“The Hunger Games” heroine Katniss Everdeen inspired more than just a renewed interest in braided hairstyles. Suddenly, in the immediate aftermath of the film’s $400 million-plus box office success ...

Pushpa Basnet was shocked to learn that many children in Nepal had no choice but to live with their incarcerated parents behind bars. So Basnet who only in her 20’s felt inspired to start a day care ...

Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who supports children so they don’t have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. Nepal is one of ...

Katniss Everdeen emerged victorious in “The Hunger Games,” and it was Snow White (rather than a charming prince) who defeated her evil stepmother in both film adaptations she starred in this year.

There may be no one left on Earth to say TGIF this week. Some believe the world is coming to an end Friday – on 12/21/12 – which is when an important phase on the ancient calendar of the Mayan people ...

You may already know that President Barack Obama’s “Four more years” was the top post on Twitter in 2012. But what was yours? As part of its annual year-end roundup, the micro-blogging site is for the ...

Members of a fringe Christian group in China have been rounded up for spreading rumors of an impending apocalypse, pegged to the Mayan calendar. Known as the “Almighty God” cult, the group latched on ...

What’s the big deal: “Gangnam Style” has been copied and parodied so many times that we felt the tributes were worth a category in their own right. The parodies range from a “The Lord of the ...

With 1 billion tourists in 2012, it’s little wonder the last 12 months have drummed up some juicy fodder for aviation reporters. London’s Olympic Games were a success – the expected tourism boon not ...

Marco Rubio’s best hope for winning the GOP primary might rest on a contested convention, but in 2012, the Florida senator warned such a process would be a “disaster” for the party. In two separate ...