In 2011, there were 333 reported sexual assault cases in the U.S. Marine Corps and 346 victims, according to a new report by the armed services branch.
A vial containing a few clippings of Elvis Presley's real hair was sold for $4,160 at the Music Icons and Sports Legends Auction held at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.
Several underwriters that shared $176 million in fees from the $16 billion initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, told investors to buy the share Wednesday.
A new campaign has been making its rounds on the Internet and on posters in major cities, rousing controversy for its slogan, ?Deserve to Die,? targeting hipsters, cat lovers, crazy old aunts and the genetically privileged. While the provocative ad has sparked much anger after it went viral, the message from NoOneDeservesToDie.org is quite the opposite of offensive: To raise awareness about a deadly disease that doesn't discriminate against people nicknamed the killer.
James Fortune, a popular gospel singer, burned his 4-year-old stepson in 2001 and left him permanently disfigured, according to a civil lawsuit filed against him and his wife Cheryl, reported myFOX Houston.
At least 32,000 Colorado residents have been forced from their homes by a raging firestorm that has spread to 6,200 acres in the Waldo Canyon foothills about 75 miles south of Denver.
As many as 32,000 people were forced to flee homes and over 2,100 residents were being evacuated from the U.S. Air Force Academy's grounds on Tuesday night as a devastating wildfire grew unexpectedly more ferocious, racing through Colorado Springs. Here's how to assist the victims and evacuees of the Colorado wildfires and to direct people who wish to make donations.
Londoners are none too happy that Big Ben is being renamed Elizabeth Tower in honor of the queen's 60th year on the British throne.
In Pakistan, a case of mistaken identity has led to an embarrassing U-turn for administration officials.
A man who was high on synthetic marijuana reportedly ate his family dog alive. Just as the zombie apocalypse hysteria began to subside, another man in a psychotic meltdown makes national news.
Two teen women who had a romantic relationship were shot in the small Texas town of Portland, Texas, on Saturday. One of the teens succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nabisco, the makers of Oreo sandwich cookies, stirred controversy - and the wildest dreams of Oreo fanatics - when it posted a photo of a six-layer Oreo with cream in rainbow colors in an obvious support of gay pride. But will the Rainbow Oreo ever come to fruition?
Kate Upton has a new video out that is dominating the Internet.
A taped interview of Matt Sandusky speaking with police the night before Jerry Sandusky's trial has been obtained by NBC's Today show. In the 29-minute interview, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, describes how he was allegedly molested by his foster father from age 8 to 15.
According to the Economic and Social Research Institute's latest Perinatal Statistics Report, Ireland's birth rate increased nearly 30 percent over the past ten years, equating to about 17,000 more births in 2010 than ten years prior.
Blue Ivy Carter, the child of hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and pop star Beyonce Knowles, has been granted honorary citizenship in Croatia.
79 teens were rescued over the weekend from a life of prostitution across America, and more than 100 pimps were arrested by the FBI.
A man dressed as Elmo, the fun loving character from Sesame Street, was hauled in cuffs from Central Park on Sunday afternoon after making anti-Semitic rants to pedestrians and tourists.
Michelle Smith had been walking down the street when Susarak Suwannachote approached her with a knife. He told police that he was only attempting to steal her purse.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site saw its shares rise 4 percent Tuesday many of the 33 underwriters of its $16 billion initial public offering on May 17 will be free to publish stock recommendations.
Flash floods and mudslides in parts of China triggered by heavy rain have left 16 people dead and 8 million affected. Evacuation and relief operations are underway in affected areas where water levels in rivers and reservoirs crossed the danger level.
A landslide has struck three villages and killed at least 18 people in Budada, an eastern district of Uganda.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, said it had elected Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to its board of directors.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, said it will acquire Yammer, a social network specialist, for $1.2 billion, to battle Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG).
Two Union Pacific Railroad freight trains Sunday collided head-on in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
The train crash, which left three crew members missing, occurred two miles east of Goodwell, Okla., when a westbound train with three locomotives and 80 rail cars collided with an eastbound intermodal train consisting of four locomotives and 108 rail cars, according to news reports.
The Denver police department arrested a man on murder charges in the shooting death of a policewoman, Celena Hollis, at City Park during a free jazz concert Sunday night.
Critics are firing back at Tennessee's controversial no holding hands bill saying it could lead to students not getting the comprehensive education they need to learn how to avoid teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Lonesome George, a giant tortoise thought to be the rarest creature in the world, has died at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador. He was about 100 years old.
Tropical Storm Debby spurred a tornado that killed one and forecasters have predicted that it could strengthen during 48 hours.
The search for Janice Klein, a missing mother and wife from Plano, Texas has mobilized the local community after the police reached out to the public for help to find her.
