Eric Brown

Scientists believe they may have uncovered the sunstone, a supposedly mythical ancient Viking navigation tool.

As Sen. Rand Paul’s epic filibuster trudges on, IBTimes took a look back at three of the Senate's strangest and most long-winded filibusters.

On Tuesday afternoon, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died. On Tuesday night, several Miami restaurants and bars offered food and drink happy hours to celebrate.

Air travelers will now be allowed to bring small knives, golf clubs and hockey sticks as carry-ons for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Actor-activist Sean Penn released a statement Tuesday evening expressing grief over the death of his friend Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Last week, Dennis Rodman declared Kim Jong-Un an “awesome guy.” On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry suggested he stick to basketball.

Jon Stewart has announced a 12-week hiatus from hosting Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” to direct a feature-length film this summer.

Oberlin College canceled classes Monday after an unknown person was seen wearing a Klansman-like costume near a black student center.

Supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong-Un might be a new father. According to reports from the South Korean government, Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju reportedly gave birth in late 2012, though North Korea has kept the existence of the Communist heir a strict state secret.

Hot on the heels of his return to the Han Solo role that made him famous, Harrison Ford has officially announced that he will be appearing in “Anchorman 2,” the widely hyped sequel to the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy.

In an almost-unprecedented medical milestone, a baby born with HIV appears to have been cured by an aggressive drug treatment regimen.

U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate the Walmart Foundation president for the position Monday, sources said Sunday.

The unsuccessful presidential contender acknowledged he underestimated the appeal of Obamacare in a televised interview Sunday.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was booed during a Saint Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday as he toured a Queens neighborhood that was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in October.

The Obama administration is officially backing the Supreme Court bid to overturn Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California.

Recently, Marc Anthony, salsa singer and ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez, has been seen out around California with a new woman around his arm, the 21-year-old heiress Chloe Green. But just who is this mystery woman, and why is she dating Anthony?

With the Samsung Galaxy S4 expected to debut March 14, let’s take a look at some of the craziest rumors about the much-anticipated phone.

Morrissey was set to kick off his latest tour with an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” but he dropped out after learning that the stars of the hunting show “Duck Dynasty” would be appearing as well. Now it seems there’s bad blood all around.

Since AMC’s zombie survival drama “The Walking Dead” premiered, it’s had no trouble finding an audience, especially after setting records of over 12 million viewers. Despite its success, however, the show has had definite trouble keeping a showrunner on staff.

Adam Strange, 46-year-old New Zealand film director, was reported killed in a shark attack in Muriwai, New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon.

Pat Robertson, televangelist host of the religious television show “The 700 Club,” has been known for saying some pretty crazy things over the years.

A bipartisan duo of congressmen have decided that it’s time for the military draft registration system known as Selective Service to come to an end.

When Seth MacFarlane, creator of Fox’s over-the-top animated comedy “Family Guy,” was announced as the host of the 2013 Oscars ceremony, everyone knew that there was a good chance the animator and voice actor would offend a lot of people.

Rapper MC Hammer was arrested in Northern California on Thursday for allegedly obstructing an officer. Two days later, Hammer launched into a lengthy rant on Twitter charging that the arrest was the result of racial profiling.

The 85th Annual Academy Awards take place on Sunday night, as “Argo,” “Lincoln,” Silver Linings Playbook,” and more duke it out for the tile of Best Picture of the year. Most people planning to watch at home from their living room television, but if you’re looking for ways to livestream the event without a TV, read on.

Blogging statistician Nate Silver has thrown his hat into the Oscar predictions ring at his FiveThirtyEight blog this year.

Rush Limbaugh, the popular right-wing pundit, said Friday that “the left has beaten us” in U.S. politics, a day after he made headlines by claiming he was “ashamed of [his] country.”

Right-wing pundit Glenn Beck may have figuratively battled with the press before, but he might be about to literally step into the ring with the WWE.

A Twitter account belonging to the anarchic hacktivist collective Anonymous appears to have been hacked by a little-known rival group known as the Rustle League. The account @Anon_Central, which normally posts news related to Anonymous’ pet causes, was vandalized in an effort to “troll” the group.