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U.S. tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has made it across Niagara Falls walking on nothing but a thin wire, the AFP reported. Cheered on by throngs of spectators, the skilled performer fulfilled his childhood dream on June 15.

As Greek voters prepare to the go to the polls on Sunday and central banks around the world prepare to enter crisis mode if far left-wing candidate Alexis Tsipras wins and reneges on the country's bailout package, thus threatening euro zone solidarity, the Greek economy may slip into something resembling medieval Europe's Dark Ages.

Chris Brown and Drake got into a violent brawl in a New York City nightclub on Thursday. The woman at the center of the storm is none other than R&B superstar Rihanna, who has been romantically linked to both men.

The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract worth $489.53 million to begin purchasing parts, materials, and components for a seventh batch of 35 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes, the U.S. Defense Department announced Friday.

?This is not a threat, but whoever is planning an attack should think about this.?

The Australian government has released new information about the extensive history of physical and sexual abuse of minors in the military dating back more than five decades.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Nokia Corp, Navistar International, Sohu.com, Facebook, JPMorgan Chase, Alcoa and GlaxoSmithKline are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

The online Apple Store page for the Retina display-equipped MacBook Pro shows that the shipping dates for both the 2.3 and 2.6GHz models have been changed from 2-to-3 weeks to 3-to-4 weeks. However, there's apparently no shipping delay for the non-Retina MacBook Pros.

Ponzi schemes leave their victims in financial ruin and their perpetrators, if caught, with lengthy prison terms such as the 110-year sentence given today to Ponzi schemer and former Texas billionaire Allen Stanford. What is a Ponzi scheme?

Apple was expected to update nearly every computer for the 2012 WWDC, including every iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. But while fans were generally pleased by what was announced, the iMac got no love from Apple. According to MacRumors, however, new iMacs may be hitting shelves sooner rather than later.

Time Inc., the largest magazine publisher in the U.S., has decided to embrace digital distribution. On Wednesday, Time Inc. announced that it will make all of its magazines available over the Newsstand application built by Apple, which exists on its iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices.

Charges of doping have long followed seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Now the cyclist is facing those charges again, this time from a quasi-governmental agency, the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and there are a number of reasons why the new claims are different than the others Armstrong has faced over the last decade.

The ?American Idol? alum is not the only Christian to openly support same-sex marriage.

Though the hardworking actor has consistently been on the radar of theater and movie fans and critics throughout his nearly two decades of indie-leaning character work, the enigmatic Hoffman has rarely made headlines for anything beyond his unforgettable performances.

Former Virginia Senator George Allen won the Virginia Republican Senate primary Tuesday night and will face former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine in a November contest to fill retiring Senator James Webb's (D-Va.) seat.

Arizona Democrat Ron Barber was declared the winner in the nationally highlighted special election to fill Gabrielle Giffords' former seat in the House of Representatives, news reports said.

Apple was expected to update nearly every laptop and desktop computer in its lineup for the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, including the iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. In the end, the iMac and Mac Pro were almost completely forgotten about. Is Apple neglecting its pro customers?

Stanford University is testing out the new program Congestion and Parking Relief Incentives, or Capri, to decrease traffic congestion by paying drivers to commute at off-peak hours.

After a seven-year hiatus, Fiona Apple is set to release another mouthful of an album: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do. The long-awaited release, debuting June 19, has already earned critical raves.

The U.S. expressed fears Monday that the Syrian government may be organizing another massacre in the town of Haffa in coastal Latakia province, where UN military observers have been denied access.

Talks to reopen the route are stalled, but the withdrawal of the team of low-level specialists does not indicate a significant break in U.S.-Pakistan relations

David Cameron's parenting skills have been put under question, after the British Prime Minister's office confirmed that he accidently left his 8-year-old daughter in a pub and drove off.

North Korea said Saturday it had no plans to conduct a third nuclear test, but lashed out at South for trying to rattle its nerves.

The central character in Aaron Sorkin's coming HBO drama 'The Newsroom' is a registered Republican, but he doesn't advertise it.

Attorney General Eric Holder assigned two prosecutors to look into the classified document leaks that fed two New York Times articles this past week, further heightening the profile of a debate between Democrats and Republicans about secrecy and the press.

With the debut of Prometheus, Ridely Scott's blockbuster Alien prequel, Michael Fassbender is making headlines yet again. The actor, whose legions of fans refer to themselves as Fassinators, Is earning critical raves for his performance in the sci-fi action flick.

After George Soros, the influential hedge fund manager, posted a speech he gave at an economics conference in Italy last week, the financial blogosphere lit up. It got lots of praise as the best analysis yet of the ongoing fiscal debacle in Europe. But at over 4,400 words, it's definitely not for the ADD-challenged. Which is why we've turned it into a handy illustrated video.

Fifty Shades of Grey just got a whole lot hotter. The rumor mill is steaming up with word that sexpot Angelina Jolie was approached to direct the film adaption of the best-selling erotica by author E. L. James.

As the New York Times continues to defend its coverage of President Barack Obama's terrorist kill list and the White House's cyber strategy against Iran, the president said it was offensive for people to assume or believe one of his aides leaked the top secret information to the press.