CULTURE

Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war came to a bloody end exactly four years ago, but for the northern Tamils, it's not such a distant memory.

"The Avengers 2" is a highly anticipated film and, while it will not come out until 2015, Joss Whedon has opened up about the movie in recent interviews.

Ambulances have rushed to the scene of a collision of two Metro-North Railroad trains that occurred Friday night.

Michael Musto, Michael Feingold and Robert Sietsema are the latest staffers to depart the embattled Village Voice in New York.

President Xi Jinping's austerity measures have hurt high-end restaurants in Beijing, some of which are facing losses unseen since the 1970s.

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Wisconsin woman Marie Ninnemann reportedly saved her husband from a potentially deadly bear attack using an unusual method.

After remaining tight-lipped, it has been confirmed that Beyoncé is expecting baby No. 2.

Ricardo Cerezo of Geneva, Ill., found a winning $4.85 million lottery ticket in a cookie jar his deceased daughter gave him.

Rita Ora, 22, has put her drama with ex-beau Rob Kardashian, 26, behind her, and is dating music producer Calvin Harris.

While some shows have been canceled, many more have been announced for the Fall 2013 lineup. Check out some of the shows coming this summer and fall 2013.

For his new photography exhibit, Arne Svenson secretly took photos of his neighbors. Some of them reportedly want to sue, but do they have a case?

"Star Trek Into Darkness" will dethrone "Iron Man 3" at the box office, according to early estimates.

A Honolulu teacher was threatened by school officials that she would be fired if she continues to eat homemade lunches in front of her preschool students.

The federal inmate claims he came up with the idea for the Dorito-flavored taco shells in 2006.

According to a study from Netflix,12 percent of users admitted watching ahead on shows they had promised to see with their partners, a practice known as "Netflix adultery."

John Allison, 41, of Potsdam, N.Y., was arrested after he allegedly rubbed a pepperoni stick on his bare penis and put it back on the shelf at a Hannaford grocery store.

Candice Glover beat out Kree Harrison in the season 12 finale of "American Idol."

Yemen, where unemployment is high, is seeing its remittances from rich Saudi Arabia dry up as the latter gets tough on illegal workers.

The drop in tourism has been attributed to the global recession, a high crime rate and a lack of investment in infrastructure.

Beyonce only married Jay-Z because she was lonely, her uncle Larry Beyince claims in a shocking new interview.

There are more films to choose from as the summer box office season starts up. Here are five movies to consider, some must sees and some to think twice about.

Richard "Dick" Trickle, a veteran Nascar driver, called 911 before committing suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Thursday.

The Financial Times is just the latest western media outlet to be attacked by hackers believed loyal to the Syrian government.

Amazon's original pilot "Zombieland" was not picked up by the online streaming service. Producer Rhett Reese took to Twitter to voice his disappointment.

Kim Kardashian insists on wearing heels during her pregnancy though her feet are extremely swollen and look like they are being tortured.

Creighton University professor Roger Brumback and wife Mary Brumback were found killed in Nebraska. Police are investigating a link to the murder of Thomas Hunter.

Dylan Patton of the popular soap opera “Days of Our Lives” was charged Thursday with selling cocaine from his parents’ California home.

Toru Hashimoto took to Twitter to say it is unfair to single out Japan for using "comfort women" in wartime.