U.S. News released its 10 worst cities for finding a job and flagrant similarities appeared between cities’ job markets and real estate markets. The cities where housing prices remain depressed directly correlate to the cities with the worst employment problems.
Joe Paterno memorial service tickets sold out within minutes and are now selling for as much as $90,000 on eBay, despite initially being free to the public.
It's the most wonderful time of the year! National Peanut Butter Day has once again arrived and is in full force on Jan. 24, 2012. Here are some great peanut butter recipes in addition to the history of peanut butter and a roundup of other crazy holidays.
A Vietnam veteran in need of a kidney transplant unknowingly won $14.3 million in a Megabucks lottery in Madison, Wis. For three days after the Jan. 14 drawing, the winning ticket sat on a table in Napolean Elvord's home unbeknownst to the Vietnam vet.
A solar flare occurring at 11 p.m. on Sunday caused a mass coronal ejection, a burst of charged particles, and is causing the biggest solar storm since to hit the Earth since 2005. But what exactly is a solar flare?
Alabama residents are sifting through the damage left by yesterday's tornadoes, leaving two dead and 100 injured. After meeting with emergency officials, Gov. Robert Bentley declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties as the damage is assessed and emergency workers begin their recovery efforts. Here's a guide for how to prepare for a tornado.
Chinese communities across the world celebrated the first day of the lunar year and of their New Year, on Monday, Jan. 23.
Philip Vannatter, the investigator in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, died in Southern California on Friday, his brother told the media. Vannatter was 70 years old.
With the beginning of the luckiest Chinese lunar year, the year of the Dragon, China expects a dragon baby boom.
American Idol judge Steven Tyler wants Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock to apologize for mocking his AFC Championship National Anthem performance, according to a report.
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police must obtain a search warrant in order to use a GPS device to track suspected criminals, upholding the Fourth Amendment.
Strong storms and possibly tornadoes reportedly killed two in Alabama on Monday, while trapping others in their homes and leaving many across the state without power.
The Victoria's Secret model and the Kissed By A Rose singer have confirmed their split, saying they've grown apart. As fans of the couple try and figure out what went wrong, take a look inside their loving but tumultuous seven-year marriage, from Klum's nude cameo in Seal's Secret video to the reality TV show Divine Love that never made it past the Lifetime cutting room floor.
Four men have reportedly died in New York due to unrelated subway mishaps less than 24 hours apart.
Phillip Parker's suicide on Friday is the latest in a string of deaths to take place about after persistent anti-gay bullying by a teen's peers.
Some believe the former airline worker may have been the victim of a love triangle gone wrong.
The three people killed in the Marist College house fire in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. have been identified as Eva Block, 21, Kerry Fitzsimons, 21, and Kevin Johnson, 20. But while funeral services have begun today for the victims of Saturday's horrific tragedy and friends remember the victims, police say that the cause of the fire is still under investigation, with no obvious cause. The home itself has since been razed by the local fire department.
Donald Hux, who was suspected of killing former Gov. Mike Huckabee's first cousin Sandy, his ex-wife Amy, and kidnapping their family, was shot and killed in a deadly police shootout on Sunday night in Union County, Arkansas.
Calysta Cordova, the 9-year-old girl who was reported missing last Thursday, outsmarted her alleged kidnapper Jose Garcia, 29, by thinking quickly on her feet: She ran into a Circle K store in Colorado, asked for the phone and said she was calling her uncle, when in fact, she dialed 911.
Billionaire Warren Buffett rang in the Year of the Dragon with a musical number on his ukulele on Chinese TV Monday.
As the Megaupload founder defends himself against charges of money laundering and bribery, many are wondering if the nebulous charges against him are linked the recent defeat of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a conclusion which government insiders confirm. Though the FBI claims Megaupload is an online menace and its founder a career criminal, Dotcom's defenders see his arrest as a form of increasingly desperate government censorship.
Cities across the U.S. will also celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year. Take a look at the biggest parades, festivals and events to find where you can celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police sergeant suspected of killing his ex-wife, reportedly called the Lifetime movie Drew Peterson: Untouchable depicting his life hysterical.
Hawaii's first major earthquake of 2012, a 4.7 on the Richter scale, hit Big Island on Sunday, though no damage or injury was reported.
The year, however, will not be completely bad. There will be presidential elections in the United States, Russia, Taiwan, France and India, as well as the election of Hong Kong's Chief Executive, he said on the publication. So there will be changes bringing about a new phase to the politics of these countries and this is also a sign of bold progress and reform brought about by the powerful ocean water of the year, he added.
Scott Campbell, the 16-year-old missing school boy was found dead on Sunday just yards away from his house. A frantic search was launched for the boy when he did not reach home after a party. Since the postmortem is yet to be conducted, the cause of the death has not been established so far. But according to sources, the boy froze to death as the temperatures dropped to just above freezing during the night he went missing. According to the Met office, on Friday night and Saturday early morning, ...
Recent survey has found fresh evidence confirming the existence of mass graves at the Nazi death camp Treblinka in Poland.
Dragon dance and Lion dance, iconic festivities which mark the first day of the New Year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, are common during the New Year's Eve. It is believed that the loud beats of the drum and the deafening sounds of the cymbals accompanied with the lion and dragon masks can expel evil spirits.
Reality star Kristin Cavallari and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler are expecting their first child together, the couple announced to People on Sunday.
It's Chinese New Year's Eve 2012 and the world is celebrating the start of the Year of the Dragon in fantastic style.
