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Alexander Hart, 19, who went on a planking spree that included lying atop a police squad car, a bank ATM machine and merchandise displays at Wal-Mart and Lowe's stores, was convicted this week for disorderly conduct.

Ramie Marie Grimmer's 10-year-old brother, Timothy, has succumbed to a gunshot wound after being shot by his mother, Rachelle Grimmer, on Monday. Timothy Grimmer died on Thursday, one day after his 12-year-old sister, Ramie, died of gunshot wounds inflicted by their 38-year-old mother.

With support for current proposed anti-piracy legislation waning, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) released on Thursday a compromise proposal that would likely receive the endorsement of the tech community.

Twitter revamped its website on Thursday to make the microblogging service easier to use and to help companies better showcase their brands.

Zynga Inc Chief Executive Mark Pincus said the social games company can double the number of its paying players but he and other executives sidestepped questions about player retention and churn rates, speaking at a luncheon ahead of its IPO.

Traveling to space or embarking on an expedition to excavate lost Mayan ruins are normally the stuff of adventure novels.

A 12-year-old girl who was shot by her mother during a standoff inside a Texas food stamp office died of her wounds late Wednesday night, officials said Thursday.

Zynga Inc Chief Executive Mark Pincus said the social games company can double the number of its paying players but he and other executives sidestepped questions about player retention and churn rates, speaking at a luncheon ahead of its IPO.

A gunman ambushed and killed a campus police officer and was later reported to have been found dead on Thursday at Virginia Tech University, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in U.S. history.

Facebook has announced the launch of a revamped app for Android devices on the official Facebook blog. The new app looks similar to the iPhone version of Facebook app but has more functions added to it.

A gunman killed a police officer and another person on Thursday at Virginia Tech University, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in U.S. history, school officials said.

A gunman killed a police officer and another person on Thursday at Virginia Tech University, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in U.S. history, school officials said.

Twitter announced Thursday plans to introduce brand pages, similar to Facebook.

A group of lawmakers opposed to two pending online piracy bills introduced their own proposal that would let the International Trade Commission handle foreign websites that traffic copyrighted material.

Virginia Tech University said Thursday two people were killed -- a police officer and another person -- each shot dead by a gunman still on the loose.

America's Next Top Model finished with shocking results on Wednesday night after the expected winner, Angelea Preston, was suddenly disqualified from the competition.

Ramie Marie Grimmer, 12, whose mother fatally shot her and critically wounded her 10-year-old brother, Timothy Grimmer, on Monday, knew she was going to die that night and made several chilling Facebook posts.

A public memorial for Fox 4 Kansas City meteorologist Don Harman, who died last week of suicide, will be held Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Kansas City Union Station's Grand Hall, according to the Kansas City Star.

There's an unconventional grass-roots awards campaign going on these days to get some awards attention for the dog from The Artist, and I've only got one thing to say: Heel.

Sons of Anarchy wrapped its fourth and most successful season Tuesday night, and SAMCRO leader, well, now former leader, Clay (Ron Perlman) managed to end the season alive, but stripped of his SAMCRO president patch by new leader Jax.

Alec Baldwin was removed from an American Airlines flight leaving Los Angeles Tuesday after he refused to turn off his cell phone.

Ron Paul's 2012 Republican presidential primaries run just hit another landmark. From Dec. 5 to Dec 7, the candidate raised over $1 million to run two new political ads.

Jonah Mowry wrote an open letter to Perez Hilton defending himself against critics who call him a fraud and claim that his emotional video about bullying is fake.

Facebook revealed its top 10 global topics for 2011 on Wednesday. Yes, planking made the list.

Brewing giant Heineken is linking with social networking website Facebook to boost its global digital marketing, with the first fruits of the partnership being an online campaign aimed at making responsible drinking cool.

Alec Baldwin was kicked off the plane for being extremely rude, according to a statement released by American Airlines Wednesday afternoon.

Now is not the time for experimental business models, which means now is the time to consider JC Penney (JCP), according to one stock reviewer.

Apple’s expected unveiling of iTV a year from now, coupled with continued huge sales of iPads and iPhones should create “a halo effect” to propel shares to around $500, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek told International Business Times.