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A mourning service organized at the Self-Realization Fellowship Center in Encinitas, San Diego, Thursday, where the musician had resided for last two decades, paid a fitting tribute to the late sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who passed away Dec.11, following complaints of breathing difficulties.

A few major websites will go dark briefly on Friday, observing a national moment of silence for the victims of last week’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The sites will go dark for one minute at 9:30 a.m. EST.

The gun store where Nancy, Adam Lanza's mom bought a weapon used in the Sandy Hook massacre was raided by police.

Someone, or something, predicting the end of the world is not a new thing. The Mayan Apocalypse is supposed to happen on December 21 but chances are there will be no doomsday. As history has shown us, there have been other supposed end of days that have come and gone. Here are a few other failed doomsday scenarios.

How exactly does the Mayan calendar work, and why to people think it foretells the end of the world?

A survey out Thursday from Travel Leaders Group suggests that Americans will flock to Europe next year, but will they find the debt-burdened euro zone any cheaper than before?

The top 10 movies doomsday movies to watch to prepare for the Mayan apocalypse.

Time is running out for the people of Earth. The Mayan apocalypse, scheduled for Dec. 21, is supposed to be the end of the world, with humans going the way of the dinosaurs. With doomsday approaching, what better way to celebrate than with one of mankind's greatest creations? Music.

People wondered if LeAnn Rimes was drunk during her performance with Carly Rose Sonenclar on "The X Factor."

A 16-year-old boy was shot dead after a paintball game after he allegedly got into an argument with another teen in South Dakota.

A new Gallup poll claims that the world's happiest countries are almost all in Latin America.

“Anchorman 2” is closer to reality with an announcement by Will Ferrell, dressed as Ron Burgundy, on Conan. But little is known beyond the release date.

Fishel graduates with a degree in psychology after going back school at age 27.

The Mayans may have predicted the apocalypse was on Dec. 21, 2012, but did they take time zones into account?

Fat Joe has big problems after the rapper pleaded guilty to failing to file tax returns.

Claire Danes and husband Hugh Dancy welcome their first child.

Two South Carolina children have been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued and social media users took to Twitter to share the news.

Blinding snow also is blamed for a 30-car pileup on Interstate 35 near Fort Dodge, Iowa, in which one person died, Sgt. Scott Bright of the Iowa State Patrol said Wednesday.

Rapper T.I. is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Out magazine.

Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, who is said to be the daughter of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was released from jail and returned to Mexico after being arrested for attempting to enter the U.S. on another person's visa.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a "radical" plan to create porn filters for Internet users, but free-speech proponents worry about government overreach.

After a number of packages were stolen in a Florida neighborhood this holiday season, residents set up a sting operation and caught the alleged culprit on video: and 8-year-old girl.

Chris Brown was not pleased when his fans commented on his weight loss, and called them "obese" and "fat."

Three years ago, on Dec. 20, 2009, Brittany Murphy was found dead at the age of 32.

President Barack Obama gets caught in Spiderman's web in latest White House photo of the day.

Check out the latest promo photos and the newly released trailer for the film.

AP.9 took flirtatious pictures with Coco Austin in Las Vegas, and now claims to have even more intimate ones, sources say.

Olivia Black was fired from "Pawn Stars" after nude photos during her days as a porn star circulated on the Internet.

"Community" costars Alison Brie and Danny Pudi freestyle rapped in a YouTube video recorded at a live concert.