Boston Holds Ceremony to Commemorate One Year After Marathon Bombings [PHOTOS]
On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260. On Tuesday, the city of Boston commemorated the event with a brief...
View ArticleMonday's Solar Eclipse: 3 Things You Should Know
The total solar eclipse set to take place this Monday, August 21, is a rare, almost magical treat for anyone interested by what's up there in the sky and how it works. NASA has been preparing for the...
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'Transcendence,''Bears,''Heaven Is For Real,''A Haunted...
A big batch of new releases hits theaters this weekend, with four wide-ranging films targeting every kind of movie-goer. Continue reading…
View ArticleFirst American Since 1983 Wins Boston Marathon; Women's Winner Sets Record...
Meb Keflezighi won the Boston Marathon, becoming the first American to do so since 1983. The women's race saw Rita Jeptoo, of Kenya, set a new course record. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'The Other Woman,''The Quiet Ones,''Brick Mansions'
This weekend we get three more major openings: a comedy, a horror flick and an action thriller. Continue reading…
View Article17 Dead After Tornadoes Tear Through Plains States
A series of tornadoes ripped across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and destroying multiple homes, vehicles and businesses. Continue reading…
View ArticleNBA Bans Donald Sterling for Life, Fines Him $2.5 Million [VIDEO]
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has imposed a lifetime ban on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling following the racist comments he made on a phone conversation with his girlfriend. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2′
Not exactly the widest variety this week, but what we do get in theaters is a big one: the return of everyone's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Continue reading…
View Article62 H.S. Students Arrested for Vandalizing, Urinating in School as Part of...
More than 60 students from Teaneck, New Jersey, were arrested Wednesday night after being caught vandalizing their school as part of an elaborate senior-class prank. Continue reading…
View Article9 Acrobats Hurt After Aerial Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong [VIDEO]
Nine circus performers were seriously injured when an aerial stunt in which they hang from their hair "like a human chandelier" went wrong and sent them falling to the ground. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies: 'Neighbors,''Moms' Night Out,''Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return'
We get a brief break from the action blockbusters this weekend, with a few high-profile comedies and one animated sequel to a beloved classic. Continue reading…
View ArticleHero Dad Makes Spectacular Foul-Ball Catch While Holding Daughter [VIDEO]
Most people won't ever be lucky enough to catch a foul ball at a baseball game, but one sure-handed fan put the rest of us souvenir-seekers to shame. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'Godzilla,''Million Dollar Arm'
Get ready for the return of one of cinema's greatest monsters, plus an inspiring story of a few huge underdogs who get a chance to play Major League Baseball. Continue reading…
View ArticleSeptember 11 Memorial Museum Opens With Ceremony for Families [PHOTOS]
On Thursday morning, President Obama dedicated the National September 11 Memorial Museum in a ceremony attended by families of the victims, first responders and numerous political leaders. Continue...
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past,''Blended'
It's been like three whole weeks since we've had a new major comic-book movie hit theaters, so you can all relax now—the X-Men are back! As are Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, in their their third...
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'Maleficent,''A Million Ways to Die in the West'
This weekend we get a fresh interpretation of a classic fairy tale, along with a wacky-looking western comedy from the guy who made 2012's hit about a foul-mouthed stuffed animal, 'Ted.' Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'Edge of Tomorrow,''The Fault in Our Stars'
This week in theaters, two highly different movies arrive: the first, a science-fiction action-adventure; the second, an uplifting story of hope rising against all odds. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'How to Train Your Dragon 2,''22 Jump Street'
A pair of wildly different sequels to surprise hits arrive in theaters this weekend—one for kids that adults may also like, the other about adults who disguise themselves as kids. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Movies This Week: 'The Expendables 3,''The Giver,''Let's Be Cops'
The third go-around for the aging-mercenary superteam, plus the latest young-adult novel trying to become a blockbuster and a light comedy you and your buddy probably thought of back in college....
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces Strategy to 'Degrade and Destroy' the Islamic State
Tonight President Obama took to the national airwaves for a rare prime-time address to describe what America's response would be to the Islamic State (aka ISIL or ISIS), the terrorist group that has...
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