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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�...

The grid girls at the F1 Grand Prix in Texas present a glamorous image but behind the scenes it's a tale of early morning starts after surviving a rigorous selection process.

Some big-dollar tax deductions that affect businesses are set to expire in 2013, so now's the time to make sure your company considers taking advantage of them for the current tax year. Doing so may allow you to buy more...

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...

Retail sales figures on Wednesday and earnings this week from J.C. Penney, Target, Home Depot, Lowes and Best Buy may give some clues about the prospects for the upcoming holiday shopping season ... and may help decide w...

Forbes: Four Seasons Hotel Customer Service: Apply it in your own corporate culture. By keynote speaker-consultant on culture and customer service Micah Solomon

Jessica Alba's triple bottom line startup the Honest Company just raised $25 million.

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...

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...

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…

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.     

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...

Before you vote to pay for a stadium for a pro team, you ought to be given information about whether the franchise is well managed, including whether the CEO gets paid more than he or she invests in the team.

Many people seem to have the sense that ethics are spiraling downward in business, yet most business professionals and entrepreneurs I know don?t believe they can make a difference. They don?t realize that if they don?t ...

By Eris Poringer, CEO Chatter Studios Content for content's sake is a thing of the past. There's a common misconception with many established businesses and startups that content marketing online means providing continu...

Jetpacks have been a staple of science fiction and movies for decades. Now a thirteen-person startup in New Zealand is flight testing a real, practical, honest-to-goodness jetpack for the masses.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Salesforce.com, Urban Outfitters, and Tyson Foods.

We live in an era in which anyone can publish an idea. Pause for a second -- let the enormity of this fact sink in.

Over the past months Ukraine has been popping up in the news more frequently than ever. The Eastern European country, torn for years between Russia and Europe, has finally come close to signing the EU Association Agreeme...

A former FBI agent was sentenced to more than three years in prison for disclosing confidential national security information about a foiled bomb plot to an Associated Press reporter. Former FBI explosives specialist Don...