Throughout its history, Gawker.com was a hive of activity -- a frenetic source of gossip, venomous takedowns and, occasionally, some salacious footage. But on Monday, in stark contrast to the 14 years that preceded it, the site felt quiet, as if the most interesting part of the obituary had already been written.
Disgraced U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte lost four major endorsement deals Monday after he was caught vandalizing a gas station and making up a story about being robbed at Olympics.
Kayla Iacovino is a Trekkie vulcanologist. No, she doesn't study Vulcans like Spock. She explores volcanoes in dangerous, restricted and far-off places.
Spain, Portugal, Italy and other sunny European nations have seen a big boost in tourist numbers this year as nervous travelers avoid places targeted by terrorists.
Nintendo character Mario was shown jumping into a pipe in Japan before popping out in the Rio stadium in the unlikely form of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
A former Deutsche Bank employee has turned down his share of a $16.5 million whistleblower award to protest a lack of punishment for the bank's top executives.