Beijing, China (CNN) -- A celebration of China's lunar new year turned deadly as a firecracker explosion killed 19 and wounded dozens, state media reported Saturday.The incident occurred in southern C
(CNN) -- Annoyed by a French competitor's bragging, U.S. Olympic swimmer Don Schollander stalked him into the men's bathroom, then planted himself inches behind his rival -- at the urinal.Within earsh
Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- As 14,000 lumps formed in 14,000 throats, Joannie Rochette took to the ice Tuesday night, just two days after her mother's shocking death.She skated almost flawles
An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a polling station in Basra ahead of the March 7 general elections.(CNN) -- Days ahead of national elections, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has announced plans to
(CNN) -- Forgive Amber Johnson if she knocked you over while sprinting through the Olympic Village near Vancouver, Canada, last week.She was on her way to blog about skier Bode Miller winning a medal.
(CNN) -- Tom de la Hunty took Dutch bobsledder Edwin van Calker to the Whistler Sliding Center track one last time Tuesday and asked his driver if he could do it.He wasn't asking him to win; he was as
Facebook this week was awarded a patent pertaining to streaming "feed" technology -- more specifically, "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network," complementing another patent filing that has been published but not yet approved.
Netflix is cruising. The cable guys are catching on. Wal-Mart just rumbled in.The Web's video-on-demand sector is filling up fast with some serious heavyweights. If Apple wants to make a mark in digit
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.In Washington, Congress will again discuss the safety problems at Toyota. On Tuesday, a Senate committee will examine the recent safety recalls and the
(CNN) -- The champions at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver can stand on the podium proud of their achievements, but the eco-minded among them can be extra proud that their medals are made with tr
(CNN) -- Producing electricity using the power of the oceans could start a new wave in renewable energy. But some fear that "wave farms" could damage the livelihoods of fishermen by rendering coastal
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite claims from mobile phone carriers, the next generation of mobile technology, or 4G, will only be slightly faster than current 3G speeds, at least initially.Massive c
(CNN) -- Yahoo! and the micro-blogging site Twitter have struck a content-sharing deal, they announced Wednesday -- a plan that will share real-time tweets with the 600 million users in Yahoo's global
(CNN) -- Think back to those doodles you've inked in the margins of your notepad in school, at work or while listening on the phone.Now imagine more than a billion people looking at your doodles in a
Scientists say ABC's series "Lost" does a good job imagining the science it uses in its plotlines.San Diego, California (CNN) -- Television shows and movies may take you to worlds far away, but their
(Working Mother) -- Olympic gold medal winner Kristi Yamaguchi finds life off the ice exhilarating, thanks to her daughters and projects that range from contestant on ABC TV's "Dancing with the Stars"
(CNN) -- Becki Coats was embarrassed, so embarrassed that she didn't want to show pictures of herself with her new grandchild."I couldn't stand thinking about people saying, 'Oh, my, what happened to
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- California's high speed rail plan is eye candy for anyone who likes big, fast shiny things.If built, it would connect Los Angles to San Francisco via one of the fastest trai
(CNN) -- The president of Toyota said he takes full responsibility for safety issues in the company's cars and vowed to regain the trust of customers in his first interview after appearing on Capitol
(CNN) -- The widow of an Internal Revenue Service employee killed when a disgruntled taxpayer flew his plane into a seven-story building in Austin, Texas, last week is suing the pilot's wife, accordin
Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- Many kids dream of being in the Olympics one day. When U.S. bobsledder Bill Schuffenhauer was a child in Salt Lake City, Utah, he had no idea the Olympics even exi
San Diego, California (CNN) -- Antiretroviral drugs that are being used to prolong the lives of patients infected with HIV/AIDS could also be greatly effective in slowing its spread, epidemiologist Br
(PEOPLE.com) -- In a new interview, Lindsay Lohan admits she feared for her life while abusing substances including cocaine to deal with family problems -- but has learned to embrace life instead of d
U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs LynnCNN) -- Three days after North Korea declared it will not abandon its nuclear weapons program, a senior United Nations official who has just vis
var clickExpire = "-1";Chatroulette pairs random strangers for video talks, as shown in this photo illustration. Users click "next" to go on to a new chat.(CNN) -- On Chatroulette, a new and controver
