BEIJING — China on Thursday suspended the import of ivory carvings for one year, marking a small step toward limiting the ivory demand that drives the slaughter of tens of…
HONG KONG — Fifteen people were reported to be missing Friday after a small boat overturned in heavy winds off the Chinese territory of Macau. – Go to Home Page…
BY LISA RAPAPORT Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:11pm EST (Reuters Health) – Phone support can help ease postpartum depression, a small study suggests, offering an option for mothers who are…
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) estimated that 19 million fitness trackers were in use last year. But, that doesn’t mean they’re all they’re cracked up to be. According to…
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) estimated that 19 million fitness trackers were in use last year. But, that doesn’t mean they’re all they’re cracked up to be. According to…
Intrauterine devices are one of the most effective forms of reversible birth control, but few American women use them. That, however, is starting to change: The percentage of women using…
DENVER (AP) — A man has been arrested in a small explosion last month near the offices of the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP, a law enforcement official said…
“Where it used to have a few, small concrete platforms, it now has full islands with helipads, airstrips, harbors, and facilities to support large numbers of troops,” said James Hardy,…
New York Fashion Week’s most exciting runway moment is officially upon us. Contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with Kanye West. On Saturday night, 5-year-old designer (yes,…
Say what you will about Valentine’s Day — we’ll take any excuse to pick up some flowers and pretend like it’s spring, even if it is still snowing outside. But…
Queenstown neighbors Arrowtown and Lake Hayes add gold-mining heritage and nature exploration into the mix. The extraordinary setting and an international outlook have made this little corner of New Zealand’s…
Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,400 from Western nations among 20,000 from…
The ending to “Birdman” has been hotly debated since the Oscar-nominated film hit theaters last year. It’s been praised and broken down, dismissed and deemed a satire. But in a…
A small group of workers in Florida began meeting weekly back in 1993 in a room borrowed from a local church to talk about how they could start improving their…
Cord cutters who are fans of Don Draper and Rick Grimes are in luck. Sling TV, Dish’s $20-per-month live-TV streaming service, will add AMC to its small lineup of channels,…
The votes are in for the inaugural Luddite Awards, intended to call out the stifling of innovation. The winners of the dubious honor are four states which banned Tesla Motors…
About a third of American parents harbor some degree of “vaccine hesitancy” that leads them to resist getting recommended vaccines. It’s also true that nearly a third of Americans think…
They’re fake! That’s what archaeologists are saying about two mummies that have long been part of Vatican’s collection of antiquities. The small mummies, each about two feet long, had been…
that’s Facebook, what can it really tell you about someone’s life? Sure, you might go over to your friend’s place for a barbecue or a Super Bowl party and realize…
1. Wow, that’s a big, crazy airport. 2. Wow, that traffic really sucked. Maybe you got to spend a little time downtown for a convention or ballgame. And, sure, there…
Anyone with access to the Internet is well aware of the fact that David Lynch’s pièce de résistance “Twin Peaks” is getting a 21st century reboot. The televised cult classic,…
The recently released GoDaddy 2015 Super Bowl ad generated a whole lot of outrage from animal advocates and was quickly retracted Tuesday. The ad, called “Journey Home,” features a golden…
It happens so quickly. You’re playing a game of “Dungeons & Dragons” with your friends. The dungeon master has directed you toward a small shop in town, where you might…
The small town reporter is practically a mythological figure these days. Communities gather in town halls and cafeterias across America, but unless someone in the crowd loves to tweet, it’s…
Two small planes ran out of fuel and crash-landed into the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii on the same day, with one briefly nose-diving before leveling out and drifting down to…
The “X-Men” mutants might be headed to your small screen, and not in cartoon form this time. – For more, head to TV Insider and THR.
Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, says that a small electronic device found on the White House lawn overnight is not thought to pose a threat to anyone within…
NEW DELHI — A small aerial drone was found on the grounds of the White House but poses no threat, a spokesman for President Obama said on Monday. – The…
Informed by the remarkable rise of their own “head teacher” to the summit of Nigeria’s cosmetics industry, the studentsfor the most part young women in their 20s and 30sare being…
She was part of a small group that marched toward Tahrir Square in Cairo on Saturday, a day before the anniversary of the January 25 revolution. As the group repeated…