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A top official at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Thursday acknowledged that it was "embarrassing" how much the tax agency spent on training videos, including a "Star Trek" spoof video.

The revelation that the U.S. government collects phone records of millions of Americans under the Patriot Act has divided the law's supporters.

A Trulia study found that home asking prices in California's busiest metros spiked by 20.7% in 2013, far above the national average of 9.5%.

Networks throttling data speeds is a very real and increasingly more common practice.

Leslie Van Houten, former follower of the notorious Charles Manson, was denied parole for the 20th time since her participation in a series of grisly murders nearly 45 years ago.

The top senators on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee say the tactics are standard, legal and effective in counterrorism efforts.

The employee photographed licking taco shells during his shift at Taco Bell will be fired, the fast food chain confirmed this week.

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is set to move toward the mountains on the Red Planet in search of life-friendly habitats.

You've heard the theory that Megan Draper will be murdered like Sharon Tate was, but how about the theory that she's already dead?

Toyota's pulling the sheet off the 2014 Corolla on Thursday evening in Santa Monica.

The Megan Draper-Sharon Tate conspiracy theory has been effectively debunked ... or has it?

Even a science guy can't be right 100 percent of the time.

President Obama's approval rating is holding steady because Americans are not blaming him for the 3 scandals rocking his administration.

Major League Baseball will pursue the suspensions of about 20 players for alleged PED use, and Biogenesis clinic founder Tony Bosch is at the center of the investigation.

Sold-out games in London have given the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell credence to explore the idea of expanding the league overseas

James "Whitey" Bulger allegedly orchestrated 19 murders, but he also gave away turkey dinners to the people of South Boston.

Actor John Travolta crashed a young couple's wedding in Georgia, posing for photos with the bride and groom.

Saudi prince Fahd al-Saud spent $20 million at Disneyland Paris that was part of a world tour of Disneyland parks.

A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search an old landfill where old Atari games are rumored to be buried.

Apple will create 7,400 jobs at its new campus in Cupertino by 2016, increasing its headcount by 46 percent, the company said in a report.

An American woman was gang-raped near the northern Indian mountain resort town of Manali on Tuesday.