Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective.

American actor and filmmaker

Dutch entertainment impresario

Raymond Benjamin Caldwell, (April 26, 1888 – August 17, 1967), was an American major league pitcher from 1910 to 1921. He was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in…

Richard Bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author Stephen King.

Egpytian obelisk in New York

A lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe

British luxury car

sweet carbonated drink

The late, lamented Robin Williams got to tackle more than his share of memorable roles during his career, but we never got to see him play a villain in a B...

Of Illinois' last seven governors, three others besides George Ryan have ended up in prison.

In South Korea, the gold-collecting campaign was a national sacrificial movement in early 1998 to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund. At the time, South Korea had about $304 billion in foreign-exchange debt. The campaign, involving about 3.51…

aviation accident

Bear 122 doesn't just eat other bears and impregnate females to demonstrate his dominance, he also gets struck by trains and lives to tell the tale.

The horses of an Argentine polo club may look normal, but the way they came into existence is anything but conventional

In Japan, vending machines generally sell beverages and simple, readymade provisions. But fresh curry over rice? You bet. Along a lonely stretch of highway in Awa-shi, Japan, you’ll find a rare vending machine selling tantalizing homemade meals. Even better?…

Bridges wired to blow. Artillery hidden in farms. A vast honeycomb of tunnels bored into mountains, ready to house a division of troops.

Although the Nobel committee never acknowledged its mistake but the U.S. Department of Energy awarded her the prestigious Fermi Award.

British Indian novelist and essayist

Edible berry of the tomato plant, originating in South America

The revival of the Hebrew language took place in Europe and Israel toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century, through which the language's usage changed from the sacred language of Judaism to a spoken and written language used for daily…