Eric Brown

Vin Diesel reigned supreme over a relatively slow box office weekend as his sci-fi sequel “Riddick” took home $18.7 million, dethroning “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” which had dominated the box office for the past three weeks.

Pope Francis has urged world leaders at the G-20 summit to reconsider a direct military intervention in Syria in an open letter to Putin.

The authors of a new J.D. Salinger documentary have claimed that the critically-lauded author was driven to solitude because he only had one testicle.

"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan revealed a series of scrapped storylines that never made it into the final show.

A massively open online course themed around "The Walking Dead" plans to teach students science, physics and health lessons through the lens of a zombie apocalypse.

Research suggests that Egypt developed from a group of loosely connected farmers into a fully functioning state within as little as 600 years.

The resolution, approved Wednesday night, passed by a measure of 10-7. It will head to the Senate floor next week.

After examining the soil around the monarch's skeleton, a Cambridge professor noticed several roundworm eggs near his pelvis.

Most Americans across the political spectrum opposed a U.S. strike against Syria and also the supplying of weapons to its rebels.

Olivia Rotondo, 20, reportedly told EMS workers “I just took six hits of molly,” before going into a seizure and dying at the Electric Zoo festival on Saturday.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Izu Islands and was felt 400 miles away in Tokyo. Fukushima unaffected, Tepco says.

A North Carolina church is under fire after requesting that only white volunteers serve as greeters for morning services.

A new London skyscraper nicknamed the Walkie Talkie reflects sunlight down to the street level. The resulting heatwave is enough to melt car parts and damage nearby shops.

Walt and Jesse's relationship has been the most important relationship throughout "Breaking Bad," and now the two are finally at each other's throats.

The Morgan Spurlock-directed concert film cost a paltry $10 million to produce, making it an immediate financial success.

After two concertgoers died of MDMA overdoses, NYC officials have shut down the electronic dance festival Electric Zoo on Randall's Island.

A U.S. attack on Syria could mean a huge profit for defense contractor Raytheon, which makes the powerful Tomahawk cruise missiles.

"Game of Thrones" has recast Daario Naharis, replacing Ed Skrein with "Treme" actor Michiel Huisman.

“Parks and Recreation” star Aziz Ansari will premier his latest standup special, “Buried Alive,” exclusively on Netflix, Nov. 1.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are taking a break from their 13-year marriage, though neither has filed for divorce.

AMC may have accidentally spoiled its most popular series, “The Walking Dead," with a casting announcement.

Nintendo unveiled its new handheld gaming system, the 2DS, and slashed prices on its struggling Wii U console Wednesday.

The Rim Fire has reached 280 square miles in size, and is still only 20 percent contained.

Justin Timberlake has stepped in to defend Miley Cyrus' sexually charged dance at the MTV VMAs on Sunday.

"Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz says he's writing a movie to pick up where the Netflix-exclusive season four left off.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported Monday night that the Rim Fire has reached 20 percent containment.

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg captured an image of the California Rim Fire from the International Space Station.

“Game of Thrones” fans will have to wait almost a year before the critically-acclaimed fantasy series returns to HBO, but if you’re dying for more (and are too lazy to read the books), SpinVFX’s “Game of Thrones” season 3 CGI highlight reel might be able to whet your appetite.

The surge in value is further proof that investors are betting on Facebook’s ability to earn more advertising revenue in the future.