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Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans in 1999 and within a year had sold less than 150 cooling fans (yes, the company produces fans. What else?). Output grew each year and two weeks ago his Lexington, Kentucky-based company s...

Johnny Depp was supposed to be promoting his latest film "The Lone Ranger" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Monday night, but instead the actor and talk show host engaged in a mutual love fest. "You know, you have this very hands...

The father of NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden has published an open letter to his son. Lon Snowden's message -- co-written by Washington, D.C., lawyer Bruce Fein -- compares Edward Snowden to American revolutiona...

Along with running a massive surveillance apparatus the secretive National Security Agency operates a program dedicated to getting its agents inside America's elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. These K-12 NS...

This wasn't the China story Jane Mendillo had in mind.

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COMMERCE, Ga. (AP) -- More than 20 employees of a Georgia assisted living center for people with Alzheimer's disease face dozens of criminal charges after state investigators raided the center on Tuesday and uncovered al...

Cerebral funnyman Fred Armisen confirmed this week that he is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after 11 years, leaving a hole in the sketchy comedy cast that will be difficult to fill. In an interview with Splitsider, Armis...

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China is known for it's hilariously bad knock-off, be they accessories, technology, or even architecture. And now we can add another imitation to the list: Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman's "Rubber Duck." At le...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal's government was in danger of collapse Tuesday after Foreign Minister Paulo Portas, the leader of the junior party in the center-right coalition government, resigned over the bailed-out ...

This article is by Paul Klein, the founder and president of Impakt.

On the same day that federal student loan interest rates doubled, one state took a step toward taking the student debt crisis in the other...

Stocks upfollowing gains on Wall Street; manufacturing data in US and Europe offset China disappointment

The final two weeks of June were characterized by market turmoil that seemed to stem from the actions of two central banks. First there was the Fed actions. Talk of the "taper" caused US interest rates to jump and equity...

Greece's deputy prime minister says he's confident the country will complete tough new negotiations with rescue creditors and avoid a delay in upcoming loan payouts worth 8.1 billion euros ($10.6...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Nearly 80 years ago Richmond revolutionized the beer world. For it was in this Southern city in 1935 that canned beer -...

While you might think a more rigorous education would lead to students who are better prepared for college or employment, high-stakes graduation testing actually leads to a higher incarceration rate, a new study finds. A...

The Pebble smartwatch is in high-demand as Kickstarter backers wait to get their units, but it seems the public may be able to buy the device at Best Buy as soon as this weekend.

The next video content service to appear on Apple's set-top box Apple TV could be Time Warner Cable.

Yahoo is buying Qwiki for a reported $50 million and it will keep the Qwiki app alive, unlike the fate of many other apps Yahoo has purchased.

Motorola has unveiled its first ad for its upcoming Moto X smartphone -- but, unsurprisingly, it raises more questions than it answers.