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Steve Nash has played just 50 minutes since he was traded from the Phoenix Suns in the offseason.

Public opinion is turning against the National Rife Association after its president, Wayne LaPierre, said there should be an armed police officer in every U.S. school.

Economists are optimistic about the housing recovery, provided Washington can strike a deal that keeps mortgage deductions and exemptions intact.

Kathryn Bigelow follows the Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" with a journalistic look at the most significant event in U.S. history since the 9/11 terror attacks.

There is not much that Arnold Schwarzenegger cannot do. The bodybuilder turned actor turned California governor is now returning to the silver screen. With several films in production, Schwarzenegger is sporting a rather interesting haircut for one of his latest projects.

The phony Marine seen standing guard outside a California elementary school in response to the deadly Newtown, Conn., shooting in which 20 children died said he was “deeply sorry” over the incident, but claimed he wasn’t responsible for misinformation about his military career.

Job cuts this year have been driven by a handful of large-scale cuts. So here's a list of the top 10 major layoff announcements we saw in 2012.

Archaeologists have discovered a Mexican burial site containing 25 human bodies. Of the human remains, 13 had intentionally deformed “alien-like” skulls while five skulls had dental mutilations.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ), the No. 1 designer of publishing software, said it plans to acquire Behance, a private imaging site.

A mourning service organized at the Self-Realization Fellowship Center in Encinitas, San Diego, Thursday, where the musician had resided for last two decades, paid a fitting tribute to the late sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who passed away Dec.11, following complaints of breathing difficulties.

Fishel graduates with a degree in psychology after going back school at age 27.

Three years ago, on Dec. 20, 2009, Brittany Murphy was found dead at the age of 32.

Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) said it plans to acquire Eloqua (NASDAQ:ELOQ), a developer of marketing products for the cloud.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) agreed to sell its set-top box line to Arris Corp. (NASDAQ:ARRS). Will the two companies challenge Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO)?

A substitute teacher in California inherited $7 million in gold, when a cousin died with no will.

Rumors are constantly swirling about which bands will headline or appear at Coachella. The latest rumors include Daft Punk and the Rolling Stones headlining Coachella 2013.

THQ (Nasdaq: THQI) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will sell off its U.S. assets to affiliates of the private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group L.P., the company said today in a statement to investors.

The Badgers have ended their search for a new coach.

A Los Angeles jury awarded a California boy $6.9 million in damages stemming from a sexual abuse case.

Officials say Interstate 5, 10 miles north of Yreka in Siskiyou County, is back open after a crash involving about 60 vehicles.

Seven months after Elliott Management bid for BMC Software (NASDAQ:BMC), it bid for Compuware Corp. (NASDAQ:CPWR). Why?