Taliban insurgents shot down an American military helicopter in Afghanistan Saturday, killing 30 American troops and 7 Afghan commandos, multiple news outlets are reporting.
When it comes to wealth, there’s rich and there’s “I can see my name from space” rich.
Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family, carved his name — in giant 1000 meter letters — into the desert of an United Arab Emirates island he owns. His sand namesake is so massive that the H, the first A and part of the M have been turned into waterways.
Got any closets at home that haven't been cleaned out in a while? You might want to take a look and see what's inside them!
A temple in India was ordered to take an inventory and opened up some vaults that hadn't been checked on in quite some time, some for more than 100 years. What they found sounds like something from an Indiana Jones prop list.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The city was named the Olympics’ host in a Wednesday announcement in Durban, South Africa.
Minot, North Dakota is experiencing their worst flooding in decades. As a former resident of that great city, news of the flood is horrific.
Thanks to craft beer company BrewDog, you can now look hobo-chic while drinking your beer. That's because the UK-based firm --co-owned by James Watt and Martin Dickie - has created a potent bottle of beer served inside an actual squirrel, weasel or hare carcass.
Traffic moving slow on the expressway? Wouldn't be a problem if you had your own personal jetpack - and they could be coming soon.
Martin Jetpack, a New Zealand company which has been working on the personal jetpack for the last 27 years, had a successful test run of its latest prototype at 5,000 feet over the weekend.
Tornadoes have captured much of the nation's attention this year, but hurricane season is not too far away, so Americans should be prepared for the possibility of devastating storms, even if you think there's no way one will come to your town.
A new list says Honolulu, Hawaii is the most overd
Holy booby-traps, Batman! These watermelons are exploding!
That, or words to that effect, are being uttered by about 20 farmers in China.
So far, no one has been able to identify the cause of the exploding melons, but some suspect it is connected to seeds imported from Japan, others think it has something to do with a growth enhancing chemical used in the melon patches
An Israeli couple recently named their newborn daughter "Like," as in, the button you press when you enjoy a post on the popular social media site Facebook.
This is how the girl's father, Lior Adler, explained the name
It's a love story for the ages, and one that will be visible from the skies for decades to come.
Years ago, a rambunctious young man of 28, fell in love with a beautiful young lady of 17. Against his better judgement (He wasn't sure the young man was in it for the long haul!), they convinced the local priest to marry them and had four children in the next seven years
About 30 years ago, Rose Pollard -- now 90 -- was proposed to by her ballroom dancing partner, Forrest Lunway. Instead of saying yes, though, Pollard told Lunway that she'd marry him only after he hit the big 100.
