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Convicted 52-year-old found hanging in his cell; review of incident underway

Using Census data, we've figured out that half of the United States population is clustered in just the 146 biggest counties out of over 3000. Here's the map, with said counties shaded in and below it is the list of the ...

You didn't think you'd really get to see Alyssa Milano having sex, did you? You might learn a thing or two about Syria, though. Just watch the Funny or Die clip above and you'll understand.

You might remember that time last month when it was announced that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was buying the Washington Post. Today, there was a Post staff Q&A with Bezos. While many of the questions surrounded the future of ...

Today's advice comes from Nick Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro, via his interview with Bloomberg: "The best way to fire somebody is to compassionately fire them." And quickly. Woodman says that as soon as you know that...

Sony Mobile has unveiled a new addition to its Xperia smartphone line-up that sports a massive 20.7-megapixel resolution camera capable of taking add-on lenses.

USC alumna Kelly Speca is the girl at the center of a catfishing scandal targeting Beverly Hills-based management company, Management 360.

The U.S. trade deficit with other nations surged 13.3% in July, largely reflecting higher oil prices and a surge in imports of autos and parts.

McDonald's Corp. says it's exploring changes to its Dollar Menu to include items that cost more than a buck.

Apple is losing its dominance over the mobile web. In the past year, its share of global mobile web traffic shrank from 65.9% to 54.9% Android has picked up more than 7% of Apple's market share loss. No OS other than Goo...

Toyota is recalling 200,000 vehicles worldwide for a hybrid-system problem and another 169,000 vehicles for an engine bolt defect.

The recent recession may have turned the job market on its head, but larger economic factors have drastically changed the U.S. market over the last century. The Industrial Revolution has all but eliminated once stable,...

Apple gains for a second session after Cantor Fitzgerald initiates coverage of the stock with a buy rating and a 12- month price target of $777.

When it comes to learning programming, so far we've seen camps set up that will teach kids how to program, not to mention that there are various books, classes, and online resources where one can pick up the necessary sk...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq has awarded oil drilling deals worth a combined $348 million to two Chinese firms and Swiss-based oilfield services company Weatherford.     

Since having elections earlier this year, the Italian government has been in a state of fragile stability. Essentially, there's a broad coalition that could easily collapse if any faction withdraws support. And Silvio Be...

In the beginning, there was the L3p D3sk. A monstrous marvel of the arcane art of extreme case modification, the L3p D3sk project transformed a humble computer desk into a hulking, glowing, water-cooled PC, built to scof...

BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil hovered near $108 a barrel on Wednesday after President Barack Obama secured the support of key U.S. politicians for a retaliatory strike against Syria.     

Here's your disturbing China story of the day. Hundreds of thousands of dead fish have washed up on a Chinese river starting Monday. According to reports, the fish were poisoned by Ammonia coming from a Hubai province ch...

BANGKOK (AP) -- Renewed worries about possible U.S. military intervention in Syria sent global stock markets lower Wednesday.     

Cable network AMC is teaming up with education technology company Instructure and the University of California at Irvine for a massive open online course based on the popular television series The Walking Dead.

Ms. Hewitt is a partner and the founder of the Cheshire Group, which owns and operates rent-regulated and market-rate apartments in the New York area.