In a lifetime of using her feet the way most people use their hands, Dawn Larson never felt as discriminated against as she did at McDonald’s, she said.

Troops of the People’s Liberation Army are to become chic symbols of national pride and sophistication — so says the commander who oversaw the latest uniform upgrade.

One billion people will die of tobacco-related diseases this century unless governments in rich and poor countries alike get serious about preventing smoking, top World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday.

PAWNEE CITY, Neb. – Comedian Dan Whitney is laughing all the way to the bank.  A local Nebraska microbrewery has launched a beer named after the most famous one liner uttered by his alter-ego: Larry the Cable Guy.

Pentagon chews up old Tomcat Jets to keep parts from Iran.

There are important days to remember – Independence Day, for instance – but the calendar has a lot of less well-known celebrations you might not want to miss.

A farmer in Victoria, Australia beat an unjust speeding conviction with Global Positioning System software.

Nathan Walton took an old gallon jug wine bottle, filled it with mineral oil and rubbing alcohol, and heated it up with a 30 W bulb inside a cut out cooking sauce pan. Voilà: White Trash Lava Lamp.

A mysterious underground chamber has been found inside the Chinese imperial tomb guarded by the famous Terracotta Army, Chinese archaeologists say.

Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss is opening a laundromat in Pahrump called "Dirty Laundry" as she prepares to open a brothel for women in a part of the state where prostitution is legal.

Farmers have begun growing square-shaped watermelons for this season, a specialty unique to the city of Zentsuji on Shikoku island, western Japan.