Today in History for Jan. 8: In 1324, explorer Marco Polo died at age 70. In 1438, the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches met at the Council of Ferrara-Florence in an effort to form an alliance that ...

Rassie Erasmus was the proverbial talk of the town in Cape Town on Thursday when he led hundreds of Springboks fans on his annual Christmas walk in the city. A fortnight ago, the Springboks head coach ...

Nightshade Coffee, a gothic-themed coffee shop, has opened at Westwood. The shop at 459 Broadway describes itself online as a “cafe for goths, owned by goths.” The ownership describes the ...

A relatively polished remake of the notorious 1984 slasher puts its Santa-suited ax murderer through paces that should entertain horror fans, but grow heavy with too many plot strands by the end. The ...

The Silent Night, Deadly Night series hasn’t gone silent just yet, because yet another remake of this 1984 Christmas slasher film is opening in movie theaters this weekend. Written and directed by ...

In a city of millions, one unlikely friendship has become a daily highlight for one dog and the friend he stops by to see every day. Goose, a one-year-old rescue pup living in New York City, has ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 49-year-old man was arrested following a series of “repeated late-night explosions” heard earlier this year around south Austin, the Austin Police Department said on Thursday. Police ...

Bowen Yang performed a holiday duet with Ariana Grande for his final act on "Saturday Night Live," as the actor and comedian bid farewell to the sketch comedy show that launched his career. Yang, 35, ...

HANOVER ‒ Sometimes a casual comment, or an encouraging word, is just what it takes to jump start a new business. More than three years ago, Lauren Bombardier, a neonatal intensive care nurse, was ...

It’s advantage Carolina Panthers in the NFC South, after Atlanta stunned Tampa Bay on “Thursday Night Football.” Zane Gonzalez’s 43-yard FG gave the Falcons a 29-28 walkoff win at Raymond James ...

The first winds of west Africa's Harmattan dry season are in the air, and Lagos, the economic capital of the continent's most populous country, is abuzz. It's "Detty December", when the city turns ...

Eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter on Thursday night to upend the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-28 in an NFC South rivalry ...