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Several athletes were tied for first as they began the final climb. The elite climbers faced off in three events, testing their speed as well as their problem-solving.

Type your name into Google and you may be surprised at what you find. Guests talk about lessons learned in cyberspace and controlling your online persona.

With Republicans set to take control of the House of Representatives in November, the Democrat-led committee has a lot to pack into the next five months.

If you’re looking for a new place to hike this weekend, you might like to try a picturesque trail on the South Coast, which has just opened parking and…

Like most things that happen in the bedroom, the collection of essays found in Dirty Words is fun, naughty and totally inappropriate for the eyes of children.

The "Saturday Night Live" star who perfected his impersonation of "President George W. Bush" and later took his presidential act to Broadway received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — nation's top humor prize — Sunday night in Washington.

The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"

Fighting growing wildfires in western North Carolina is hampered by debris left over from Hurricane Helene-related flooding, which was 6 months ago this week.

Not all musicians support the current crackdown on Internet file sharing. Some give their music away for free, trading some record sales in the hopes that they'll get more exposure from offering the downloads. The band Nine Inch Nails is currently streaming their new album online, ahead of the CD's commercial release Tuesday.

Merriam-Webster releases the 11th edition of its Collegiate Dictionary, which includes new words such as "dot commer" and "headbanger." The Internet has made the biggest influence on the American language, both with the new words it has generated and the speed with which the public has adopted them. Hear John Morse, president and publisher of Merriam-Webster.