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People around the world may soon be able to use their smartphones to test themselves for COVID-19 and flu thanks to a group of researchers at UC Santa Barbara.

A suicide bombing near the Afghan intelligence agency early Monday morning killed six people, including at least one person who was traveling in a passing vehicle.

The morning after, there's plenty to say about the results from New Hampshire, whether it's Republican John Kasich's surprising No. 2 finish or the "Bernie sandwich."

Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous of the nation's prognosticating rodents, is reported to have seen his shadow, indicating no early coming of spring.

In Acapulco, a Mexican cattle rancher rode his horse into a store. Employees tried to coax him out. They finally allowed him to buy a six-pack of beer, and with that he rode off into the sunset.

They downed the small head of Lego figures to see how long it would take for them to leave their bodies. On average, the scientists passed the Legos within 1.7 days with no pain or side effects.

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ensure its military does not take actions that violate the Genocide Convention, but the court did not call for a cease-fire.

No one wanted to publish Amanda Hocking's novels, so she put them online. For a long while, she'd sell one or two books a day. Then, in June, it exploded. She's now part of an elite literary club: authors who have sold 1 million books on the Amazon Kindle.

Historically, it's been hard to prosecute cases of racial discrimination against customers. But some in Oregon have had recent success suing retailers for discriminating against them.

A Michigan man who got laid off was told his severance pay would be $81,000 per week for 34 weeks. It turns out, the company meant $81,000 over 34 weeks.