A Customs and Border Protection officer was arrested last Friday after prosecutors accused him of taking bribes and allowing drug-hauling vehicles to cross a South Texas checkpoint into the United States.
Shoppers using Amazon to buy their Christmas presents will have until Dec. 19 to make their choices and still be guaranteed free shipping in time for the holiday, USA Today reported. The online retail giant extended its deadline, saying that items ordered before 11:59 p.m. ET that day will be delivered by Christmas Eve. Last year, the cutoff date was Dec. 17.
Evidence seized during a traffic stop can be used in court even if a police officer pulled the car over based on a misunderstanding of the law, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
In "The Sims 4," the fourth installment of EA Maxis' popular life simulation, players learn, work and play as their Sims confront many of the challenges also found outside virtuality. And they, too, sometimes just need to catch a break.
The cost of a barrel of oil dropped below $57 on Monday as U.S. stocks fell in a roller coaster trading day. OPEC, meanwhile, has no plans to revise production, the energy minister of the United Arab Emirates said.
Shootings in three communities outside Philadelphia have left at least four people dead. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation said the incidents appeared to be related to a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, the death toll has been put at five.
"Grey's Anatomy" will not return until Jan. 29, and fans of ABC's medical drama are using the wait to speculate as to just what might happen during the rest of Season 11. This is especially true because Season 11, Episode 9 -- the last to air before the holiday hiatus -- was filled with cliffhangers.
Police in western Belgium stormed an apartment on Monday after reports that gunmen had taken a hostage in the city of Ghent. No one was hurt in the operation, and three men have been arrested.
Kansas and tornadoes go together like Glinda and the Munchkins, but the state's residents experienced a particularly odd weather phenomenon Sunday when they saw a twister and snow on the same day.
Gourmet gift baskets are a hot item this holiday season, and they sure make a great gift. Who does not like to indulge on some delicious chocolates, cheeses or wines? That's especially true when given their price tags, the recipients might not typically pamper themselves with such items.
"The Sims 4," the fourth installment of EA Maxis' popular series, is considered a "life simulation" game for a reason: Just like in real life, players grow up, make friends, form families, work, play and build. And -- just like in real life -- they sometimes cut corners.
Celebrations are under way at Nintendo after the Japanese giant's Wii U logged a 90 percent uptick in year-on-year software sales. Aficionados, meanwhile, can benefit from some holiday deals.
Google is set to close its engineering in Russia amid new regulations that require data on local citizens to be kept on servers within the country. An anonymous source with knowledge of the development told the agency about the planned move, though it was not immediately clear whether the Internet search giant was reacting to the legislation.
The daughter of Korean Air's chairman resigned from her remaining posts with the carrier Friday and apologized for what global media have dubbed her "nut rage" scandal. Cho Hyun-ah had a plane returned to the gate in New York on Dec. 5 after a flight attendant in first class offered her macadamia nuts in a bag, not on a plate.
Some immigrants covered under the executive action announced by President Obama on Nov. 20 may be able to apply for deportation relief and work permits as early as mid-February. Those eligible for the expanded DACA will be first up, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Discovery Channel's "Eaten Alive" was getting attacked from all sides Friday. Viewers of the special complained that conservationist Paul Rosolie did not follow through on his promise to get swallowed by a 20-foot anaconda in his crush-proof suit, while animal rights groups said the whole stunt was bad enough as it were.
A former employee of Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the convicted con man's Ponzi scheme. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor said also ordered the 67-year-old to forfeit $155 billion.
Even though his social network remains banned in China, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met with the the Communist country's Internet regulator last week. Lu Wei, the minister of China's Cyberspace Administration, visited Facebook's offices during a recent trip to the United States.
White House chef Sam Kass will stop cooking for the Obamas at the end of the year, Eater DC reported. He led the executive mansion's kitchen for six years and is poised to move to New York to live with his wife, MSNBC host Alex Wagner.
Three years after pleading guilty to selling confidential product information to suppliers, a former Apple executive was sentenced last week to a one-year prison term and a $4.5 million fine. Paul Devine, who was a supply manager at Apple from 2005 through 2010, had been accused of taking money for confidential information.
Whether you fly an X-wing or a Y-wing (by which I mean, talk on Apple's iPhone 6 or Samsung's Galaxy S5), there's something in store for just about every smartphone-weilding"Star Wars" fanatic out there.
The Supreme Court will not review BP's claims that it was forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in unjustified claims after its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
