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Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) suppliers rebounded on Tuesday after heavy losses in the previous session as investors remain confident of continued demand for the hot-selling devices of the California-based company.

Student Republicans at the University of California at Berkeley have stirred up the famously left-wing campus with plans for a sale of baked goods priced according to the race and gender of buyers.

The Tampa Bay Rays caught up with the Boston Red Sox in the race for the American League wild card berth on Monday after beating the New York Yankees 5-2.

A banged-up Dallas offense mustered a late game-winning drive to help the Cowboys grind out an 18-16 win over the NFC East rival Washington Redskins on Monday.

The Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions both staged thrilling comebacks to extend their winning starts to the National Football League (NFL) season on Sunday while the Green Bay Packers overcame rivals Chicago to maintain their perfect record.

The lawyers for the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers have put the interests of the owner, Frank McCourt, ahead of the baseball team they represent and they should be disqualified, according to Major League Baseball.

The Tennessee Titans suffered a major blow on Monday when top receiver Kenny Britt was ruled out for the rest of the National Football League (NFL) season with knee ligament damage.

Industrial America needs something to cheer about in the current economy and, with their surprising starts, the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions are bringing some welcome pride to the rust belt cities.

Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III will try to play his way onto the team he will lead but European captain Jose Maria Olazabal will not tee it up next year at Medinah Golf Club if he qualifies for a spot.

The New Jersey Nets will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets when the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise moves across the state line and into a new arena next year, minority owner and rap star Jay-Z said on Monday.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick did not fracture his hand as initially feared and he could play in the team's next game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Andy Reid said on Monday.

Euro-zone officials are working to magnify the firepower of the region's rescue fund, European Central Bank policymakers said on Monday, while President Barack Obama piled on pressure for Europe to staunch a sovereign debt crisis that threatens the world economy.

Gasoline gained in the Los Angeles market due to malfunctions at California refineries and maintenance at a Los Angeles and Washington state refineries, traders said.

Charlie Sheen has settled a lawsuit with the makers and creators of Two and A Half Men over the actor's dismissal from the top-rated U.S. television comedy earlier this year, Warner Bros. said on Monday.

Former The L Word star Leisha Hailey complained in a stream of Twitter messages on Monday that she and a girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight in a dispute over their kissing on a plane.

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres called paramedics on Monday after feeling pains and tightness in her chest, but jokingly brushed off the incident, saying she had a baboon heart and admitting she wasn't sure what caused the discomfort.

President Barack Obama said on Monday the debt crisis in Europe was scaring the world and that leaders in the euro zone were not dealing with the issue quickly enough.

Last week, the California legislature sent the governor a bill that would ban most employers from running credit checks on job applicants. If the governor signs the bill into law (which this web site tells us he’s likely to), California will become the biggest get yet for those pushing for such laws around the nation. Is this just what a country full of unemployed people with wrecked credit needs? Or is it, as HR managers have been hollering, a way of hindering them from finding good, upstandin...

A California policeman pleaded not guilty on Monday to killing a schizophrenic homeless man who was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a Taser in a videotaped July confrontation with six officers.

Probation departments across California are hiring, bucking the state's grim jobs market as they prepare for tens of thousands of felons to fall under county control instead of being sent to state prisons.

World No. 2 computer vendor Acer believes the recent top management change at rival Hewlett-Packard is a huge opportunity for the former to win over some customers, Acer Europe head Walter Deppeler told a German daily.

Jay-Z will be the first musical performer to play at a new basketball arena under construction in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn-born rap star said on Monday.

U.S. teen actress and singer Selena Gomez will host this year's MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on November 6, the music channel said on Monday.

Michael Jackson was unconscious backstage before a London news conference for his This Is It concert series, and he appeared drunk during the announcement itself, an attorney said in court on Monday.

Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey vetoed on Monday a $420,000 film tax credit dubbed the Snooki Subsidy for the reality show The Jersey Shore, citing the state's budget crunch.

Solar panel installer SolarCity said on Friday it was the second company in as many days that will not get finalization of U.S. government loan aid by a September 30 deadline.

Tiger Woods has appointed Joe LaCava, once caddie for Fred Couples and most recently Dustin Johnson, as his full-time bagman, the former world number one said on Sunday.

President Barack Obama harshly criticized Republican opponents on Sunday as he began a West Coast fundraising tour, accusing them of ideological pushback at a time of national crisis.

The Boston Red Sox kept their noses in front in the American League wild card race after Jacoby Ellsbury's three-run homer in the 14th inning gave them a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees in the second game of a double header on Sunday.