing threat of nuclear weapons. Born on July 4, 1883, Reuben Lucius Goldberg was a one-time engineer and an...

He may have been the champion of your hearts, ladies. But he wasn't the No. 1 on Advertising Age's rankings. A little over five years ago, YouTube ushered in a new genre of video advertising, one...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — These gnomes are looking for good homes. Office supplies, computers, tools, even vehicles — people can buy all sorts of things at the annual Gillette city auction. Those...

MACON, Ga. — Some residents of Lustful Court in a central Georgia community say they're tired of being kidded and want the street's sin-friendly name changed. Bibb County Commissioner Lonzy...

BRIGANTINE, N.J. — First it was Bennies, then Shoobies. Now there's another derogatory nickname for summer tourists who visit the Jersey shore: FOOTs. It's an acronym for "Out Of Towners"...

bouchonbakery.com This editor lunch favorite also has takeout sandwiches and its own Nutter Butter cookies for fashionistas on the run. Cafe Fiorello 1900 Broadway (212)...

United States Open predictions to Sports Illustrated from prison. The edgiest that tennis has been since Agassi’s mullet-earring combo. 9. Peggy Olson of “Mad Men”: from prim...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Warren Packard hopes sports fans will stop listening to their friends and start heeding his new website to find out which games they should...

films, have since come back to Freeman with a proposed schedule that would allow him to shoot both projects. All parties are currently negotiating a deal. Good news, right? What do you think? Is...

higher power inexplicably nixed her hiring —is joining the cast in a potentially recurring role, sources confirm to me exclusively. Sackhoff will play Detective Reed, a smart, tough, and feisty...

‘s latest casting coup is a dream come true: The NBC spyomedy has tapped the original Freddy Krueger—a.k.a. Robert Englund—to guest-star in next month’s Halloween episode, sources...

cast members. Of course, this is also known as the time we spend a good portion of our pop culture-loving existences complaining about how the new line-up is whiter than the packet...

Beginning tonight, an additional Zumba class will be added to the lineup at Tyler’s Glass Recreation Center.The dance class will now be offered three days per week: 9-10 a.m. on Mondays and...

Serbia's capital marks the European Day of Jewish Culture. Also in cultural and sports news: Kosovo takes inventory of its heritage, and Serbia pulls off a win against Croatia at the FIBA World...

The country’s premier sports awards gala, in its seventh year, was launched at Safaricom House by the mobile telephone service provider’s CEO Michael Joseph and the awards founder, former world...

Thousands were riveted when Englishwoman Kelly Summers posted raw, warts-and-all video diaries on YouTube, describing her anguish over splitting from a man who had done her wrong. Little did she know...

Former Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has returned to corporate life, it emerged yesterday, as a luxury car salesman. Mr Duncan was yesterday unveiled as the new chief executive of HR Owen,...

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it has launched its Galaxy S smartphone in China to catch up with global leader Nokia in the world's biggest market. It said that JK Shin, president...

Not yet, according to reviewers of the €0.79 iPhone application that purportedly "allows you to listen to your heartbeat and see heart waveform" called iStethoscope pro. Doctors may not be...

is the long-awaited revamp to the Civilization games of historical discovery, diplomacy, and expansion; the PlayStation 3 receives new controllers with the suite...

To celebrate their continuous support of Alex Thomson Racing and following on from last year's successful launch of the Sailing Watch, BOSS Watches are proud to announce the next instalment of the...

election fever this week as local voters head off to the polls once again. Indeed, voter fatigue could prove to be the biggest obstacle to the Green party's much vaunted chances of winning this one,...

Tom Hurndall was shot in the head by Israeli soldier Taysir Hayb in 2003 as he helped Palestinian children cross a street in Gaza. Photograph: Kay Fernandes/Reuters/HO Photograph:...

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant of $1.5 million to a team from the University of Louisville to create a palliative care education program to teach future doctors, nurses and...

Marilyn Manson has lost his signature goth look and is sporting a mullet and a makeup-free mug. Manson's love for the HBO show "Eastbound & Down" and its main character, Kenny Powers, is what...

Martha Stewart has been targeted in a new lawsuit over allegations she is sucking profits out of Vampire Vineyards wine company by producing low-quality counterfeits. In a suit filed by bosses at...

We know from promos that Katherine [Nina Dobrev as the vampire lover who essentially turned the brothers in 1864] says she’s returned for Stefan and never loved Damon. What can you tease about...