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Renowned and respected, Anthony Shadid of the New York Times died on Thursday of an asthma attack in Syria. The entire journalism community mourns his death, remembering him for his accurate and moving stories on the Middle East and the peoples' suffering in the region.

Foxconn Technology Group, the top maker of Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads whose factories are under scrutiny over labor practices, has raised wages of its Chinese workers by 16-25 percent from this month, the third rise since 2010.

General Motors Co. has posted its best annual profit, which jumped 62 percent to $7.6 billion, beating expectations and breaking records two years after it nearly collapsed into bankruptcy.

Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner reporting for the New York Times, died Thursday in Syria. The American reporter, of Lebanese origin, leaves behind a wife and two children.

A computer science teacher with a previous history of sexual abuse was arrested Thursday on charges that he allegedly sexually abused two boys at the Queens elementary school where he worked.

Demand Media, which went public just over a year ago, promised its shareholders that revenue growth would accelerate by the second quarter after it reported a fourth-quarter net loss due to costs for improving its platforms.

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark producers have settled a dispute with the Broadway show's former director Julie Taymor

Mets great Gary Carter passed away on Thursday.

Fruit flies will self-medicate with alcohol when infected with blood-borne parasites in an effort to cure themselves, a new study found.

Amanda Knox has signed a book deal with HarperCollins, the publisher revealed on Thursday.

Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, will be courtside as the Lakers play the Suns at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Friday. But this self-proclaimed fan of American basketball has little to say about international phenomenon Jeremy Lin.

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has embarked on a study of the working conditions in factories run by eight of Apple's suppliers in China, according reports by Reuters. Auret van Heerden, president of the FLA, noted that the working environment imposed onto the workers, which inevitably perpetuates boredom, could have contributed to the tragic suicides. After several days' worth of visits to the facility, Heerden commended that the conditions were not as slave-like as reported previously....

Democrats and Republicans sparred Thursday during a House hearing on the Obama administration's mandate that all health insurance plans cover birth control, underscoring how the issue has become politically potent and divided lawmakers along party lines.

The United States and Afghanistan have begun laying the groundwork for peace talks with the Taliban, multiple outlets have reported.

Cadillac and General Motors Co. celebrated the centennial anniversary of the electric car starter, which debuted in the 1912 Cadillac Touring and allowed drivers to start their cars with the turn of a key or push of a button.

Sens. Dick Durbin and Tom Coburn sent a letter to Twitter's CEO on Wednesday asking the company about the details of a new privacy policy that allows governments to censor certain tweets.

Steve Jobs pushed an entire industry to think different. After passing away late last year, Jobs left an impression among many across the world as an innovator, rebel and entrepreneur. While Apple still maintains a cult-like status, many remained fixated on the lessons that can be learned from iconic founder Steve Jobs. For those who have finished the book, but still crave more from the fabled story of Jobs, Scott Hurff has put together The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection.

The ongoing kerfuffle between classic TV services and the web's intermediaries has a new web-streaming combatant, Aereo, which announced on Wednesday a $20.5 million infusion of funding from media veteran Barry Diller.

Champion Palacegarden Malachy, a tiny, furry Pekingese, won the Best in Show title late Tuesday at the 136th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Take a look at the most recent past winners of the Westminster Dog Show, including a Scottish Deerhound, a Scottish Terrier, a Sussex Spaniel, a 15-Inch Beagle, an English Springer Spaniel and a Colored Bull Terrier.

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Most voters approve of a federal mandate that health insurance plans coverage birth control, according to a new poll whose findings contrast with the firestorm of outrage the contraception mandate has provoked.

An e-cigarette exploded in a man's mouth on Monday, severely injuring him and raising the question once again: are e-cigarettes a safe alternative to smoking real cigs?

Curvaceous model Kate Upton landed herself on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition for 2012. Inside the pages is featured former plus-sized model Crystal Renn. Will these two curvy beauties change the face of the modeling industry?

Victor Cruz, Giant's football superstar turned down Kate Upton, the 2012 cover model of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. I have low self-esteem right now, said Upton to New York Daily News reporter, Rich Schapiro who had just asked her out. Victor Cruz turned me down as his Valentine. Kate Upton asked Victor Cruz to be her Valentine at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party on Valentine's Day.

Ambassador Itzhak Shoham told the New York Times that bombs discovered in a house in Bangkok were similar to those used in attacks against Israeli diplomats in Georgia and India, though some remain skeptical of the findings

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is set to unveil a $5 billion competitive grant program that would push states to reshape how they train, pay and retain teachers.

Prosecutors have appealed the acquittal of U.S. student Amanda Knox, who was on trial in Italy for the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in the university town of Perugia about four years ago.

The rumors about Apple's next generation iPad - dubbed iPad 3 - are always buzzing around the Internet, but it won't keep for long, if the latest report of iMore that the new tablet will be unveiled on March 7, is true.

Police officer was wounded in a shootout that resulted in the death of a suspect wanted in connection to a previous shooting.