In a weird two weeks in a singularly weird place, Albany's most confounding moment might have been when lawmakers said New Yorkers should appreciate how hard they toiled in a bipartisan way to do important work.

Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online -- stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case …

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

A Fort Worth water employee sues the city after supervisors circulated a doctored picture of his face superimposed over a dog's.

Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.

John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.