What if President Obama secretly agreed with others in the government in 2011 to provide arms to rebels in Libya and Syria? What if the scheme called for American arms merchants to sell serious American military hardware to the government of Qatar, which would and did transfer it to rebel …

United Nations Security Council diplomats were unable to come to a consensus on condemning Syria for the killings of hundreds of its civilians Wednesday, giving a victory to the Assad regime while Iranian diplomats watched intently from the sidelines. An earlier draft of a non-binding press statement championed by the …

For generations, Bruce Williams’ family relied on Penfield Reef Lighthouse to keep them off the rocky shoals in Western Long Island. “It was a kind of a security blanket,” Williams said as he walked the boardwalk at Saint Mary’s by the Sea in Bridgeport, Conn. Williams owns Captain’s Cove Marina …

If you thought mousetraps were tough, try building a better lightbulb. Just in time for Earth Day, a team of American inventors have created a bizarre-looking new bulb that turns illumination on its ear, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) clustered within a conventionally shaped bulb for illumination rather than filaments or …

Flying cars and robot maids may still be far from reality, but one Jetsons-era vision of the future is very real: the jetpack. After nearly 30 years in development, New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft Company is finally gearing up to sell its jetpack: two rockets driven by a 2-liter, 200-horsepower engine …

Is the Gulf getting cleaner? Or does oil there pose a long-term hazard? It seems to depend mostly on whom you ask. Scientists have discovered an oil plume at least 22 miles long, 3,000 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico — suggesting that the tens of millions of gallons …

TheAcademy Awardsare often described asHollywood’sSuper Bowl. This year, that may actually be an understatement. But rest assured. If you’re looking for some guidance as you prepare for your office Oscar pool, you’ve come to the right place. For the past four years, Fox 411 has provided some of the most …

Five days before the Oscars are awarded, what some people are calling “the best Iraq war movie to date” finds itself under attack. “The Hurt Locker,” a Best Picture nominee that portrays coalition soldiers disarming bombs in the heat of battle, is being criticized by some veterans and current members …

Exactly four months after a ruthless gang of Islamic extremists crashed hijacked airliners into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, several dozen of their brothers-in-arms captured in Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. Though essentially left off the national radar, January 11th marks …

Achoo! Yep, it’s allergy season. Again. Looking for a solution? Your smartphone can guide you to professional care and empower you to make better health choices. Here are a few pocket worthy apps to download. iTriage Headache, fever, pain? Check out what those symptoms you’re suffering from might mean, then …