About 40,000 tons of cosmic dust fall to Earth per year. This is a tiny fraction of our planet’s mass, so it affects little Earth’s gravity.

(Reuters) - A federal judge in Maryland said The Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) and the Rockefeller Foundation must face a $1 billion lawsuit over their roles in a 1940s U.S. government experiment that infected hundreds of Guatemalans…

The new draft rules on blessing military equipment will still allow priests to sanctify "personal weapons."

Fort Montgomery on Lake Champlain is the second of two American forts built at the northernmost point of the American part of the lake: a first, unnamed fort built on the same site in 1816 and Fort Montgomery built in 1844.

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Once in a very long while, strangers on the internet will put aside their differences in the name of an important cause. It’s never something so divisive as humanitarian aid or the restoration of our democracy. That’s the stuff you’re supposed to fight over.…

Mike Myers's James Bond-like, decade-skewing comedy franchise kicked off 20 years ago.

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Towns got $5,000 apiece to patch up potholes. Domino’s got a priceless amount of exposure.

Jan. 30, 1835: Andrew Jackson narrowly escapes death in the first assassination attempt on an American president

New research has shown that learning a language may subtly change, and possibly improve, the way we think.

The History of the Pizza Parlor is filled with innovation. From the first pizzeria to chain locations, frozen food, and delivery. This is pizza's history.

Tony Carleo stole $1 million in chips – then checked himself into the casino’s hotel to live like a king.

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Being a Secret Service agent requires extraordinary bravery. But sometimes, it also requires flirting with a foreign hacker.

Read about Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, and learn how he helped build Kentucky Fried Chicken and Wendy's, two of the most successful franchise systems.

2006 missing persons case of a student in Ohio

From the 1960s to the 1990s, South Africa pursued research into weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Six nuclear weapons were assembled. Before the anticipated changeover to a majority-elected African National…

It's easy to lose track of the news. So at the end of the week, it's good to keep an eye on some of those things which shouldn't go unnoticed.

While the San Andreas Hot Coffee incident rather ridiculously shook the gaming world in 2005, there's been many more surprising discoveries in games that were much less suspect than Grand Theft Auto. This is why today I'm covering 10 other awkward video game…

Mr. Fischer, an obsessive tinkerer, created a wall anchor that’s used by millions and the first synchronized camera flash, an idea that came to him when trying to photograph his newborn daughter.