A Mexico City man is in Hogwarts heaven after his collection of "Harry Potter" memorabilia was named the world's largest. Menahem Asher Silva Vargas has spent nearly 15 years hoarding all things...

A group is claiming a world record for a popular Hawaii dish, after putting together a massive bowl of rice, hamburger, eggs and gravy. Chef Hideaki Miyoshi of Tokkuri Tei restaurant and...

Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, with the edge going to cable and the Internet over broadcast networks, according to a study released Wednesday by the...

The 10,000 doves released in a ceremony Wednesday for China's National Day underwent unusual scrutiny, each having its feathers and anus checked for dangerous materials, state-run media reports said,...

It is one of the world's most famous statues, representing the Renaissance ideal of the male physique, but Michelangelo's David is in danger of collapsing because of its weak ankles, new tests...

A woman who was used as a sex-slave managed to escape her captor and save three other women held by him after she used knotted sheets to climb to safety.   Police have hailed the courage of...

 A huge boulder unleashed by a landslide in northern Italy narrowly missed a farmhouse, destroyed a barn and came to a stop in vineyards.     A second boulder stopped just feet...

Even in death, Christopher Rivera Amaro almost looked ready to box, leaning against the corner of a simulated ring.     Mourners who came to his wake in San Juan on Friday found him...

 A new, 9-meter sculpture of Nelson Mandela is billed as the biggest statue of the South African leader. It also has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted rabbit tucked inside one of the...

In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" — thousands of elves, making...