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The authorities have intensified their efforts in pursuing the notorious hackers responsible for hacking SONY, the CIA, the US Senate, PBS, FOX, NATO and many more. LulzSec leader Sabu's identity has been suggested by numerous sources.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has redoubled his efforts to close the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, including meetings between administration officials and executives at the company that run the plant.

In New York City, a coordinated pedestrian information network, wayfinding, is expected to feature a neighborhood map, notations of landmarks and subway stations, marking a critical first step in making New York City's world-class streets easier to navigate and even more accessible for New Yorkers and visitors alike, according to DOT.

In a bid to challenge Google's collection of online office productivity and communications programs called 'Google Apps', Microsoft starts selling Office 365, a cloud-based version of its Microsoft Office suite of desktop applications.

Rod Blagojevich, who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, was found guilty on 17 of 20 counts in his corruption trial.

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to face minimum 10 years in prison after being convicted of fraud, attempted extortion and bribery.

A jury Monday found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on 17 of 20 counts, including crimes for wire wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion conspiracy, and bribery conspiracy.

Kentucky-based independent author second to sell one million ebooks through Kindle. Formula for success is low price, speed to publish and plot.

New York's economy is likely to benefit - from increased marriage license fees to higher, full-scale wedding/reception revenue - from the state's new law legalizing same sex marriages.

While natural gas companies like ConocoPhillips and Chesapeake Energy Corporation are making big bets on wells that are supposed to extract energy from shale formations, the New York Times reported that an investigation of e-mails and documents shows industry insiders have doubts as to whether the companies will be able to deliver on their promises to investors.

NASA has regained some moon dust, that was to be originally sold an auction house in St. Louis.

Actress Cameron Diaz stars in the newly released film Bad Teacher now in theaters. Although the actress won over the hearts of many dedicated fans since her 1994 screen debut in The Mask opposite Jim Carrey, Bad Teacher garnered a five out of 10 rating by Rotten Tomatoes' top critics.

The reviews are in for Cars 2 and the professional critics have decidedly mixed and negative reviews for Pixar's latest effort on the big screen.

Legislators left the Capitol late Thursday night with another day of inaction. The Senate's Republican majority is scheduled to meet behind closed doors at 10 a.m. on Friday, then go into open session

Two men who planned to attack a military processing center in Seattle using machine guns and grenades were arrested by the federal law enforcement officers on Wednesday.

Best-selling author J.K Rowling announced on Thursday the seven novels in her Harry Potter series will be available as ebooks. The author also revealed future plans for the newly launched Pottermore Web site include a free interactive gaming experience based on the Harry Potter books.

Hard-hitting first baseman Ike Davis and the New York Mets received some bad news yesterday when doctors found cartilage damage in Davis' injured left ankle.

The rising star Emma Stone to play the zombie killing Elizabeth Bennet in the new zombie classic

Jackass star Ryan Dunn's death was a great shock to his fans, families and friends. Our next question is this: how would Porsche fit into this scene?

President Barack Obama began the steady retreat from Afghanistan Wednesday, saying in a televised speech the United States has largely achieved its goals and the withdrawal of troops will now begin.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed his identity as an undocumented immigrant.

The mayor of Minot, North Dakota told 11,000 of the town's residents to pack up their belongings and move to higher ground as a deluge from the Souris River threatened to inundate the town.

President Obama will announce Wednesday night his plan to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this year and 20,000 by the end of the summer 2012 -- reducing U.S. troops stationed there to pre-surge levels.

The H&H Bagels store located on West 80th St. and Broadway will reportedly close. The iconic bagel store, which opened in 1972, has been featured on the television shows Seinfeld and Friends.

After a campaign performance that catapulted her from the fringe of the Republican Party's nomination race to center stage, Michele Bachmann has surged to first place in a new Zogby poll of 2012 GOP presidential candidates.

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will allow its users to use voice and motion commands to interact with advertisements while playing their favorite game or watching a video through popular Xbox Kinect gaming console. The advertising tool is called NUads, natural user interface ads, which will allow users to say Xbox Tweet to share something about the ad on Twitter.

Fashion designer John Galliano's trial is set tomorrow due to atrocious anti-Semitic remarks made to patrons at La Perle, a trendy brasserie in Paris.

Tracy Morgan returned to Nashville Tuesday to apologize for a stand-up performance the comedian gave June 3rd at the Ryman Auditorium, the New York Times reports.

To celebrate summer's arrival, a blogger has picked out nine books from her shelves that she is going to give away to one of her readers.