activity in which the participants cheer for their team as a form of encouragement

Police in Finland use human blood from a mosquito caught inside a stolen car to identify a suspect in the theft.

Calgary residents defend Alberta's rat-free status by clubbing dozens of rodents to death

Nazi concentration camp in Bavaria (1933-1945)

Adultery isn't just a crime in the eyes of your spouse. In 21 states, cheating in a marriage is against the law, punishable by a fine or even jail time.

Of the many cinematic "firsts" credited to Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' 60 years ago, the change it brought to the ritual of American moviegoing may be the most consequential.

The Dallas cast have a pop at JR in 1980. Plus Alan Beam, Marilee Stone and Cliff Barnes all being arrested for the crime. Mary Crosby was eventually chosen as the culprit.

by Evan HughesA column that resurrects the highbrow gossip of yore.In the “Seinfeld” episode “The Jacket,” which aired in 1991, Elaine recruits Jerry and George to join her for a drink and dinner with her father, Alton Benes. ...

Read Bobcat Goldthwait's bio and find out more about Bobcat Goldthwait's songs, albums, and chart history. Get recommendations for other artists you'll love.

Dr. James Lilja, a former member of The Offspring, came to the rescue of a prospective juror in cardiac in an Oakland courtroom.

Icelanders appear to have welcomed the opening up of Costco with open arms: A poll by the polling firm MMR shows that 71% of Icelanders have joined the members-only warehouse supermarket. The vast majority (60%) of these intends to renew their membership. 

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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights"…

A couple of friends and I went to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center , part of the National Air & Space Museum near Dulles Airport, a few weeks...

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" was just renewed for a record-breaking 15th season.

Starting with an old cell phone a friend gave him, 17-year-old Steven Ortiz of Glendora, CA, used Craigslist to trade up 14 times over two years and eventually end up with a Porsche Boxster. Here's how he did it.

You don’t know their names, but you see them everywhere: countless shades of reds, greens, blues, grays, tans, taupes, whites, off-whites, charcoals, blacks, gold and silver. Really what you’re seeing is Vanilla Shake, Tahitian Pearl and Torched Penny. Cars…

Therapy with surrogate sexual partners is used in Israel to rehabilitate badly injured soldiers.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and…