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Jimmy Kimmel’s “kill everyone in china” controversy is still making waves in communities across the U.S. Protests took place in 27 cities on Saturday, some calling for Kimmel’s show to be terminated from ABC.

Virtual kidnappings, in which fake “telemarketers” scam immigrants by telling them their relatives are being held hostage and that they must pay a ransom, have resulted in $500,000 in cons since 2007.

Two women dared to question VIT's discriminatory polices.

James "Whitey" Bulger was convicted of racketeering charges in August. He's scheduled to be sentenced next week.

A breakaway region of war-torn Somalia may be sitting on an oil bonanza. Among those looking to profit is the former boss of Gulf spill-era BP.

Bullfighting is illegal in the U.S. Teaching it is not. Animal-rights advocates want to change that.

If you’re looking for a good travel deal in 2014, the experts at Travelzoo have a few ideas.

Microbes that can survive harsh environments can hitchhike on spacecraft and contaminate off-world study sites, scientists said.

Coachella Valley High School has drawn the ire of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

An unusual-looking asteroid spotted by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope has six comet-like tails that resemble spokes on a wheel.

David Allen Soto went missing for a day last year. The schizophrenic, autistic teen disappeared again on Tuesday.

A judge has ordered Google to remove images of the former ex-president of the International Automobile Federation participating in a sadomasochistic orgy.

Twitter superstar Paulina Gretzky was reportedly unhurt when her sweater caught on fire at a Calif. bar.

Multiple iPhone offerings along with more flexible pricing will help Apple drive iPhone unit growth in 2014, an analyst said.

Two California lawsuits could augur a wave of insurance bad-faith litigation.

Boosted by ESPN ratings, theme-park attendance and the blockbuster “Monsters University,” the Walt Disney Company on Thursday is expected to report strong Q4 2013 results.

A record $22 million were raised against the initiative, which would have made the state the first in the U.S. to enact such a law.

Apple's report, published for the first time, shows requests made by the U.S. government for user-account information dominate the list.

Using general accounting principles -- Tesla lost $38.5M in the quarter or 32 cents per share, worse than expected.

Vic Eumont, Jonathan Martin's high school football coach, said that the Dolphins lineman's reserved demeanor made him the perfect target for locker room bullies.

Some California institutions are helping people learn English as a second language by teaching hip-hop and slang terms.