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Shatner explored the galaxy as Captain Kirk onStar Trek. This summer, NASA is launching a probe to study the sun and it'll carry a microchip with Shatner's name on it.

Many towns hold festivals to celebrate a famed native son or daughter, or its dominant agricultural product. In Berezniki, Russia, they celebrate mosquitoes — partly by getting bitten by them. A lot.

Archives of London tailor Henry Poole and Company reveal Churchill left behind an $18,000 bill. His last order: repairs to a yachting cap. Don't think they can expect payment — that ship has sailed.

It's not really hotel. It's a van, parked on the East River. But it's cheap.

The wasp species is only centimeters in length. When it came time to find a name, researchers' eyes fixed on a Brad Pitt poster in the lab. They named the species: Conobregma bradpitti.

Residents of Gratiot County, Mich., awoke Saturday to a surprise visitor from space — not an alien, but a small satellite attached to a balloon. According to the Detroit Free Press, it was planned.

Obesity and overweight cause risks for a variety of major illnesses. According to the World Health Organization, there are more than one billion…

In the most highly anticipated college basketball game of the season, Duke star Zion Williamson was injured when his sneaker ripped apart at the seams — an embarrassment for Nike.

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are underway in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are competing. Fewer than 60 will make it to next month's Summer Olympics in Paris.

Employees whose contract expired in August picketed on a busy holiday travel day. They demanded better wages and health care from food service operator HMSHost, which reported no disruption.