Toxic: Oxford Dictionaries sums up the mood of 2018 with word of the year
2018 was toxic. That's the view of the esteemed Oxford Dictionaries, the British publisher that has been defining language -- and our times -- for over 150 years.
Amazon workers taken to hospitals after canister of bear repellent falls off shelf, discharges fumes
Two dozen workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in New Jersey were taken to hospitals Wednesday after an aerosol canister of bear repellent fell off a shelf and discharged fumes inside the building, a spokesperson for Robbinsville Township told CNN, citing a preliminary investigation.
Nation says goodbye to Bush
The hilltop cathedral in Washington filled on Wednesday with recollections of George H.W. Bush as a modest but mighty president, a man whose characteristic humility was belied one final time with all the pageantry of a state funeral.
Facebook internal emails show Zuckerberg targeting competitor Vine
Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues were apparently concerned enough about Vine, a video app from Twitter, that on the day it launched in January 2013, they moved to restrict its access to Facebook user data, a trove of internal Facebook emails released by the U.K. Parliament on Tuesday shows.
Trump praises death penalty for Chinese fentanyl 'distributors and pushers'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the potential for capital punishment in China against "distributors and pushers" of fentanyl -- an opioid 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine.
Study: Baby boomers mixing meds while driving
Getting older sometimes means you have to take more pills than you used to, but they could be putting you at risk on the road and you don't even know it.
Mayor Turner will visit HISD's Yates High School
Mayor Turner will visit HISD's Jack Yates High School to meet with student leaders and administrators.The group will discuss campus safety and related student concerns.
With new member Trump, uneasy presidents club to convene at Bush funeral
In the cavernous sanctuary of the National Cathedral on Wednesday, President Donald Trump came face-to-face for the first time with his four living predecessors, an encounter occasioned only by a loss to the most exclusive club in American politics -- indeed, in the world.
Kanye West called out for behavior at 'The Cher Show'
Cher, Kanye West has still got you babe. West was called out by one of the actors in the new Broadway bio musical "The Cher Show" after the rapper was spotted in the audience on his phone during Monday night's opening performance.
Kit Harington is so done with 'Game of Thrones'
Winter has apparently come and gone for Kit Harington. The actor who portrayed Jon Snow recently told the BBC he has moved on from the character and the hit HBO series.
Adam Lambert to front Queen again on tour
Queen will still rock you, with Adam Lambert singing lead. The legendary band announced Monday they will hit the road for a 23-stop North American Rhapsody tour.
Eddie Murphy becomes a father for the 10th time
Eddie Murphy is a new dad again. The 57-year-old actor and his fiancée, Paige Butcher, 39, have reportedly welcomed a son named Max Charles Murphy, born on Friday.
Europe won't give up on new tech taxes
EU plans to tax the revenue generated by tech companies are on life support. But Facebook and Google could still be on the hook for millions in new payments.
This Nebraska town -- population 2 -- grew to 10 times its size for a Thanksgiving feast
The welcome sign reads "Gross, Pop. 2," but one of America's smallest towns has a lot more heart and holiday spirit than its size suggests.
Chrissy Teigen inspires parents to share photos of babies with head-shaping helmets
American model Chrissy Teigen sparked a social media trend after sharing on Twitter and Instagram a photo of her son, Miles, with a corrective helmet to treat his flat head syndrome.
A 6th-grader witnessed a school bus hit a car and left a note to the owner
When a school bus driver hit a car and allegedly fled the scene, a sixth-grader who witnessed the incident told the owner who was responsible.
Cardi B warned of potential arrest if she skips next court date
Cardi B could face jail time if she doesn't show up to a court hearing on Friday. The warning comes after the rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, failed to appear in arraignment court Monday for her alleged involvement in a fight at a Flushing, New York strip club in August.
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' returns, basking in awards spotlight
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" has already amassed oodles of accolades, including a near-sweep at the Emmys. But the Amazon dramedy already feels as if its act is growing a tad stale, with the various subplots inspiring the sort of indifference that merely heightens pressure on the headliner.
How America's VetDogs trains service dogs like Sully to perform long lists of commands
These puppers are cute and cuddly, and -- despite a recent crazy report questioning dogs' intelligence -- they're actually very smart. So smart, in fact, that they can perform a very long list of commands.
Retired FDA research monkeys find new home and music in Florida
Squirrel monkey chirps filled a small ranch-style building in north Gainesville, Florida -- a chorus that made Kari Bagnall's smile swell even wider.
