United Airlines has suffered an hours-long problem with its computer systems that resulted in delays and cancellations globally. Passengers travelling late Thursday and early Friday took to social media to complain about delays as long as six hours. United posted a statement on its Twitter account saying “we’re aware of… Read More

As flooding has begun to ease on North Carolina’s rivers, allowing some people to return to their homes, the governor is pledging help rebuild and protect one of the country’s oldest towns chartered by African-Americans. Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday made an aerial tour of Princeville, after it was inundated… Read More

Hurricane Nicole roared across Bermuda on Thursday, pummeling the resort island with winds up to 115 mph that snapped trees and peeled off roofs before the storm spun away into open water. The Category 3 system also flooded homes, damaged boats that broke away from their moorings and knocked out… Read More

Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate. In the book world’s equivalent of a Supreme Court ruling, the Nobel judges declared Thursday that Dylan is not just a rock star but a poet of the very highest order. Dylan, 75, becomes the first musician in the 115-year history of the Nobel to win… Read More

The death of a Los Angeles police detective, who was in the midst of investigating the rape accusations against NBA star Derrick Rose, was found shot at a suburban home was being investigated as a suicide, authorities said Wednesday. There were no signs of foul play in the death of Nadine… Read More

Doors and windows began to rattle across Bermuda early Thursday as Hurricane Nicole approached the British territory as an extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane. The storm was located about 55 miles (85 kilometers) south-southwest of Bermuda Thursday morning. It had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) and was… Read More

The value of the British pound sterling may have been dropping in recent weeks but imaginative Brits have found a way to put cash to work: It turns out the new plastic five-pound-note can be used as a stylus to play vinyl records. A number of YouTube videos have been… Read More

A Lithuanian police dog has been given a solemn official burial ceremony in the Baltic country, complete with state border guards firing off a volley salute. An urn with the ashes of the Belgian Shepherd named Ramzis was solemnly carried before officers and dogs from the State Border Guard Service’s… Read More

An online retailer has pulled a Halloween costume that made light of the recent jewelry heist involving Kim Kardashian West. Time reports that the listing for the “Parisian Heist” costume on Costumeish featured a bound and gagged Kardashian lookalike dressed in a white robe and sporting a giant ring. The… Read More