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Clancy authored more than 20 books and his final novel, Command Authority, is scheduled for release on December 3
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Forget iPads, if you want a long lasting toy stick with blocks
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Perhaps the lack of fish food even explains the orientation of Easter Island's famous statues, which face inwards toward the islanders' food source
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People affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement want to open an Occupy-branded bank
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As if that wasn't bad enough, Lysol isn't even an effective contraceptive
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Wilson Kipsang just set the marathon world record, clocking in at 2 hours, 3 minutes and 23 seconds
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Eric Berry has a problem. He's afraid of horses. This wouldn't be a big deal if he weren't a player for the Kansas City Chiefs
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A new study confirms what we all shamefully know: even when we're sick or on vacation, we check our emails
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The guitar is a symbol for rock and roll, and the lead guitarist its champion
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Ernest Hemingway: author, journalist, crazy cat guy
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Out-of-date food is often still good to eat, and this man wants to sell it to you
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If you've ever been told to "march to the beat of your own drum" here's your chance to do that as literally as possible
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Beautiful people. We love them. We hate them. But do we treat them better or worse than non-beautiful people?
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Researchers think that this method could find some application in alleviating conditions such as PTSD, but those potential uses are speculative
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Lox didn't originate in New York City. Nor did bagels. But putting them together, that is a distinctly New York Creation
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But, even in America, the land of Honey Boo Boo, the question of whether these contests should be banned has been percolating for years
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Although most women in China now hold jobs and account for about 20 percent of the country's entrepreneurs, they are still largely subservient to men
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The man who oversaw Nintendo's transformation into a video game company died today
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Mathematic and musical detectives have discovered that perhaps Beethoven's tempo was so strange because his metronome was broken
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Two cups of flour, a nice zinfandel, a pinch of sun-dried tomatoes, and 3 chopped squirrels
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