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After conquering Pikes Peak, Volkswagen is now sending its electric winner to China in hopes of setting a new hillclimb record. “Heaven’s Gate” is 6.8 miles of steep, winding, two-la...

Popular ride-sharing service Lyft made its Wall Street debut on Friday, and it was an impressive one. Lyft shares opened at $87.24, a 20 percent jump from its IPO of $72. That means the company has al...

Trampoline parks have exploded in popularity over the last few years. But experts are warning that all that bouncing fun comes with a risk of ‘catastrophic’ injuries. CBS News reports that...

Senate leader Mitch McConnell is moving closing to a ‘nuclear option’ to push through White House judicial nominees. Lamenting what he called “unprecedented obstruction” from D...

A man who was released from prison 13 years ago may have to go back – because the federal government says he still owes 16 months. Demetrius Anderson was released from state prison in 2006 after...

Google has removed a controversial so-called ‘gay conversion’ app from its Play Store following an outcry from LGBTQ groups. The app, produced by Texas-based Living Hope Ministries, includ...

A man in Callahan, Florida, shot his own pet zebra after it escaped from his property. The zebra, named Shadow, had injured itself during the escape and the owner shot it right as authorities arrived....

After excluding Chick-fil-A based on the company’s discriminatory views, the San Antonio Airport is being investigated for discriminating against Chick-fil-A. The investigation, launched by Texa...

While residents of the country’s southwestern states are already enjoying temperatures in the 80s, winter is far from over in Michigan, where Detroit residents are bracing for another snowstorm....

A tourist is dead after he lost his footing while taking photos on the rim of the Grand Canyon. The 50-year-old man, who hasn’t been identified, was part of a group visiting from Hong Kong on Th...