German carmaker Volkswagen has reportedly reached a $15bn (£11.3bn) settlement with US car owners after admitting it cheated emission tests. The deal would offer to repair or buy back the affected diesel vehicles and pay owners compens...
First lady Michelle Obama get a hug from actress Meryl Streep, who is participating inthe United State of Women Summit. From Oprah Winfrey to an 11-year-old Internet sensation who started her own company, more than 5,000 women are part...
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Zongzi Zongzi are to the Dragon Boat Festival what eggs are to Easter or roses to Valentine's Day. The first bamboo-wrapped sticky rice dumplings were probably made with plain rice, but these dumplings soon developed into regional specialti...
The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. "As a woman in the United States Army, I think ... we are just as toug...
A missing 7-year-old boy was found unharmed after searchers spent nearly a week combing dense forest on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, officials said Friday. He was discovered in a small building at a military exercise ground abou...
When Apple releases the iPhone 7 later this year, the company will reportedly address one of the most common and longstanding complaints about its iconic smartphone: a lack of sufficient storage. Indeed, even as the iPhone has becom...
The US nuclear weapons force still uses a 1970s-era computer system and 8-inch floppy disks, a government report has revealed. The Government Accountability Office said the Pentagon was one of several departments where "legacy...
Google pulled data from its search trends to reveal the top word most people have trouble spelling in each state. The result is a list that would likely make the super spellers competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee laugh. Using s...
Steve Jobshad a vision beyond our understanding. His idea right from the beginning was to change everything. During his life he changed at least 4 things that most of the population in the world uses every day – he developed thePC, ...
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A student from Central China's Hunan province will become the first Chinese student to deliver a commencement speech at Harvard University on May 26, 2016. He Jiang, a doctoral student in biology at the university, was chosen by the prestigi...
All puns aside, there isn't anything more magical than a Harry Potter-themed wedding. Houston natives Stephanie Dodd, 26, and Samuel Goetsch, 25, just might have taken the award for the most magical wedding ever. The wizard-themed wedding w...
Mr Li said, if Baidu were to lose the support from the online community, the firm could go bankrupt in 30 days....
The top executive at China's online giant Baidu has appealed to employees to place \\\"values before profits\\\". Robin Li had made the appeal to the staff, following a recent scandal around the death of a student who underwent a controv...
Police in eastern China have raided two fake jellyfish workshops, saying more than 10 tonnes is thought to have made its way into local food markets. Police said the fake jellyfish had been made by mixing chemicals, adding that checks showed...
Company Expands Frozen Vegetable and Fruit Recall...
CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington, has expanded a voluntary recall for some of its products, which included organic and non-organic fruits and vegetables because of the risk of Listeria, according to the company's statement. The volunta...
Air travel seems to become more grueling every year, with delayed flights and cramped seating. One study finds that there might be another factor for your frustration in flight: a first-class cabin. Researchers from the University of Toront...
By next year, the wealthiest New Yorkers will be able to swim 300-feet in the air in a swimming pool suspended between two towers. The 49-story American Copper Buildings will be completed next year at 626 First Avenue in Manhattan with a th...