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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's claim that Gardasil can cause mental retardation has absolutely no scientific validity, according to O. Marion Burton, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Gold prices settled moderately lower Wednesday after a string of European developments during the trading session boosted investor hope that the continent's sovereign debt crisis is finally getting the attention it requires.

Samsung, HTC and Motorola are pushing software limits and trying to conquer the smartphone world by boosting their devices with enviable speeds.

Mariano Rivera became the second pitcher in baseball history to reach 600 career saves as he put the finishing touches on the New York Yankees' 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.

The survey conducted by Bloomberg suggests RIM may have shipped just one PlayBook last quarter for ever 19 iPads shipped by Apple. RIM announces earnings on Thursday, and Bloomberg's survey of analysts suggests they don't expect good news from the Canadian-based company.

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and movie star Cameron Diaz are no longer a couple, according to US Weekly.

Google's new airline search engine, which aggregates flight information from desired destinations, showed the World Trade Center as an airport option for New York City.

Yahoo's board of directors is scheduled to meet Wednesday, and besides hearing presentations from investment adviser Allen & Co., it's also under a new threat from Daniel Loeb's Third Point fund.

Momentum gained by Republicans in last year's mid-term Congressional elections continued in New York's 9th Congressional District special election Tuesday as voters chose a first-time, 70-year-old former television producer over Democrat Dave Weprin.

Republican Bob Turner's victory in the special election for Anthony Weiner's New York congressional seat is being interpreted across the political spectrum as a possible rebuke to Democrats, particularly President Barack Obama.

Google watchers knew the company was going to launch its new Google Flights Web site sooner than later, considering the company acquired ITA software last year, and now it is reality, as Internet searchers can search flights based on cost and travel time. Google Flight Search launched Tuesday. Users can find it google.com/flights. The online flight service has similarities to services offered by Priceline, Expedia, and Orbitz, though some experts suggest Google's may be seconds faster in down...

Republican Bob Turner will be sworn in soon to succeed Anthony Weiner in Congress, representing New York’s Ninth Congressional District. He’ll be the first Republican to represent it since Seymour Halpern in the late 1950s.

Republican Bob Turner and New York voters delivered a sharp blow to Democrats and President Barack Obama on Tuesday, as Turner won a special House election in New York in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans three to one.

Amid presidential election season, Republicans dealt a sharp blow to Democrats Tuesday, as Republican Bob Turner won a special House election in New York. The Republican victory, in the race to fill the seat vacated by scandal-plagued Anthony Weiner, gives Republicans a victory in the district that President Barack Obama won with 55 percent in the 2008 election, and one Democrats have held for four years.

New York-based Turntable.fm has launched its free iOS application as digital music competition is gaining momentum each day.

The Russian Space Agency on Tuesday announced that it is postponing the launch of the latest space station crew to Nov. 12. This gives NASA reasons to worry, since the situation is such that NASA itself has no space shuttles to take the astronauts to the International Space Station, and it relies completely on Russia for the same.

For the first time in nine decades voters in New York's 9th Congressional District chose a Republican to represent the district in a special House of Representatives election for the seat vacated by former Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned after a Twitter sex scandal.

Even though dresses sell out within hours after Kate Middleton wears them, the Duchess of Cambridge is not another royal trendsetter like her husband’s late mother Princess Diana, according to fashion experts in New York.

Johnny Depp was photographed in full vampire costume on the set for Dark Shadows in the UK on Tuesday, in a getup which disgraces the original 1960's series.

The race for former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner's seat was too close to call as the polls closed, raising the possibility of an embarrassing loss for Democrats in a district that has never elected a Republican.