The Leaning Tower of Pisa may have found some new competition. Big Ben in London, the most identifiable landmark, has been recorded as having a tilt of 0.26 degrees. This tilt of one foot off the vertical...

For the past month, reports and incriminating allegations have been spread indicating that systematic torture and serious human rights violations have been a pandemic in Afghanistan prisons for quite some...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people spanning all ages and races honored the legacy of the nation’s foremost civil rights leader during Sunday’s formal dedication of the new Martin Luther King Jr....

TORONTO (AP) — A 100-year-old runner became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the race in Toronto on Sunday. Fauja Singh earned a spot in the Guinness World Records...

With the war in Iraq over, and only three months left until the last United States troops are due to leave, the government and military officials have to decide what to do with billions of dollars...

Sam Eshaghoff most likely wasn’t expecting to go to jail for taking the SAT’s. It’s arguable that he was, however, asking for it when he took the exam for six New York high schoolers. The...

Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist and the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace prize, died of cancer on Sunday, September 25. She was 71 years old, and she leaves behind a nation...

Moammar Gadhafi is a name that brings fear and anger to the hearts of many Libyans. Gadhafi autocratically ruled Libya from 1969 until 2011 when the Libyan civil war brought him down. With a reign of 42...

To start off with a bit of background, three people by the names of  Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd were spending what they hoped would be a relaxing weeks’ vacation in the Kurdistan region...

With terrorism still a prevalent threat ten years after September 11, New York City is taking the necessary precautions in order to prevent another attack. In an interview on 60 Minutes, Police Commissioner,...

Since Sept. 17, hundreds of protestors have swarmed Manhattan, waving signs and marching through the streets, trying to win the fight against "Wall Street." They belong to an organization called Occupy...

Federal authorities announced, on Monday, September 26, that $55 million would be returned to victims of an online Ponzi scam. Under a federal remission program, the US Justice Department and the Secret...

On September 20, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally applied to the United Nations Security Council for official Palestinian Statehood. And on September 28, the UN Security Council sent the bid...

Do Nazis still exist today? This particular one existed until 1984. He participated in World War II and created a mobile gas chamber known as the "Gas Van," as a Jewish newspaper called it. His name was...

Ask anyone in Spain, and they will all say that bullfighting is one of the most legendary traditions in Spain that has influenced, moved, and enkindled the works of writers such as Ernest Hemingway...