Twitter has over 145 million registered users and more people are using mobile devices to access the microblogging service, according to co-founder Evan Williams. Williams, in a post on the Twitter...

After years of earning less than their male counterparts, some American women are catching up to and even overtaking men in terms of how much they earn, but only some of them, a study shows. They...

The 11th Annual World Gourmet Festival welcomes Michelin star chefs from Argentina to Hong Kong to celebrate fine food and wine at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand September 6-12. The...

Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alchohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday. Health concerns...

Square Enix has lifted the lid on its roster of titles for the Tokyo Game Show, September 16-19. The list includes the certain...

Image via Wikipedia Earlier this week, the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) inducted Billie Jean King into its Tennis Industry Hall of Fame for her work to raise the sport’s awareness among...

Geoff Verderossa, the director of the Louisville field office of the U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services, said that Cuba, Mexico, Somalia, India, the Philippines and Bosnia...

This feud pits author Jonathan Franzen versus the world. The literary fiction establishment is in his corner of the ring, and populist paperback writers and their fans are in the other. It's an...

Members of the Louisville and Lexington polo clubs will take part in a match at the Hardscuffle Farm Sunday to benefit the Brownsboro Conservation...

The Latin Rooftop Dance Party/Tapas and Tequila Tasting will be held Sept. 11. For $10, guests can do the salsa and merengue under the stars on the Glassworks rooftop, 815 W. Market St., to music by...

It's time to get out your eye patches, fake swords, pantaloons and bandanas and put on your best pirate face and head over to the Frazier International History Museum for its annual Founder's Day...

By Matt Frassica Who remembers the days of test patterns YES. The Emmys may have bought themselves some time Sunday by keeping their ratings about even with last year's. But that's no excuse...

Growing up in the Louisville area in the 1970s, the Belvedere was the spot for heritage weekends throughout the summer, where I tasted new foods, like Italian ice, for the very first time. These...

AURORA, Ore. -- A small plane crashed into a house near the Aurora Airport Friday afternoon and the pilot walked away with minor injuries. PHOTOS: Plane into home Marion County deputies...

By Helen A.S. Popkin Another week, another animal abuser videoed, then hunted down on the Internet. Be warned. This one is far and above more horrible, and probably more common,...

Moby ), but sharing the day with a national tragedy is a conundrum. Many believe that it’s inappropriate to be festive while the rest of the country observes a somber anniversary. Every time...

Ms. Barrino in “The Color Purple” in 2007, left, and winning “American Idol” in 2004. “Why don’t we go back to the car?” she asked, perched on a small sliver of couch at...

ROSEBURGThe city of Roseburg Parks & Recreation Division is offering a new outdoor low impact fitness class for senior citizens starting on Tuesday at the Fir Grove Park pavilion.Classes, which...

The fashion capitals' new collections start with the shows in New York. For those without invites, department stores, designer boutiques, and fashion personalities are partnering all over the world...

A look at this week's top-rated websites from StumbleUpon, recorded on September 3. This week's selection includes 88 examples of forced perspective photography, a cartoon that shows what the world...

Welcome to the Play Blog, an insider’s guide on everything from music to pop culture, local dining, drinking, art and nightlife. Alaska or Outside, it’s fair game. Who's hot, who's coming to...

BERLIN — For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public...

BERLIN — To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but children in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens...

MIAMI — A scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law...

The courtroom also had a bowl of candy on a ledge next to the clerks’ area. When my lawyer came back from the bench after a conference with the judge, she handed me, unsolicited, a...

MySpace , there was a feeling that, ‘Oh, hey, this is just the Internet, who really cares?’ ” he said. “But in the meantime we’ve seen psych study after psych study...

President Obama on Martha’s Vineyard. The seeming endorsement from the First Reader, 10 days ahead of the book’s publication date, put an almost surefire best seller “over the...

The driver of the turbo-charged, four-wheel drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII was stopped in the early hours of the morning in Manchester, northwestern England, because of his erratic driving.He was...

Summer repeats are so over: TV fans had lots of original fare to choose from on the broadcast networks over the last three months. The Big Four networks programmed tons of fresh shows from June to...

‘s Jon Hamm, who has hosted the show twice to great success, in my head. No, silly: Hamm didn’t pop into my head because he and Cranston’s very fine, Emmy-winning dramas are both on...

Two British police officers have been suspended for confiscating a super-fast sports car from its driver Thursday and then crashing it, Sky News reported Friday.The driver of the turbo-charged,...

IFA, the world's largest consumer electronics and home appliances trade show, has been a technology lover's paradise this year with big name brands pulling out all the stops to show off their latest...

Japanese video game giant Konami has released the list of games it'll be bringing to the Tokyo Game Show, September 16-19, included in which is the...

After it was revealed today that a rat was found in a tin of baked beans, we take a look at some of the other less than appetising things found in...

Xanthan gum serves the same thickening purpose as ordinary gelatin, cornstarch, and flour. In other words it is an emulsifier, used to help soups and sauces hold together. But unlike traditional...

AMERICA…IT’S DOWN TO THE FINAL 4 I’m not sure which house had more drama this week — the jury house or the Big Brother house? We witnessed some serious fireworks at the jury...

Feature by Michelle Berman, Swimming World internPISCATAWAY, New Jersey, September 3. ERICA Rapp, 20, knows the struggles of being a Division I athlete. But, what set her apart were her struggles...

WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - September 3, 2010) - A weekend of empowerment is planned for those seeking an introduction to clean eating and the practice of yoga and meditation Oct. 9-10 at the...

It's back to school time! Kids are feeling excited and maybe a little nervous. New teachers, new friends and new sports seasons. Parents are scrambling to buy back-to-school clothes and equip their...

Energy policy in the UK is at a crossroads, and the decisions made now will reverberate for decades. At least 43 gigawatts of new electrical generation capacity, equivalent to half of...

The UK power market is currently dominated by thermal generation where gas and coal account for almost three-quarters of electricity generated. Coal-fired generation will begin to decline...

The global business community is the crucial link that will enable the world to get to grips with the energy challenge of the coming decades. Governments will set the framework, scientists will...

When it comes to environmental issues, China tends to generate negative headlines – its badly polluted skies, its dirty rivers, and its melting glaciers are all images we associate with...

Fossil fuels have powered enormous social and economic changes since the Industrial Revolution more than 200 years ago. Energy from coal, oil and natural gas has lit and heated our homes, powered...

Britain faces an energy challenge in the coming decades which is unprecedented, and all the more formidable for being double-faced. It would be bad enough if the challenge were just to keep the...

As energy demand rises in London and overseas, all energy types will need to be developed, from traditional fossil fuels and nuclear to...

It’s simple – improve energy efficiency and provide a stable framework to encourage investment in renewable resources. It’s not rocket science and it’s happening...