Flintlock to firepower: The grunt’s 250-year quest for a weapon that actually works

The infantry's history to 250 years of U.S. military standard-issue weapons, from the smoothbore musket to the M7 rifle ...

The Olympic Toys That Are Almost as Tough to Get as a Medal

Fans have fallen hard for plush dolls representing Tina and Milo, the mascots of Italy’s Winter Games. The clerk at the Olympic gift shop looked deadly serious as he leaned in for a whisper.
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‘I now have glass stuck in my thumb’: PetSmart customer buys Playology cat toy—then claims its dangerous material became embedded in her finger

Buying a pet toy is always a coin toss. On one hand, you never know whether your temperamental cat is going to prefer a state-of-the-art $85 toy over a dilapidated cardboard box. On the other hand, it ...