The world has lost another computer pioneer. Dennis Ritchie, the computer scientist who invented the C programing language and co-developed the Unix operating system, has died at the age of 70.
Archaeologists discovered a 100,000-year-old workshop in Blombos Cave in South Africa that may have been the world's earliest artist's studio.
So here's the dilemma in case you missed it. I was watching the GOP presidential debate from Dartmouth early this week, brought to us by Bloomberg TV and The Washington Post. Early in the debate I noticed along with many others that Ron Paul's eyebrow seemed to be falling off. In fact, it looked to me to be a fake eyebrow -- an eyebrow toupee.
Injury-prone New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro has been sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, the National Hockey League team said on Friday.
Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?
Ellen Barkin really, really likes Twitter.
Apple finally released its highly anticipated iPhone 4S on Oct. 14, which comes with its new iOS 5 operating system and some 200 new features. The iPhone 4S also includes Siri voice control, Reminders and more.
With a flyer designed by a bold-faced artist and announcements being sent out through networks New Yorkers normally use to find out where the hottest after-hours soirees will be going down, the “Occupy Wall Street” protests enter their fourth weekend seemingly ready to party with the cool kids.
Mitt Romney's campaign raised more than $14 million in the third quarter, signaling that the Republican U.S. presidential hopeful's fund-raising remains robust despite big swings in opinion polls.
ABC has cancelled freshman flop Charlie's Angels. What's next for Minka Kelly?
While Bachmann's a conception of the law as being rooted in Christian teachings may fall outside the political mainstream, it is a guiding principle at Christian law schools throughout the country
What will Google buy with all that cash? Here are some suggestions.
The Rum Diary is based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel of the same name.
Shredded lettuce has joined the cantaloupe melon in a list of recalled foods amid a deadly listeria outbreak that has spread to 25 states in the United States.
Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, prompting thousands to queue around city blocks to snap up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' life.
Alec Baldwin can’t make up his mind. The “30 Rock” actor, who just announced he is launching a podcast on New York’s WNYC, has been airing spots on public radio since last fall telling them not to give to public radio.
Radiohead never showed up, but Occupy Wall Street protestors in New York's Zuccotti Park have gotten to sing along with The Nightwatchman's Tom Morrello and Peter Yarrow, of Peter Paul and Mary. Who else could play the protest?
Kendra Marr borrowed from other publication on at least seven articles
Gold mining has been a boon --not a curse -- to the Peruvian national economy over the past decade, helping lift specific mining communities out of poverty, a report released Friday by the gold-mining industry group World Gold Council, said.
Occupy Wall Street protesters clashed with the police Friday morning, shortly after the announcement that the official cleanup of Zuccotti Park, the occupiers' home base in lower Manhattan, was to be postponed.
Occupy Wall Street protesters clashed with the police Friday morning, shortly after the announcement that the official cleanup of Zuccotti Park, the occupiers' home base in lower Manhattan, was to be postponed.
The entertainer was granted the injunction at London's High Court on Monday.
