Carey Vanderborg

Tropical Storm Sandy picked up speed and strength on its approach to the south coast of Jamaica on Wednesday and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane later in the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Mac mini with OS X Server features a quad-core processor, ultrafast Thunderbolt technology, and now twice the storage capacity.

At an event today in San Jose, Apple said the revamped Mac Mini will have three USB 3 ports, dual or quad-intel Core i5 or i7 Ivy Bridge, with Intel HD Graphics 4000, and up to 16GB of RAM. It starts at $599 for a 2.5GHz computer with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.

Las Vegas police are looking for a 31-year-old Southern California man they believe sneaked into a restricted area of the Venetian resort earlier this month and stole $1.6 million in high-denomination casino chips.

President Barack Obama fired back at Mitt Romney’s "Big Bird" and "binders" gaffes on Monday night with horses, bayonets and Battleship.

James Blunt has revealed he plans to retire from the music industry.

Russell Means, a former American Indian Movement activist Hollywood film actor, has died at the age of 72.

A lawyer for the two jailed Pussy Riot band members says they have been transferred to prison colonies hundreds of miles from Moscow.

One of India's most celebrated and successful filmmakers, Yash Chopra, died Sunday in Mumbai from multiple organ failure.

The International Cycling Union announced Monday that Lance Armstrong is being stripped of his Tour de France titles.

Texas A&M University ordered all students, faculty and staff to evacuate campus Friday after the school received a bomb threat.

Aaron Fisher is speaking out publicly by name for the first time as the young man whose claims of abuse began the criminal investigation that put Jerry Sandusky in prison.

A spectacular meteor lit up the sky over California Wednesday night just days before a highly anticipated meteor shower hits its peak this weekend.

Police in Oregon are investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing on her way to work Tuesday.

A blind man had to be rushed to hospital after police Tasered him because they mistakenly thought his white stick was a samurai sword.

The artist Damien Hirst has come under fire after it emerged that more than 9,000 butterflies died as part of an art work in his latest exhibition.

Eddie Yost, nicknamed "The Walking Man" because of his penchant for drawing bases on balls during an 18-year major league career, has died. He was 86.

A Denver bar erupted into flames early this morning after five people were believed to have been killed inside, police said Wednesday.

Folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced the death of his wife, Jackie, at age 68.

A Canadian border guard remains in stable condition after being shot in the neck Tuesday by a gunman who then turned his weapon on himself.

On Saturday night, sophomore cheerleader Paige Raque fell 39 feet out of a fifth-story window in the apartment building where she lives.

Ray Lewis' torn tricep muscle could end his career on a sour note

Former "Real Housewife" Michaele Salahi and Journey guitarist Neal Schon are engaged!

Musician B.B. Cunningham Jr., a member of Jerry Lee Lewis' band, was killed in a Memphis shootout early Sunday, police said.

After months of rumors, the Rolling Stones have finally confirmed four shows.

Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9 mph.

Casey Anthony has been accused of causing a woman emotional and mental distress after she allegedly threatened to kill her.

A North Dakota freshman walked in front of his class, made an apology and then shot himself with a handgun Thursday morning