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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of permits pulled to make porn films in Los Angeles County has declined an estimated 95 percent — from about 480 issued in 2012 to only 24 through the first nine months of this year — ...

Toronto Mayor Tom Ford was the subject of this weekend's "Saturday Night Live" cold open, perfectly played by Bobby Moynihan. After admitting "I goofed up, eh" on a local Canadian news show, the "mayor" goes on to drink�...

No notification light on your new Moto G? Here's a quick, simple solution Motorola launched its new entry-level phone, the Moto G, in multiple countries around the world last week. And after using ours for the past few d...

U.S.-based Boeing Co. dominated on the first day of the Dubai Airshow, netting $100 billion in orders at an event that showcased the spending power and aggressive expansion efforts of the Middle East's Gulf Arab carriers...

Liz Cheney is trying to build momentum — any momentum — for her Senate candidacy in Wyoming. But she still hasn't even convinced her family.  Mary Cheney unloaded on comments her sister made about gay marriage on "F...

Markets rise and markets fall – that’s true for stocks, real estate, tulips, etc. That’s also true with vintage computers – though even in a down market there’s still some money to be made. At an auction in Ger...

As the utility transitions to a smart grid, workers are forced to disrupt their culture to keep up with technology Utility workers at Commonwealth Edison's new training center in Rockford learn skills essential to operat...

Nine axe-wielding attackers and two policemen are killed as tension grows in northwestern region.

Overcrowded camps, violence and anti-immigration protests were not what fleeing Syrians expected to find in Europe

You bet the economy's great -- if you're a Twitter founder. The rest of us? Not so much, we think. Consumers were spooked by the direction of the economy in...

BEIJING (AP) -- China says it is ready to send rescue and medical teams to the Philippines, one week after a devastating typhoon struck the island nation.     

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) -- Vigilantes belonging to a "self-defense" movement took over another town in the Mexican state of Michoacan Saturday amid confrontations that left two people dead and three wounded.     

Brazil defeated Honduras 5-0 in Miami to continue their strong sequence of friendly results in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup. Honduras showed signs of resistance in the first half, but the Selecao soon clicked into g...

As Andy Dwyer on "Parks and Recreation," Chris Pratt doesn't always have his stuff together. In real life, the 34-year-old actor is one successful dude, as well as a new...

A growing number of high-profile technology companies are recruiting on Triangle campuses, the latest indication that the region is becoming a reliable source of engineering talent for companies with headquarters…

Mary Alice Haney, a fashion editor and celebrity stylist for Blake Lively, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Lawrence among others, just launched her own high-end luxury brand, Haney. The idea...

Federal health officials say that defects in some Medtronic devices used in heart procedures are severe enough that they could cause serious injury or death.     

The Honest Co., which counts among its founders actress Jessica Alba and LegalZoom founder Brian Lee, said it raised $25 million in second-round funding. The Los Angeles-based company, which sells...

Are you sitting down? Doesn't matter, this isn't going to surprise you. Facebook reaffirmed its position on Friday that it's able to use the postings and personal information of 1.2 billion accounts on the service for ad...

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) -- Jason Day's mother says eight of the Australian golfer's relatives died in Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, including his grandmother. Day's mother, Dening, told the Gold Coast Bulletin on...

A few thoughts, in no particular order, on the Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks welterweight title bout from Saturday:

Why does Google call it “Google Now”? Wouldn’t “Google Occasionally” or “Google Never” be more accurate? Google Now is clearly designed to be used “now,” or all the time, or at any time. The “now” s...