An Iowa businessman posed as a homeless person Christmas Eve and gave money to people who handed him donations on the side of a snowy road.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called for unity in a New Year message Wednesday and hailed the execution of his once-powerful uncle as a resolute act to remove "factionalist scum". It was his first public comment on the shock execution last month of Jang Song-Thaek, once the country's unofficial number two and Kim's political mentor, […]

(Reuters) – Former first lady Barbara Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for treatment of early signs of a "respiratory-related issue," her husband's office said on Tuesday. Bush, 88, one of only two women to be both the wife and mother of U.S. presidents, was admitted on Monday to Methodist Hospital in Houston's Texas Medical […]

Fireworks explode past the Times Square Ball after it dropped to signal the start of the new year in Times Square, Midtown, New York January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

Apple Inc has never worked with the U.S. National Security Agency and is unaware of efforts to target its smartphones, the company said in response to reports that the spy agency had developed a system to hack into and monitor iPhones. Germany’s Der Spiegel reported this week that a secretive unit of the NSA, which […]

Wall Street ended 2013 with its positive momentum intact, advancing in its final trading day of the year on the back of positive consumer confidence data. The S&P 500 rose 29.6 percent over the year, its best annual performance since 1997, while the Dow climbed 26.5 percent in its best year since 1995. The Nasdaq […]

But the team of study researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel say that antipsychotics are often ineffective, stressing the need for better medication. However, the investigators say that their new discovery may lead to the development of new …

陨石破碎瞬间当地时间2月15日俄罗斯遭遇陨石袭击，造成多人烧伤众建筑物受损事件，随后经过多日调查俄陨石事件近日有了新线索，有天文学家验明了坠落陨石的身份。 根据外国媒体报道，近日哥伦比亚天文学家煞费苦心地 …

İçinde mum yakılan basit şekilli kağıt ya da plastik poşetlerden oluşan dilek feneri, sıcak soğuk arasındaki fark nedeniyle gökyüzünde yüzlerce metre yükselebiliyor. Yükselirken rüzgarın da etkisiyle sağa sola savrulan bu fenerler, görenlerin 'UFO …

"All these worlds are yours. Except Europa. Attempt no landing there." So warned the protectors of life on Jupiter's icy moon in 2010: Odyssey Two, by Arthur C. Clarke. The novel's omnipotent aliens are adamant that the life forms inhabiting Europa's …