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President Barack Obama delivered a State of the Union address last night that was heavy on populist themes, highlighting successes from his first three years in office and outlining his goals for the year ahead.

Those who compulsively download and swear by the BitTorrent sites can't possibly live without filesharing. When the anti-piracy Internet meme You wouldn't download a car became popular, mocking at the impossibility of sharing and owning physical objects through BitTorrent sites, many wondered if it was feasible.

A video posted online shows a police man in Southern California shot and killed a man who was using a metal bar to break windows at a fast food restaurant in Monterey Park Monday.

Even before U.S. President Barack Obama made his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released a pre-buttal to his speech, warning the President would use the platform to divide the nation with a biased speech targeting the general elections. As it turned out, Obama did use the platform to deliver a speech aimed at November's general elections and although he never singled out or named his Republican opponents, he did take several jabs at M...

A group of consumer advocates, academics and economists want to end too-big-to-fail banks, starting with Bank of America Corp.

A 17th century painting, formerly owned by Elizabeth Taylor and attributed to Dutch painter Frans Hals, is expected to fetch around $1 million in Christie's Old Master auctions in New York.

Daring silhouettes and avant-garde creations dominated the Prive couture line by Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, at the 2012 Paris Fashion Week.

The chief economist at Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday afternoon that Greece would likely default on its sovereign debt obligation, putting underwriters of insurance against such an event on the hook for billions of dollars in payments. He was only the latest market observer to say a default was imminent.

Lady Gaga's fans will soon be able to get a taste of the singer's childhood.

Why is Warren Buffet's secretary an honored guest at the 2012 State Union?

Stocks edged lower on Tuesday, ending a five-day rally for the S&P 500, as talks to resolve Greece's debt crisis hit a snag and earnings from a number of blue chips disappointed investors.

Daniel Radcliffe is having great success in his post-Potter career

General Motors has effectively cleared one hurdle in its quest to market the Chevrolet Volt to the mass market. But the bigger hurdle is the one that has remained throughout the Volt's existence: Are Americans ready for an electric car?

Author, noted commentator and style expert Charla Krupp, 58 lost her battle with breast cancer on Monday and passed away in New York City.

Tim Gunn, of Project Runway fame, revealed on Tuesday's episode of ABC's The Revolution that he hasn't had sex in 29 years. I haven't had sex in 29 years, Gunn, 58, said on The Revolution. Do I feel like less of a person because of it? No. Not even remotely.

Portland has made its way to Brooklyn, New York.

The U.S. economy is expected to have expanded in the fourth quarter of 2011 at a 3 percent annual rate, the fastest pace in a year and a half and well above third-quarter growth of 1.8 percent, as consumers loosened their purse strings, companies rebuilt inventories and housing construction perked up.

Mitt Romney criticized Newt Gingrich's tax plan on Monday by saying that he wouldn't pay any taxes under it. But Romney wouldn't pay any taxes under his own plan, either.

Italian officials said Tuesday that divers found a 16th body on the Costa Concordia. The crews were making preparation on Tuesday, for extracting the oil so as to prevent an environmental disaster, when divers found the body of the elderly woman.

New York topped a recent survey of the rudest cities in America, but are residents of the Big Apple just misunderstood?

Verizon Communications may miss analyst expectations for 2012 earnings after posting disappointing fourth quarter results as it was hurt by hefty subsidies for the Apple Inc iPhone.