After one of the most luckless pre-productions in recent memory, filming began today in New Zealand on The Hobbit, the long-awaited prequels to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Toddlers are usually switched from rear-facing to forward-facing car seats right after their first birthday - an event many parents may celebrate as a kind of milestone.

Martin Sheen and his eldest son, Emilio Estevez, picked a complicated time to promote their film, The Way, the story of a man (Sheen) who embarks on an arduous pilgrimage in order to mourn and better understand his estranged son ...

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave before stepping aboard Air Force One in Rio de Janeiro March 21, 2011. SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama landed in Chile Monday on the second leg of a trip, overshadowed by US military ...

Google today announced deep Google Voice integration with Sprint, and introduced the Nexus S 4G smartphone for the wireless carrier, which takes advantage of its high-speed 4G data network.

A 25-year-old man horrifically injured by an accident involving an electric power line has received a full face transplant in the US.

Protesters outside the Ministry of Defence in London show their opposition to the international coalition's involvement in Libya.

(Reuters) - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is expected to take a formal step on Monday toward a run for the Republican US presidential nomination in 2012 when he sets up an exploratory committee.

'Big Love' finale stars Bill Paxton (second from l.) and his wives (from l. Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jennifer Goodwin and Chloe Sevigny) appear in front of the courthouse.

The number of men going under the knife for plastic surgery procedures is on the rise, according to a press release from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Monday.

A woman who fled to Nigeria after a fire at the Houston day care center she operated killed four children has been returned to the United States and jailed in Atlanta, authorities said today.

We give you our five five thoughts as Texas basketball exits the NCAA tournament early once again. First and foremost, props have to be given to Sean Miller and his Arizona squad.

A crowd chants anti-regime slogans during a funeral procession for a protester killed in Dara, south Syria, March 20, 2011. By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Unrest spread in southern Syria on Monday with hundreds of people demonstrating ...

The Barry Bonds perjury trial has finally started, more than three years after the home run record-holder was indicted. Wearing a dark suit and a silver tie, Bonds walked into the San Francisco federal courthouse Monday about an hour before jury ...

March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed as “unacceptable” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's description of Western-led attacks on Libya as a “crusade,” marking their first ...

Many folks thought VCU didn't even belong in the NCAA tournament, but Bradford Burgess and the Rams are now in the Sweet 16. The Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University appeared out of nowhere, straight from the far-right edge of the office pool ...

Google has been hit with a fine by France's privacy watchdog CNIL over the personal data it mistakenly gathered when setting up Street View.

Cleaning up the New York Mets is going to be a long and often ugly process. Monday morning, that process involved left-hander Oliver Perez, a big-money bust in Queens, shaking hands with ex-teammates and fighting back tears ...