Mega Millions jackpot hits $868 million, second-largest in U.S. historyThe U.S. Mega Millions jackpot swelled to $868 million early on Wednesday, the second-largest in U.S. history, after no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday night's draw.… more →

Numbers drawn for record $667-million U.S. Mega Millions jackpotSix little numbered balls were drawn in the U.S. Mega Millions on Tuesday night with a record jackpot of $667 million at stake. The numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61 and… more →

Northern Irish author Anna Burns' 'Milkman' wins Man Booker PrizeLONDON - "Milkman" by writer Anna Burns scooped the 2018 Man Booker Prize on Tuesday, with the Northern Irish writer winning the literary award for her third full-length… more →

Noel Gallagher scoops two prizes at music Q AwardsLONDON - British rocker Noel Gallagher triumphed at the Q Awards in London on Wednesday, scooping two prizes at the annual ceremony hosted by UK music magazine Q. The former… more →

Nevada brothel owner, dubbed 'Trump from Pahrump,' dies: sheriffThe brothel-owning, evangelical Christian-backed Republican Nevada state legislature candidate who nicknamed himself the "Trump from Pahrump," died on Tuesday, a local… more →

Netflix needs lower prices to woo IndiaBANGALORE - Netflix Inc's Indian operation drew attention in a surge of international subscribers in the third quarter, but it faces fierce competition and a difficult cultural conundrum to make… more →

Roseanne calls TV death 'morbid,' audience slumps for 'The Conners'NEW YORK - Roseanne Barr called the way her character was killed off "grim and morbid" and television viewers stayed away in droves from spinoff show "The Conners" without… more →

Richard Branson recalls rock 'n roll days as gets Hollywood starLOS ANGELES - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson on Tuesday recalled an era of sex, drugs, and rock'n roll as he added a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to his list of… more →

Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in CanadaTORONTO/ST JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its… more →

Singer Buble says life changed after son's cancer diagnosisLOS ANGELES - Singer Michael Buble, who releases his new album "Love" next month, has spoken about putting his career on hold after his son Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer.… more →

Scientists in Chile unveil 'A Cosmic Titan' cluster of galaxiesAstronomers peering billions of light years into space have detected the largest, most extensive collection of galaxies ever registered in the early days of the universe, a… more →

Thousands of Seoul taxi-drivers rally against plans for carpool serviceSEOUL - Tens of thousands of South Korean taxi-drivers held a rally on Thursday in Seoul, the capital, saying a carpooling service planned by the operator of the… more →

U.S. states opposed to offshore drilling find hope in Zinke's wordsLOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has hinted to at least six coastal states that he will keep their waters out of a looming plan to expand U.S. offshore… more →

Singer Amy Winehouse to return to the stage as a hologramFans of late British singer Amy Winehouse, whose untimely death in 2011 at age 27 shook the music world, will be able to see her on concert stages again in the form of a hologram,… more →

Robbie Williams' daughter, 6, to be bridesmaid at UK royal weddingLONDON - Theodora Williams, the six-year-old daughter of singer Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field is to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Britain's Princess Eugenie,… more →

And the fattest bear in Alaska is ... 409 BeadnoseANCHORAGE - In an Alaska clash of tubby titans that has become a social media sensation, a shaggy, brown and possibly pregnant mother known as 409 Beadnose was crowned on Tuesday as Fattest… more →

'First Man' depicts astronauts 'with death nipping at their heels'LOS ANGELES - Neil Armstrong went down in history as the first person on the moon, but it was the personal sacrifices and challenges along his journey that most interested… more →

Japan's women sailors serve on frontline of gender equalityABOARD JS KAGA - Women serving on Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga, are a tight-knit group on the frontline of a push to transform the Japanese navy into a mixed-gender fighting… more →

Indian employers under pressure to respond to surge in #MeToo allegationsNEW DELHI - Pressure is building on major Indian employers to take allegations of sexual harassment more seriously after a surge in the number of complaints against… more →

Taylor Swift kicks off American Music Awards, silent on politicsLOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift, straight off her first, controversial public dive into U.S. politics, opened the American Music Awards show on Tuesday aiming to break her own… more →

Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard early favorites for Rock Hall of FameLOS ANGELES - Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks and glam metal band Def Leppard led voting among fans on Tuesday for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,… more →

Soldiers given a voice in century-old footage in Jackson's new war filmLONDON - For his new World War One documentary film, "They Shall Not Grow Old", director Peter Jackson was adamant the soldiers should tell their own stories.… more →

Singer Taylor Swift helps boost voter registrations after endorsementPop music luminary Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time on Sunday has driven a spike in online voter registration, particularly among… more →

WhatsApp bug let hackers hijack accounts with a video call: reportsLONDON - A bug in Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service allowed hackers to take over users' applications when they answered an incoming video call, technology websites ZDnet… more →

China's tourist sites receive 726 million visitors over holiday, up 9.4 percent year-on-yearSHANGHAI - China's tourism hotspots received 726 million visits from domestic travelers over the country's one week long National Day holiday, up… more →