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Legendary Who guitarist Pete Townshend, who was forced to register as a sex offender in 2003 after authorities determined he downloaded child porn, broke his longstanding silence on the incident with a claim that he was ...

Thanks to the well-publicized shortcomings of Apple's new Maps app, our blind reliance on GPS apps has become quite clear. As a navigationally challenged human who's reviewed GPS gadgetry for 10 years, I've learned that ...

Martin Wheatley's 10-point plan includes stripping the BBA of its role and making Libor manipulation a criminal offenceMartin Wheatley's 10-point plan to overhaul the way the Libor market operates could eventually give h...

(Reuters) - Groupon Inc , the world's largest online daily deals provider, is reshuffling senior management roles in an attempt to fix its struggling European business -- a shake-up that will also include the departure o...

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signs a privacy bill making it illegal for employers to demand employee usernames and passwords for social media accounts. [Read more]

Alternative social network plans to reward developers who build apps using its APIs based on user feedback. [Read more]

A Canadian police officer and two others were arrested and charged with being part of a "major cheese-smuggling ring." Constable Scott Heron of the Niagara Regional Police and his two partners were charged with conspirac...

ABC's series about an apartment owned by the devil, premiering Sunday, is short on scares.

It is a device that three quarters of the world's inhabitants have access to, according to the World Bank, but the words to describe it and etiquette of how to use it differ starkly across cultures.

There's a new camera app for people who miss the old days of permanent photos like Polaroid and 35mm film. One Memento works like other photo apps, but it only lets you take one single photo.

The planet Uranus reaches opposition on Saturday. This means that Uranus is directly opposite the sun in the sky. Uranus rises will rise as the sun sets, and set as the sun rises. It will be highest in the sky at local m...

(Reuters) - Accenture Plc forecast full-year earnings ahead of analyst estimates as it bolsters its outsourcing business to offset a slowdown in consulting, sending its shares up 5 percent in after-market trading.

OK, so we can't all get it right all of the time. After all, to err is human, to forgive is divine. That being said, the WWE has certainly seen its fair share of erring, or, to put it in wrestling-speak, botches. Of cour...

What happens after funding is successful? Track down Kickstarter projects that are making a go of it in the real world through Kickfollower. [Read more]

A Connecticut teacher shot a masked and knife-wielding person during a late-night confronation outside of his sister's home when she believed she was being robbed. But Jeffrey Giuliano, 44, didn't realize that he had gun...

The American Civil Liberties Union says the federal government's electronic surveillance of Americans has increased dramatically in recent years, based on documents it obtained from the Department of Justice through fede...

Companies are rolling out mid-calorie snacks.

A Spar in Walthamstow, north london, is the unlikely location of an award winning convenience storeWhat would Arkwright and Granville have made of Sicilian pizzas cooked while you wait, organic avocados and raspberries a...

Does size still matter in the NBA?The Miami Heat would answer in the negative. Last season, they became the first team in modern league history to win the title by playing "small ball."Granted, they may have been the exc...

In what almost feels like an Onion story itself, Iran’s Fars News Agency picked up a story from The Onion today, apparently not knowing the story was satirical. The Onion article ‘reports’ that rural ...

Four years after a salmonella outbreak tied to peanut butter, it's happened again.

Dwight Howard went all Gangnam Style with Ellen DeGeneres, NHL 13 has a marvelous glitch and we have another fabulous week of viral video to unwrap.The song "Gangnam Style" continues to lurk around every Internet corner,...