Comfort of a frightened child was the ambition, but the Costa Concordia disaster has proven since the words untrue. Yes, it seems a tall and weighty cruise ship with the latest navigation systems and more amenities and luxuries than the highest-end homes can swamp, tip, and even sink.
Payday lenders gathered an array of supporters at a hearing hosted by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, trying to sell the new agency on the benefits of the controversial short-term, high-interest loans.
Though there is no upfront fee to create the e-book titles and though it must be acknowledged that it is a total miracle in terms of time savings (as Roger Rosner, Apple VP for Productivity Software, rightly said), the new iBooks Author has several limitations.
Just 12 for 44. That's what Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony combined from the field last night. No way 27% shooting will cut it for the Knicks' top scorers. Another lackluster performance by the offense led the Knicks to drop their fourth straight game as they fell to the Suns 91-88.
A highly anticipated snow storm hit Seattle and the surrounding area Wednesday, dumping over a foot of snow on the Northwest Pacific Region. Take a look at these photos that capture the unusual weather from the massive Seattle snow storm in the Northwest Pacific region.
Research In Motion may still see software licensing as an important part of its turnaround plan, even though Samsung has denied that it might pay to use the BlackBerry maker's technology or even buy the company.
A highly-anticipated snow storm hit Seattle and the surrounding area Wednesday, dumping less snow than expected on the Pacific Northwest. Check out photos from the snow storm in the Pugent Sound area.
Is it too soon for Joplin, Mo. to have a tourist map of the tornado's destruction?
The Knicks, Nets, and St. John's all take the court trying to improve on what have been disappointing seasons so far. Our predictions.
Snow starting falling on Seattle early on Wednesday morning, but despite the National Weather Service scaling back its snowfall predictions, a significant weather warning is still in place with schools,flights and Amtrak being cancelled ahead of time to prepare for snow accumulation.
The cowardly act of the Costa Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, who has been accused of abandoning the sinking ship, leaving more than 4,200 passengers onboard, has added another unsavory chapter to the less reputable parts of maritime history. Fortunately, the seas have examples of bravery as well. If the above cases pointed to instances of cowardice and shame, there are incidents where the heroism of the captains onboard sinking ships has become legendary.
Rescue workers Wednesday halted their search for the missing passengers of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized Friday off the west coast of Italy after the position of the ship moved, said the Italian coast guard.
Crows are generally regarded as intelligent, playful birds, but a new video from Russia that has taken the internet by storm shows just how playful a crow can be.
The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major snow storm expected to hit late Tuesday and continue into much of Wednesday. The storm could bring record amounts of snow to Seattle and other cities in the region. The snow storm this week could exceed the amount of snow seen in the region since the record-breaking November 1985.
A supermodel, a fashion designer and a philanthropist; Kate Moss has come a long way since she was first discovered at the age of 14.
Most people commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day turn to his iconic I Have a Dream speech. But King gave another famous speech the night before he died, known as the Promised Land or Mountaintop speech. In it, he alluded to his imminent assassination and the legacy he would leave behind. Listen to the audio file, watch the video, and read the full text of Dr. King's final speech here.
Tom Brady dealt a serious blow to Tebowmania by tossing six touchdowns in a record-smashing performance as the New England Patriots demolished the Denver Broncos, 45-10, on Saturday to storm into the American Football Conference championship game to be played Jan 22.
James and Tebow keep in touch periodically and both men endorse Nike products.
A new report claims that Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow did not create his famous pose Tebowing, but rather Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser did a quarter century ago.
A new campaign promoting the creation of a Bald and Beautiful Barbie has taken Mattel by storm. Fans of the Barbie meant for coping cancer patients or children of cancer patients are using a Facebook page to promote the idea, arguing that being bald can be beautiful and should be endorsed by Mattel. We take a look at seven other controversial Barbies that Mattel has produced in the past.
The first major winter snow storm has hit the Midwest region of the U.S., blanketing from St. Louis to Milwaukee to Chicago with snow and cancelling hundreds of flights at O'Hare and Midway airports on Thursday.
Snowmageddon: Alaska isn't quite over yet. Alaskans exhausted from digging out up to 81 inches of snow all week braced for even heavier snowfall on Thursday, making it the snowiest winter on record.
