Clearly making it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has very little to do with popularity. At last nights’s ceremony, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, The Hollies and the Stooges each received their well deserved induction. This honor is given out annually to inductees selected…

Spokane Police arrested a drug dealer who they believe has been selling marijuana-laden Rice Krispy Treats to Shadle Park High School Students. Kruz Hawkins, 20, was arrested in a parking lot near the high school Thursday morning by members…

UPDATE 3/11: After fans took to Facebook to launch a campaign to get veteran funny girl Betty White on “Saturday Night Live,” it was announced earlier this week that she would in fact be making an appearance on the show in some capacity. Now comes word…

King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance — but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy convention. In what has been described as a “one in a zillion kind of mutation,” biologists say that the animal has lost control…

Can classical music soothe aching limbs and decrease your stress? “Yes!” sing researchers and music therapists alike. By listening to slow-tempo classical music, pain from chronic osteoarthritis may ease, a recent study indicates. Researchers at the Florida…

Tourists are lining up for L.A.’s newest attraction; an up close and personal look at the Southland’s famous gang neighborhoods. “L.A. Gang Tours,” which began operations in January, takes tourists to the streets that gave rise to the Crips, Bloods and other notorious gangs.

You already know if newspapers, tin cans, or plastic bottles get picked up on your curb for recycling, but what about similar items? Chances are phone books, aluminum foil, and other hard-to-know-what-to-do-with items can be mixed in with your curbside…

Topeka’s mayor says the city shall temporarily be referred to as “Google, Kansas — the capital city of fiber optics,” in an effort to persuade the Internet giant to test an ultra-fast connection in the state capital. Mayor Bill Bunten issued the proclamation after no…

A Bollywood filmmaker has issued a lucrative challenge to horror movie fans: a $10,000 reward for anyone who can watch his latest supernatural thriller, alone, in a cinema until the closing credits. Ram Gopal Varma’s “Phoonk 2,” a sequel to his 2008 film…

Your walking partner says she swears by a new technique. Your gym buddy raves about a weightlifting routine that “really works.” Known as “gym science” by fitness scientists, unchecked this word-of-mouth gospel can put you at risk for injury, says Cedric X. Bryant…