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Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad overcame a night of lightning, rain, and wind.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Chief Exectutive Officer Doug Oberhelman has long been an optimist, but these days he's been scaling back on his optimism.

Diana Nyad is not letting a multitude of jellyfish stings that sidelined her 2011 swim from Cuba to Florida derail her latest attempt at the feat.

The rags-to-riches, self-publishing story of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has garnered plenty of industry attention, with articles dedicated to how the phenomenon is sounding the death knell for printed books and traditional publishing houses.

Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" series outsold J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series on Amazon, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Despite reportedly being upset with being painted as the "bad guy" in the Rupert Sanders cheating fiasco, Stewart is ready to make her first public appearance since her break up with Robert Pattinson.

Ecuador said Thursday night the Union of South American Nations has called an emergency meeting to discuss British threats to seize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from inside its embassy in London.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will give a live statement from “in front of the Ecuadorian embassy” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the Web site announced via Twitter. The announcement caused a bit of confusion as to whether Assange can actually step out into public without getting arrested. There has yet to be any clarification.

Reports surfaced on Tuesday that Kristen Stewart was dropped from the sequel to "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Assange, who has been holed up in the embassy since June 19, is fighting extradition to Sweden where he faces charges of sexually assaulting two former WikiLeaks volunteers.

Two of ancient India’s most important and grandest Sanskrit epics, The Mahabharata and The Ramayana, vividly describe giant, magnificent space vessels which took fantastic voyages to distant stars and planets.

Britian is threatening to enter the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to arrest Julian Assange, Ecuador's foreign minister said Wednesday.

It's only been a few days since Miley Cyrus showed off her edgy new pixie haircut and she cannot stop tweeting pictures of it. While some have taken to Twitter to mock her short new do, Cyrus is letting the world know that she AND her fiancé Liam Hemsworth love her hair.

Gamescom 2012 is officially under way, with press conferences from two of the biggest names in the video game industry already finished. Capcom and Electronic Arts have showcased their current projects in the works, but there are still two days left of the European interactive entertainment trade fair

Former Disney star Miley Cyrus may have took to Twitter to debut her shocking and hip new haircut, but the actress and singer may soon be taking her new short hair to the TV screen! According to a source, Miley Cyrus is set to grace the set of the hit CBS show "Two and a Half Men."

Taylor Swift finally let her fans know about her upcoming album on Monday, showing off the cover art, announcing that it will include 16 new tracks, will hit stores Oct. 22, 2012, and will be titled "Red."

Video game delays are nothing new to the industry, but the year 2102 has certainly scene its share of disappointing setbacks. From title launches, to DLCs and full console releases, gamers shouldn’t hold their expectation too high for some of these release dates.

A Twitter account that combines the political views of Republican vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan and the swagger of Ryan Gosling, @PaulRyanGosling, is taking the micro-blogging site by storm.

In its first moments on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover captured several low-resolution images of the red planet's surface. But there was a discrepancy between two of the photos, as they appeared to show a mysterious object that later seemed to vanish. Now, scientists believe they have discovered the reason.

Get out your telescopes, because the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks Saturday night, offering spectacular views of shooting stars as meteors enter Earth's atmosphere. The meteor shower will coincide with a stunning view of Jupiter, the moon, and Venus. So when is the best time to see it?

The Perseid Meteor Shower could not have peaked at a better time in 2012, falling as it does right in the middle of the weekend. But where is the best spot to view the shooting stars and when?