“Serial Stowaway” Marilyn Jean Hartman has been caught doing what she appears to be good at, traveling for free. She is known for repeatedly trying to board flights in California…
Related: JetBlue to be the first airline to accept Apple Pay payment in flight The stock closed at an all-time high of $122 a share Tuesday, and it’s up 64%…
For people who are more than a decade or so away from retirement, however, some sort of downsizing is more likely. The Boston College Center for Retirement Research’s Social Security…
Spider-Man is coming home. As announced via press release late Monday, Sony and Disney-owned Marvel Studios will produce the next iteration of Spider-Man on the big screen. The beloved character…
They’re everywhere, and they’re watching you. They’re surveillance cameras, and following 9/11 they seemingly sprouted on every building, parking garage and traffic light. The exact number installed is difficult to…
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — A Malaysian court on Tuesday upheld a sodomy conviction for Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the country’s opposition, the culmination of a protracted legal battle entwined with…
A Saudi Arabian historian trying to justify the nation’s ban on female drivers says women who drive in other countries such as the United States don’t care if they’re raped…
Limited, fragile growth ahead: Europe is currently struggling with high levels of unemployment, unsustainable debt and a scary bout of deflation. “Even the best, most optimistic view of what’s possible…
Anwar, 67, was acquitted of sodomy in January 2012, but the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in March 2014, ruling that he was guilty. The Federal Court rejected Anwar’s…
LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A total of 107 cases of measles have been confirmed in California, more than a third of them linked to an outbreak that began…
The Gibson-made instrument, called the Holy Grail of Guitars by some, is being sold by Tom Doyle, the late Paul’s longtime friend, engineer, co-inventor and guitar tech. “This happens to…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Monday said the U.S. should be “proud” of how it treats the “savages” it detains at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. “Terrorists need…
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel rallied behind efforts to reach a long-shot diplomatic resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine Monday, but they offered no clear…
Attacks against girls attending school or seeking access to education appear to be increasing around the world despite legal protections of gender equality, the United Nations said in a report…
Related: TurboTax restarts e-filing of state tax returns after fraud concerns – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA,…
Peak2peak Gondola (Whistler, Canada) The 4.4-kilometer Peak2peak Gondola is the only one in the world that connects two mountain peaks. It also holds two world records. It’s got the longest…
The tough-talking Republican also sought to sell his New Jersey leadership style as a model for what can be done on the national level, and took on perceptions his persona…
Thanks to the resilience of U.S. workers and businesses of all sizes, “Made in America” is making a comeback. According to data released last week by the Department of Commerce,…
According to a study by Spry, about three out of four instant game tickets are purchased by people with below-average incomes. Wealthier players tend to enter the big multi-million drawings….
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Tina Maze kicked a cartwheel across the finish area. She had reason to celebrate: She had just won the combined event at the World Ski Championships…
Law Wan-tung, a married mother of two teenage children, pleaded not guilty to 20 charges of assault, criminal intimidation and failure to pay wages to the then 23-year-old maid, who…
A trial date in a California state court is scheduled to be set next month. Related: The 3 places where Facebook censors you the most
In the final stages of a long-running investigation into corruption in the world’s largest financial market, federal prosecutors have recently informed Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, the Royal Bank of Scotland and…
Related: China crackdown makes it harder to get around the Great Firewall – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the…
Pulling off the crime Fraudsters prefer to use commonly available tax preparation software. Forms are quickly put together, so they can file dozens or hundreds in a single day. And…
He burned through a lot of cash. Though he won’t say how much. Whittaker is now married to a real estate agent and owns two businesses that “haven’t been doing…
Mark Andrus, 54, died Saturday after admitting himself to a hospital the same day, San Francisco Police said. “The case is under investigation with the cause and manner of death…
Why are drug courts denying heroin addicts the medicine they need? Read the whole story at Slate
Related: Oil at $55 per barrel is here to stay – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which…
In 2015, an Affordable Care Act provision requiring large employers to offer health insurance to staff working more than 30 hours a week kicked into effect. Now, some part-time staff…