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Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, was arrested in Maryland on Tuesday for a driving under the influence. Phelps, 29, who grew up in Maryland, was pulled over in the Fort McHenry Tunnel by Maryland Transit Authority police … Continue reading →

Bendgate. Bendghazi. Call it what you want — what you need is a solution. When you just can’t choose between your sleek, new phablet and your stylish skinny jeans, there is one solution for fixing your bendable iPhone 6 Plus: … Continue reading →

For more than 25 years, one iteration or the next of virtual reality has been touted as a life-altering technological breakthrough. At the first Oculus Rift developers conference, attendees saw how far its creators have come in pursuit of an … Continue reading →

Protesters are continuing to flood the streets of Hong Kong as the pro-democracy demonstrations enter a pivotal day, Oct. 1, the beginning of a two-day national holiday to celebrate the Republic of China. The activists of Occupy Central (also known … Continue reading →

In a landmark decision at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, a man was sentenced to 18 weeks of jail time Monday for having tweeted (and retweeted) a series of rape threats at a British member of parliament. Peter Nunn, a … Continue reading →

Put down that phone and open a map — it’s time for an adventure. For many of us, wanderlust is a constant presence in our lives. Countless minutes are spent daydreaming at our office desks, thinking about packing up our … Continue reading →

An Iowa couple didn’t let bad service prevent an act of restaurant kindness. When Makenzie and and Steven Shultz went out to dinner for their anniversary last Saturday night, they were disappointed by the slow service at the understaffed restaurant. … Continue reading →

As summer turns to fall, our tastes tend to change as well — it’s the only way you can explain some of those pumpkin spice products And while good music is good music, there are some songs that just feel … Continue reading →

You had to figure a crime procedural that (very loosely) winds back the clock on Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy would be a grisly, vaguely twisted affair, even if it is on network TV. But who could have predicted that … Continue reading →

After last week’s buggy iOS 8.0.1 update, Apple’s latest mobile software isn’t attracting tons of fanfare But this might get you excited about iOS 8 again. See also: The 18 Most Important Features in iOS 8 Hidden settings on the … Continue reading →