Shareholder activist Carl Icahn is expected to disclose his acquisition of a significant piece of Oklahoma City-based natural gas company Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), which has seen shares tumble amid a federal inquiry, a securities class-action suit and near-record-low natural gas prices. Both parties have yet to publicly confirm the deal.
Panamanian fisherman Adrian Vazquez has sued Princess Cruises for failing to rescue him and his now-deceased companions after a ship passed by when they were stranded at sea.
Captain Paul Watson, founder of the nonprofit Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and subject of the Animal Planet reality show Whale Wars, was arrested by German officials in Frankfurt this weekend.
Where to watch live coverage of Roger Federer Vs, Tomas Berdych in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid.
Samsung Galaxy S3 was unveiled at the Earls Court press event in London May 3 and the new smartphone has received compliments for its enhanced battery and processor capabilities.
India's emergence as an economic superpower has been accompanied by a disturbing and unexpected phenomenon: an apparent increase in sexual assaults on women.The actual number of rapes in Delhi -- and India as a whole -- is likely to be dramatically higher than indicated by published statistics.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said he will petition to Supreme Court to keep in state custody an accused murderer facing federal charges, to avoid the death penalty, which the governor opposes.
Law-enforcement officers who track the locations of people via their cell phones may be operating outside the bounds of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said Thursday.
Chris Andersen is under investigation for child pornography.
An auction of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's porcelain sunflower seeds at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday has fetched almost $800,000 - but it's unclear how much of the money will find its way to the hundreds of Chinese workers who made them.
Serena Williams, rap star?
The story around the highly publicized sexual assault lawsuits filed against John Travolta by two masseurs continues to raise eyebrows. Earlier this week two unnamed men filed lawsuits against the actor claiming that he sexually assaulted them during a massage. Yet TMZ released proofthat the actor has was in New York on January 16th when the first incident allegedly took place in Beverly Hills.
Here are the three teams that can prevent the Miami Heat from winning this year's NBA Finals.
About 250 AI pilots remain on strike, having called in sick since Monday.
'Teen Mom' star Amber Portwood has been arrested after prosecutors claim she lied about having a medical condition to get out of weekly drug tests, TMZ reported.
Two men were killed on Thursday in what the New York City Police Department described as a murder-suicide in the lobby of a Queens hotel.
Jack Wendell Pursel, 66, walked into the Waterloo, Iowa police station requesting the audience of a police officer on Wednesday. When he sat down with a detective, Pursel explained how he viciously murdered and elderly couple nearly three decades ago.
Kevin Garnett proved that he isn't too old to help out the Celtics on Thursday night.
Astrologer David Mallard was walking around the area of Culver Cliffs when he saw a Renault Scenic car crash through the fence and drive off the cliff, falling on the rocks on the beach below.
The national Republican star and oft-mentioned vice presidential candidate vetoed a bill to set up a health insurance marketplace mandated under the Affordable Care Act.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives added amendments to a Justice Department funding bill that would restrict taxpayer money from litigation involving voter ID laws, the health care law and other politically-divisive issues.
Chris Andersen's home was searched and property seized by police Thursday morning.