The Victoria SPCA claim two dogs, Bear and Dozzer, they killed last month were put down due to behavior. But while they call it euthanizing, and necessary, that's not how it looks from the outside. From the outside it looks unwarranted and uncaring.

After award nominations are handed, out come the stories of snubs and misses. However, with the Grammys, can one really tell?

Virginia Beach - I’ve done a lot of work in the travel market around the world, so I’m always interested when I see a new approach to marketing. Virginia’s hotels have made a move that consumers are going to like- Special deals, and lots of them.

A new study suggests that a single spray shot of the hormone oxytocin improves brain function in young children with autism.

New York - The National Security Agency (NSA), which collects nearly 5 billion cellphone records a day to track the movement of individuals, has defended its position by citing a Reagan-era executive order that justifies the surveillance program.

Researchers have created functioning human lung cells from stem cells. This is the first time just a process has been undertaken successfully.

Scientists claim that a model that tracked last winter’s flu season could accurately predict peak outbreaks across the U.S.

Mice appear to pass certain fears onto their offspring, according to a new research study. Trials so far on mice suggest that certain smells associated with frightening events can be passed on to successive generations.

The U.S. President has signed a bill to support the retirement of federally owned research chimpanzees over the next five years. This followed months of delays.

Facebook users may never see the day when a 'Dislike' button appears on the posts that show up on their newsfeed, but they could end up seeing a 'Sympathize' button.

The same McDonald's employee resource website that has advised workers to apply for government welfare and sell their holiday gifts to make ends meet is in the news again.

For over three years of on-and-off negotiations by promoters of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in what appears to be the biggest fight in boxing history, everything seems to have been agreed upon, except for the manner of sharing the fight purse.

The city attorney of Los Angeles sued Wells Fargo and Citigroup on Thursday, alleging that the two companies engaged in mortgage discrimination, which led to foreclosures in minority communities.

San Francisco - While a sudden cold snap has made it cold enough for snow, to usher in more of the spirit of the season, snow was brought into Golden Gate Park to add to the 84th annual holiday tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 5.

It's that time of year again. You know what I mean, when unsuspecting people are inundated with scams involving everything from free gifts to free money, and all the victim has to do is give out their personal information.

Beijing - North Korea has released the United States military veteran who was taken into custody by the country on October 26th. Merill Newman, 85, had been in the country as a tourist.

The makers of the trendy smartphone app Uber are spreading holiday cheer. While the app is usually used to hire a car for transporting a person, the Uber team rolled out a limited time offer that brought Christmas trees right to the customer's door.

In the United States, vaccination programs have all but eliminated measles. But before a vaccine became available, almost everyone came down with the disease, and over 450 people died annually between 1953 and 1963, usually from complications.

ZeroAccess, one of the world's largest botnets - a network of computers infected with malware to trigger online fraud - has been disrupted by Microsoft.

Once a bottle of wine has been opened it needs to be drunk fairly quickly otherwise the wine goes off. This effect is worse with whites than reds. Preserving wines for longer has recently become the subject of a science study.