Telecom giant Verizon Communications has announced that it will be eliminating more than 8,000 jobs this year as the company continues to be stung by a slowdown in corporate accounts.

Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has officially stepped down as Alaska governor, 18 months before the end of her term in office.

Former IBF welterweight and WBC light-middleweight world champion Vernon Forrest was shot to death following an attempted carjacking in Atlanta Saturday night.

Stu Rasmussen, America’s first openly transgender mayor, is under scrutiny for wearing “inappropriate” clothes.

ESPN has banned New York Post reporters from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published illegally obtained photos of Erin Andrews.

Maggie Rodriguez spoke with former astronauts Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Alan Bean and Charles Duke about stepping foot on the moon’s surface.

In an effort to reel in more customers, a Starbucks in Seattle will begin serving beer and wine to their customers starting next week.