Offbeat

October 31 2011 6:08 PM

Millions of people are still out of power following Saturday's east coast snow storm that swept the Northeast, leaving more people in the dark than Hurricane Irene.

October 31 2011 11:36 AM

The Happy Halloween doodle is one the Google Doodle team put together each year, but what usually is a simple illustration or animation has this year become a full day shoot of the doodle team physically carving 1000 pound pumpkins, at Google's headquarters in California.

October 28 2011 12:06 PM

Halloween has finally arrived! As thanks for the suggestions for my own costume this week, I have put together a list to help you all with your costumes - this is a what not to wear halloween costumes list.

October 28 2011 11:58 AM

Thousands of tourists and residents have fled from the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico after hurricane Rina, downgraded to a tropical storm, churned on its projected path.

October 27 2011 2:42 PM

Parents who named their children ' Adolf Hitler' and ' Aryan Nation' merely have lost a protective custody battle, despite being cleared of child abuse claims.

October 26 2011 5:15 PM

The best and scariest movies to watch on Oct. 31.

October 26 2011 12:49 PM

The best and cutest dog costumes for Halloween 2011.

October 25 2011 8:02 PM

Unusually beautiful northern lights, or aurora borealis, were seen unusually far south over the skies of the United States on Monday night, thanks to a solar wind from the sun that sent the stunning light show for sky watchers.

October 25 2011 2:00 PM

As Moammar Gadhafi's body is buried in the dessert under an unmarked grave, his son and one time heir Saif al-Islam Gadhafi is preparing to flee Libya, a member of the National Transitional Council has revealed.