A woman of 98 who's been frying fish and chips for 80 years says her longevity is down to never eating anything else. Constance Brown, who has just been award the MBE, told the Daily Mirror. "That'...

The ancient Mayan and Aztec people believed that chocolate increased wisdom, energy, vitality, and sexual power, but in the intervening centuries it has been recategorized as an unhealthy indulgence. ...

The nephew of a former Socialist minister has successfully sued the French state after failing a philosophy exam because his teacher rarely showed up in class. In the first ruling of its kind in a cou...

As a show of British military finery, the Trooping of the Colour has had no equal for 258 years. Today, the Guards regiments will parade for the monarch and tourists in their spotless regalia, topped...

Angelina Jolie, in her first U.S. interview since the birth of her daughter last month, says the experience was frightening. ADVERTISEMENT "You know, because you're there for the birth, which I wa...

The owner of a Los Angeles car dealership is suing Mercedes-Benz, its parent company DaimlerChrysler and other affiliates, alleging that a $1.7 million car purchased in 2004 wouldn't run for more than...

oey Chestnut ate 47 Grilled Cheese sandwiches in ten minutes to set a new world record. Sonya Thomas and Pat Berteletti tied for second place, each downing 37. The old world record was 36. Chestnut...

Two research teams in England and Venezuela have discovered something alarming about the new genetically modified crops filled with insecticide. The insects not only eat them, they seem to thrive on t...

Third-largest burger chain to use non-hydrogenated oil in fries, chicken Wendy’s International Inc. said Thursday it will begin frying french fries and breaded chicken items with non-hydrogenated o...

An astonishing 5,000-mile journey by the first giant turtle to be caught and tagged off the British Isles has excited scientists studying the endangered creatures. For eight months marine biologist...