The vote marks the culmination of a yearlong struggle that pitted grassroots Internet advocates and Silicon Valley tech giants against the titans of the telecom industry. It's also a major blow to big Internet service providers, like Comcast and Verizon
The ISIS executioner was reportedly harassed by British security forces and prevented from moving to his native Kuwait before he went to Syria
New Jersey Gov. Christie struck a defiant tone at a conservative conference, taking swings at the media and his leading presidential rivals
The number of countries where Jews faced harassment rose to a seven-year high in 2013, according to a new study on persecution of religious groups around the world. Jews were harassed by governments or social groups in 77 countries of the 198 in the study
Oxford Dictionaries Online added hundreds of words and phrases to its online database Thursday, many of which reflect the technology-influenced world we live in. Superfan, awk and party foul are some of the new additions
A new video purporting to show militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) destroying ancient artifacts with hammers at a museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul has sent waves through the global art community
Catwoman's coming out in the latest issue of the comic, Catwoman #39, is just the latest of many efforts by comic book companies to diversify their characters. DC's Batwoman has identified as a lesbian since 2006, and one Green Lantern, Alan Scott, is gay
A swift-moving storm that dumped as much as 10 inches of snow and slush across the Deep South on Wednesday brought a wintry blast to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday. The storm left a trail of travel headaches, school closings and power outages
The Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog in America for the 24th year in a row, the American Kennel Club said. The Bulldog rose to No. 4 and for the first time in 100 years, the French Bulldog made it in the top 10
China now has more submarines than the U.S., though the vessels are inferior to the U.S. fleet. Vice Admiral Joseph Mulloy said the vessels are part of China’s expansion into more geographic areas of operation for longer periods of time
A study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that an estimated 453,000 cases of Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, infection in the United States in 2011, which resulted in 29,000 deaths
Llama drama hit when two llamas went loose in a retirement community Thursday afternoon before they were lassoed by authorities—a story that has lent itself to countless jokes and memes across the Internet
Self-driving cars have been talked about so much that they already seem like last year’s model. Here's how they actually work
