'Total Recall' Box Office Numbers Fail To Beat 'The Dark Knight'

"Total Recall" fails to win the box office. "Total Recall" took in $26 million at the box office this weekend, Sony reported, which wasn't nearly enough to outdo "The Dark Knight Rises." The Christopher Nolan filmed earned $36.4 million in its third weekend,according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony projected $25 to $30 million for "Total Recall" in its opening weekend, but many box office observers thought the movie would bring ...

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Nine Great American Companies That Will Never Recover: 24/7 Wall St.

24/7 Wall St.: Many American companies have been lauded for their rapid rise to greatness, a process that sometimes takes less than a decade. These firms become leaders in their industries, are renowned for innovation, phenomenal growth, and, in the case of public corporations, their soaring share prices. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) usually makes the list, as does Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). At the other end of the scale are well-known ...

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Sikhism: 5 Things To Know About The Sikh Religion

In light of the tragic shooting at theWisconsin Sikh Temple, HuffPost Religion offers this brief introduction to Sikhism in hopes of increasing understanding and appreciations for this great world religion. Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world with a population of upwards of 30 million worldwide. There are an estimated 250,000 Sikhs in the United States having first arrived in the late 19th century. Below are five basic ...

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Olympic Track: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Women's 100-Meter; Carmelita Jeter Wins Silver

FILE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, left, and Trinidad's Semoy Hackett go to cross the finish line in a women's 100-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) LONDON -- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outleaned world champion Carmelita Jeter of the United States and finished in 10.75 seconds Saturday night to win her second ...

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Michael Phelps Finishes London Olympics Program With Gold In 4x100-Meter Medley Relay

Michael Phelps has left the pool. Swimming the butterfly leg for the U.S. team in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay, Phelps has completed his program at the London Olympics -- and his swimming career -- with yet another gold medal. That makes 18 gold and 22 total medals over four career trips to the Olympics, including a pair of unprecedented individual three-peats. Having accomplished more than ...

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Oscar Pistorius Makes Olympics History, Reaches Men's 400-Meter Semifinals (PHOTOS)

Oscar Pistorius LONDON -- It began with a smile at the starting line. Moments later, Oscar Pistorius took off and the click-click-clicking of carbon on the track was all but drowned out by the 80,000 fans on hand to watch him make history Saturday. The first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics, Pistorius cruised past an opponent or two in the backstretch of his 400-meter heat, and by the end, the "Blade Runner" was coasting ...

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McKayla Maroney Falls In Olympic Vault Final, Settles For Silver Medal (PHOTOS)

Mc Kayla Maroney fails to land her dismount in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London, England. McKayla Maroney is widely considered the best female gymnast in the world on the vault. Just ask her coach. Before thewomen's vault, U.S. coach Martha Karolyi was quite clear. "She's the best," Karolyi told The Associated Press. Over the long run, that may be ...

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Voter ID Laws Raise Debate Over Impact On Youth Vote

CHICAGO — Gone are the days when young voters weren't taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 margin. But that higher profile also has landed them in the middle of the debate over some state laws that regulate voter registration and how people identify themselves at the polls. Since the last election, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Wisconsin and Texas and other states have tried ...

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Mitt Romney Comments At Fundraiser Outrage Palestinians

JERUSALEM -- Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who suggested his comments were racist and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East. Romney's campaign later said his remarks were mischaracterized. "As you come here and you see the GDP per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000, ...

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