2012, end of the world

According to media reports, July 9 will be our online apocalypse. The better story is how this crazy rumor started

Maryland's upcoming special session will put the budget reconciliation bill back on the table, but as long as the so-called doomsday budget remains an option, one of Montgomery County's bond rating agencies has said its "credit negative" assessment remains valid.

Safety officials say it's a good idea to be prepared for disasters, but some people take preparedness to an extreme.

Shucks. Maybe we’ll have to keep paying the electric bill after all. Archaeologists, excavating the ninth-century Maya complex of Xultun in Guatemala, say they have found what may have been a workspace for the town’s scribe. Paintings on the walls, they report, appear to include...

An archaeologist with help from the National Geographic Society discovers a never-before-seen Maya calendar in Guatemala that may dispel the myth predicting end times in 2012.

Maryland's upcoming special session will put the budget reconciliation bill back on the table, but as long as the so-called doomsday budget remains an option, one of Montgomery County's bond rating agencies has said its "credit negative" assessment remains valid.

SPOKANE—Doomsday Hill has a reputation for being a little difficult and Bloomsday runners often say it’s the hardest part of the entire race. The beauty of Doomsday Hill can take a runner’s breath away and the climb itself does the exact same thing. For seasoned Bloomsday veterans the hill is part of the race they’re used to, but for first timers it can be a daunting task.  

One provision of the state’s so-called “doomsday” budget is to scrap grants to local law enforcement agencies, a move that could have drastic implications for Baltimore, according to city officials.

The US dollar is getting perilously close to losing its status as the world’s reserve currency. Should it cross the line, the 2008 financial crisis could look like a summer storm. Yes, worries about insolvency in Europe dominate the headlines. Last week, Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s bond...

Fears linked to November's election, street crime, civil unrest, doomsday prophecies and even a zombie apocalypse have metro Detroiters buying firearms at a brisk pace.

Washington police believe body found in fortified bunker belongs to Peter Keller, accused of killing family VIDEO: SWAT Team in Standoff With Survivalist UK Police Defend Handling of Standoff

July 9 might be "Internet doomsday" for PC and Mac users who haven't taken steps to make sure their systems are not infected with what's being called DNSChanger malware.

July 9th is being dubbed ‘Internet Doomsday': hundreds of thousands of computer users could lose Internet access on that day.

FBI says infected users must deal with DNS changer malware or risk losing Internet in July.

A Dutch experiment on the bird flu virus looks less lethal, for now, but a better review process is essential.