We’re all fully aware that trivial entertainment can go viral. Last week, it was #TheDress. Now this week’s trend is Hajime, a famous YouTuber whose ridiculous video is going viral….
Iraq’s state TV says government forces backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters have begun a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist group….
Christopher Jones sees himself as a lucky guy. The 22-year-old Australian suffered a seizure during a skydiving training course in November, and his instructor — who had to make two…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. March 1 (Reuters) – A Space Exploration Technologies rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday to put the world’s first all-electric communications satellites…
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch’s media holdings in Britain, acquitted last year on charges related to the phone hacking scandal, is likely to return to News Corporation…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Other speakers had rowdier receptions and larger followings. But few who appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference this past week had an emotional pull on…
Here at HuffPost Women, one of the things we love most about Lena Dunham’s HBO show, “Girls,” is the incisive, witty and hilarious dialogue that Dunham and the rest of…
Los Angeles police fatally shot a homeless man on Sunday in a disturbing encounter that was caught on video. According to the Los Angeles Times, the man, whom witnesses called…
Will Smith’s con-man caper “Focus” dethroned “Fifty Shades of Grey” at the box office, but the film’s modest $19.1 million opening still left questions about the drawing power of the…
Hillary Clinton and her close advisers are telling Democratic donors she will enter the presidential race sooner than expected, likely in April, a move that would allay uncertainties within her…
Sierra Leone’s vice president has put himself in quarantine following the death from Ebola of one of his security guards. Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana is set to become acting president…
SEOUL, March 2 (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, a South Korean military official said, a move seen as a protest against…
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Reuters) – California Republicans broke from their own platform on Sunday and voted overwhelmingly at their state party convention to give official recognition to a gay…
After cold and snow that set February records, southern New England is entering March with another round that could push Boston over its 20-year-old snowfall record. With 102 inches, Boston…
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* Netanyahu arrives in U.S. for speech to Congress * Kerry doesn’t want speech to be a “political football” * Partisan nature of visit has angered U.S. officials (Adds Netanyahu…
Moscow police have detained a member of Ukraine’s parliament as he was taking part in a march mourning a slain Russian opposition figure. Ukraine’s parliament has protested the detention. The…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) admitted on Sunday that he had completely changed his stance on immigration and that he now has a much tougher position on undocumented individuals living…
www.justjared.com: Ludacris and his wife Eudoxie are expecting!
Charmayne Maxwell, part of the 90s R&B group Brownstone, died Friday night in L.A. after her husband found her bleeding from a cut to her neck, TMZ has learned. Read…
Do you suffer from politeness? Are you tired of making coffee dates with people you don’t like or holding back spoilers for the sake of your friends? You don’t have…
Last fall, Apple launched Apple Pay, bringing mobile-payment technology to the iPhone. Samsung now wants to get that on Android phones — at least the ones it makes. The Galaxy…
William Shatner is facing some backlash since announcing that he could not attend Leonard Nimoy’s funeral because of a commitment he made to a charity event in Florida. After the…
Adding to the chorus of protest over President Obama’s push for a controversial new trade pact with Asia, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sounded off on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and accused…
DALLAS, March 1 (Reuters) – The first person infected with Ebola in the United States, nurse Nina Pham, said she was used for publicity purposes by her hospital, which also…
Taylor Swift is focusing on herself right now. – For the full interview, head to The Telegraph.
Want to get along at the office? CollegeHumor’s “The Six Coworkers You’ll Have At Your Job” breaks down some of the types you’ll meet on your way to the top…
President Barack Obama on Sunday commemorated the life of Minnie Minoso, the first black major league baseball player in Chicago. Minoso’s death was announced earlier in the day by the…
The No. 2 Republican in the House said on Sunday that the Senate should exercise the “nuclear option” and get rid of the filibuster to resolve the standoff over funding…
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sought to downplay the growing diplomatic rift between the United States and Israel, telling ABC’s “This Week” that Israeli Prime Minister…