A Pennsylvania couple is struggling to sell a house used as the home of psychotic killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film “The Silence of the Lambs.” Scott and Barbara Lloyd listed the house last summer, but they’ve dropped the asking price from $300,000 to $250,000. The three-story Victorian in… Read More

Welcome to the epic national championship club, Alabama and Clemson. Your game is a unanimous choice to join the short list of some of the most dramatic, exciting, fantastic finishes to a college football season. With one big play after another — by both teams — Alabama beat Clemson 45-40… Read More

The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department’s internal watchdog. Most airline flying today is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically… Read More

The Playboy Mansion is up for sale, but longtime resident Hugh Heffner wants to stay put. Playboy Enterprise announced the West Los Angeles estate, the backdrop of many film shoots and wild parties, was listed on Monday for $200 million. The 5-acre property features 29 rooms, a game house, home… Read More

Alejandro Inarritu’s “The Revenant” won awards in the drama category for best picture and best actor for star Leonardo DiCaprio, who seems to be on a path to an Oscar for his portrayal of the 1820s fur trapper Hugh Glass. Inarritu, whose “Birdman” swept the Oscars last year, also beat… Read More

David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album. Bowie, whose hits included “Fame,” ”Heroes” and “Let’s Dance,” died… Read More

“You got bigger problems than this.” That was the message District Judge Eugene Ricciardi had for a man as he dismissed his traffic ticket. The man was then charged with robbing a Pittsburgh bank, caught after he showed up to fight the aforementioned traffic ticket in court. KDKA-TV reports 23-year-old… Read More

A North Texas woman has given birth to her own granddaughter after serving as a surrogate for her daughter. At age 54, Tracey Thompson of Plano delivered a 6-pound 11-ounce girl after serving as surrogate for her 28-year-old daughter, Kelley McKissack. Doctors at The Medical Center of Plano say McKissack… Read More

Zoo elephants in Berlin have enjoyed a light festive snack: a late delivery of Christmas trees. The New Year feeding of unsold pine trees has become an annual event. Zookeeper Mario Hammerschmidt says the trees are certified as pesticide-free. Hammerschmidt said Thursday that the trees are “a good supplement to… Read More