Discover how a 1962 Popular Mechanics article inspired the legendary Alcatraz escape, blending ingenuity and determination in ...

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests inspired by projects in the magazine.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada’s premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Both leaders emerged from it ...

This guy is playing chess while the rest of us are playing checkers.

Here’s our list of the experts and advocates, outside the government, who are playing big roles in Washington’s policy ...

As you can read in our related article this week, several of our local nonprofit arts organizations are under attack with ...

FAME IS fleeting, especially semi-celebratedness is, as I know very well from my own experience, and that is exactly as it ...

Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said Wednesday. The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu ...

Retiree and father of two Pasquale Mazzei of Amherstburg, Ont., was “frozen with shock” after winning a Lotto 6/49 second ...

Two children in Nova Scotia are missing. Why wasn't an Amber Alert sent out? The search for two children missing in Pictou County entered a fourth day Monday. Halifax Water is seeking approval of its ...