There’s a novel way to find books now in Polk County, Fla. And it’s probably not what you would expect.

A Washington businessman is loaning the first U.S. map printed in North America to the Library of Congress after buying it for $1.8 million.

South Africa’s governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect.

Google, Twitter, and SayNow combined over the weekend to produce a product targeted at one country: Egypt. The idea was to give the public a way to work around the lack of ISP support and still Tweet. They came up with “Speak to Tweet.”

A new class action lawsuit claims that AT&T “systematically” overstates data use on iPhones and iPads on its network.

Eric Jacqmain’s version of Archimedes’ Death Ray is, based on the video below, a hot item.

An Idaho library has closed the book on a string of condiment attacks against its book-drop now that the ketchup-wielding criminal has been jailed, a Boise librarian said on Saturday.

FRESH fruit is in such high demand in the UK’s youth detention facilities that inmates allegedly treat it like a currency.

A southwestern Pennsylvania county plans to drop the “green” from its name in order to support the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.

No dictator has ever tried to pass that mantle on to a third generation of the same family.

A French father-of-two is to take GlaxoSmithKline to court on Tuesday, alleging the British firm’s drug to treat Parkinson’s disease turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two drugs that produce a “meth-like” high and are being sold under the guise of “bath salts” would be banned as federally controlled substances under a bill unveiled by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Children aren’t the only ones being lavished with expensive birthday parties. Pet owners are also marking their dog’s special day with celebrations.

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his “The Social Network” doppelganger Jesse Eisenberg made friends on “Saturday Night Live.” Zuckerberg joined host Eisenberg for the opening monologue of the show Saturday.

The trial highlighted a divide between a youthful Indonesia set against censorship on the internet and conservative pressure groups in the world’s most populous Muslim country who rallied outside the court demanding a harsher penalty.

A climber who survived a plunge of 1,000 feet from one of Britain’s highest mountains still plans to scale Everest this year.

China’s state broadcaster uses footage that appears to be from the Hollywood film Top Gun in a news report about China’s air force.

Cosmetic surgeons have reported a 28% increase in male breast reduction surgery

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. — A Minnesota woman won $15,000 in the lottery a month after she died, with her husband left surprised as he did not know she even played, KARE-TV reported Saturday.