Sir Peter Jackson has announced that Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is headed to Middle-earth as part of the cast of "The Hobbit."

Red is Christie Brinkley's color. The veteran supermodel returned to the runway Wednesday night for the Red Dress Collection fashion show, an annual New York …

The man who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls routinely serenaded the restaurants where he dined and held mandatory family dinners every …

WORCESTER - Police are investigating the afternoon shooting of a 23-year-old man.

The US Justice Department is poised to clear Google Inc.'s $12.5-billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as early as next week, according to …

New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses, …

BOSTON - A former Salvadoran military officer accused of a role in the 1989 deaths of six Jesuit priests has been formally indicted on charges he lied under …

TEWKSBURY - Police are investigating the Tuesday night robbery of a convenience store on Shawsheen Street.
 

A former Motorola software engineer was found guilty of stealing trade secrets from the company, the US Justice Department said Wednesday.

A judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July.

NEW YORK - Showtime is about to have a whole new meaning for Magic Johnson. The story of the NBA Hall of Famer's rivalry and friendship with Larry Bird is …

Britain's Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in the Army Air Corps, has completed his Apache pilot training -- and picked up a prize to boot.

Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live streaming performance on iTunes.

The surviving members of iconic California surfing band The Beach Boys will reunite for their first public performance in more than two decades on Sunday at …

A bill legalizing gay marriage passed Washington State's House of Representatives Wednesday and will soon be signed into law, The Seattle Times reported.

A Winthrop man was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon for allegedly breaking into numerous lockers at a Revere storage facility.

BOSTON - The Massachusetts House has unanimously approved a bill that gives those convicted of a crime the right to request that the courts order new forensic …

Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings, …

One day after Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign …

An energetic Mitt Romney returned to the campaign trail in Atlanta Wednesday after losing three contests to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.