NEW YORK—Citing squalid conditions "unfit for human habitation," the New York City Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that the United Nations had been evicted ...

BELMONT, MA—Though Mitt Romney is considered to be a frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the national spotlight has forced him to repeatedly ...

NEW YORK—A coalition of artists, filmmakers, novelists, musicians, fashion designers, and other producers of American culture issued a joint statement this week warning the ...

MARION, OH—Following the passing of 82-year-old Joseph Howerton Saturday, the American people were, for the very first time, forced to confront the reality that ...

WASHINGTON—IRS agents looking over Akron, OH resident Steven Eutsey's tax return Wednesday told reporters they were stunned he did not receive a raise ...

LONDON—World-renowned news and opinion magazine The Economist announced plans to suspend any new online and print content for the next month in an effort ...

LONDON—A year after the tragic explosion and oil spill that caused petroleum giant BP to cease operations in the Gulf of Mexico, the company ...

EUGENE, OR—During his final day of work at R&C Media on Friday, consultant Carlton Davies told coworkers it was "an honor" to have ...

LONDON—Onlookers throughout the English-speaking world remained enthralled this week by the majesty and pomp of the upcoming nuptials of England's Prince William, a ...

KANSAS CITY—According to local Patrick Johnson, the amount of crunchy onion bits baked into Arby's sandwich buns seems to have increased somewhat recently ...

A newly revamped exhibit at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, CA details the events behind Watergate and the eventual downfall of the ...

Aries: You refuse to buy into society's petty, narrow-minded definitions of good and evil, or at least that's what you tell people when ...

BOSTON—During last Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, designated hitter David Ortiz was reportedly horrified by manager Terry Francona’s comment that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY—Just hours after Kevin Durant mailed in his forms for 2010, a conversation with Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook Monday made him realize he ...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco's newly minted general manager, former scout Trent Baalke, asked the NFL head office for clarification on a point of order ...

INDIANAPOLIS—After months of preparing for the birth of the new Mannings, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning announced Tuesday he will carefully assess his newborn ...

LOS ANGELES—Following his teammate Matt Kemp's walk-off home run Tuesday night, Dodgers second baseman and self-proclaimed "loner" Juan Uribe told reporters he felt ...

PHILADELPHIA—As 40,000 fans filed into Citizen's Bank Park Monday night, Phillies first basemen Ryan Howard took a moment from warmups to ask ...

Chris Paul has taken New Orleans to the playoffs almost by himself and is having an astounding series against the Lakers. Is he any good?

Panelists discuss how owning a top-of-the-line MacBook or an iPad 2 is actually essential to finding a new job.

Jim and Tracy welcome Chris Morgan, the kindergartener who wrote the latest action-packed "Fast And The Furious" sequel.

The newest “forever” stamp from the U.S. Postal Service features a photo of the New York–New York casino's Statue of Liberty replica ...

Following a lawsuit from a woman alleging she was raped by a man she met on Match.com who had previously been convicted of sexual ...

On Tuesday, McDonald's held a National Hiring Day in which people across the country lined up to fill the planned 50,000 positions the ...

A study conducted by OgilvyEarth, four out of five Americans said going green is "more feminine than masculine." What do you think?

A team of Japanese researchers has developed an improved fuel ignition system that would use lasers instead of spark plugs.

Dear The Onion, Why did you let Blockbuster buy an ad? That seems kind of mean. Big Bone Lick, KY

Dear The Onion, I detected a large amount of snark in your latest Pizza My Mind column, and I did not appreciate it one bit ...

Autistic reporter Michael Falk says the stainless steel CometLiner 2 car was lucky enough to escape unharmed from its collision with a man.

The rest of this year's pop culture to be "pretty rough,” The Economist lets readers catch up, and a Wal-Mart greeter knows exactly how ...