Elisha Maldonado

As Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall get ready to say "I do" this weekend in Edinburgh, dozens of friends and family -- including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in a stunning green dress and black heels -- were on board the Royal Yacht Britannia on Friday for the start of the festivities.

After initially declining President Barack Obama's May offer to accompany him at memorial services at Ground Zero, former President George W. Bush has changed his mind, saying he will stand side-by side with the commander-in-chief to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

In an eleventh hour plea for political compromise, as the Aug 2. debt ceiling deadline inches closer, President Barack Obama urged Congress to avoid a government default by finding a bipartisan solution. On Friday, he said he was ready to work with top Democrats and Republicans through the weekend to reach one.

Seen clearly on X-ray for the first time, a massive black hole is seen devouring hot gas in its vicinity.

The federal government can continue to fund embryonic stem cell research, a U.S. district judge ruled Wednesday.

A single gene mutation believed to be responsible for the disfiguration of the "Elephant Man," who toured Europe in the 19th century and was the subject of a 1980 film, is believed to have been found by scientists.

John Ramsey, the father of slain Colorado child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, has remarried, five years after the death of his wife, Patsy, from ovarian cancer.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain apologized for past comments regarding those who practice Islam, following a meeting with Muslim-American leaders.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was taken to the hospital on Thursday after having "difficulty breathing," his spokesman said.

It has seen the starry heavens, but at the end of its life cycle, the International Space Station is set to see the bottom of the deep blue sea.

Marianne Bremnes knew something wasn't right when her 16-year-old daughter, Julie, uncharacteristically texted: "I love you, even though I may shout a few times."

A conservative legal group is taking up the defense against an atheist group's lawsuit seeking the removal of the World Trade Center cross from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.

An atheists group filed a lawsuit on Monday to block a symbol of the cross from being displayed at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.

The soccer-ball shaped puff of interstellar gas was discovered by an amateur astronomer, in what is said to be one of the best looks at a planetary nubula, which are created by the last breaths of a dying star, Wired reported.

Since her untimely death on Saturday, which placed her in the so-called "27 Club," Amy Winehouse's record sales have skyrocketed, just as they did for Michael Jackson following his death in June 2009.

It appears that a few GOP presidential candidates have joined the Tea Party coalition and conservatives in disapproving of House Speaker John Boehner?s plan to solve the debt crisis.

It seems that Gene Simmons is finally making an honest woman out of his Playboy Playmate girlfriend of 28 years, Shannon Tweed.

It seems that Gene Simmons is finally making an honest woman out of his Playboy Playmate girlfriend of 28 years, Shannon Tweed.

Australian police were forced to use pepper spray to subdue a "Big Red" kangaroo after it attacked a 94-year-old woman in the town of Charleville, Queensland.

U.S. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore, will resign following allegations that he had a forced sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman.

A coalition of Tea Party chapters and conservative lawmakers on Monday rejected yet another debt solution offering by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, as he tries to appease his conservative base while finding a common ground with Democrats.

If the thought of no Internet, no Google, no Facebook, no Twitter left you feeling despondent, upset or lonely, turns out, you are not alone. A new study from the United Kingdom found that about half of the people queried said they'd feel "upset" if deprived of the Internet for a short amount of time.

As the news of Amy Winehouse?s premature death still sinks in, record sales of her ?Back to Black? album have skyrocketed, leaving her record company, Universal Music, scrambling to find as many unreleased recordings, live or in the studio, as they can.

Large fires in Yellowstone National Park could significantly increase due to climate change, drastically altering the park people know today, a new study suggests.

For years, war veterans have had to turn to traditional methods of therapy when the terrifying battlefield memories come rushing back. But now, new-age technology designed to assist with the coping of post-traumatic stress and brain injuries have been turned into mobile phone applications, or "apps."

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Monday that President Barack Obama "would be impeached" if the nation falls into default.

At Comic-Con in San Diego, Calif. Saturday, producers unveilved the images of Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Clfalin in the new movie "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Microsoft has received considerable criticism after a small PR account for Xbox encouraged its Twitter followers to remember the recently deceased singer Amy Winehouse by purchasing her last album on the company's entertainment marketplace, Zune.

U.S. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., is at the forefront of another sex scandal -- and it appears that it isn't the first time he has found himself in such a quagmire.