Massive oil and gas companies don't usually give away free gas, but Royal Dutch Shell Plc. (NYSE: RDS.A) will be making some Southern California drivers very happy, at least if they drive hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV).
This week's sign of the apocalypse: Washed-up former baseball player/professional whiner Jose Canseco has been hired by Vice.com to do a weekly column.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were First Solar Inc, Cavium Inc, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc, SunPower Corporation and United Online Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Halozyme Therapeutics Inc, Zumiez Inc, Solta Medical Inc, LivePerson Inc and Synchronoss Technologies Inc.
The world is wondering how Tony Sly, the No Use For A Name singer and songwriter, died, in the wake of the tragic news that he had passed away Tuesday at the age of 41.
Rainer Reinscheid, a 48-year-old pharmaceutical sciences professor, is being held without bail after he wrote emails describing in graphic detail a plan to murder students and administrators, carry out sexual assaults, burn down a school and kill himself, authorities said.
Christian Serratos, who plays Angela Weber in the "Twilight" movies, says the controversy surrounding the stars' private lives will not affect the movie and its box office performance.
New findings don't prove vision-improving procedures prevent falls or breaks in elderly people. But they do suggest eyesight plays a role in those accidents and injuries, researchers said.
Move over Jim Toth! After Robert Pattinson's highly publicized fall out with cheating girlfriend of three years, Kristen Stewart, the "Twilight" heartthrob has turned to a friend for some help (and shelter). According to reports, Pattinson is staying at former co-star Reese Witherspoon's vacation home in Ojai, California.
A female judo fighter from Saudi Arabia was cleared on Tuesday to compete in the London Olympics after Saudis threatened to pull the contestant out if she was not allowed to cover her head during her event.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised Tunisia's transition to democracy Monday and said the U.S. is prepared to provide the country with economic and military support.
Celebrated author, playwright, politician and commentator Gore Vidal breathed his last Tuesday and left behind a repository of published works and remarks that were famous for their unconventional wit and wisdom.
The Mola mola, or Ocean Sunfish as it's also known, isn't exactly a new discovery but after Daniel Batelho captured a photograph off the coast of San Diego, California of the bizarre looking fish and posted it on his Facebook page last week, the Mola mola has become an internet sensation.
Less than two years after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence against his fiancée, Gloria Govan, NBA Lakers forward Matt Barnes, 32, has gotten in trouble with the police yet again.
A study led by a former climate change skeptic concludes that man-made greenhouse emissions have contributed to the planet's rising temperature.
Ross Levinsohn, the former interim CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) has left the company after it hired Marissa Mayer from Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) as its new chief executive, All Things D reported, suggesting the Silicon Valley giant's focus on its technology division over its media properties.
France produces more than 16 million tons of foie gras every year, principally by force-feeding corn to ducks and geese in order to enlarge their livers.
Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 65 Monday, amid rumors that he left “bad energy” in his former home with Maria Shriver. Apparently this news comes from Shriver herself, who’s “very spiritual” (according to WebProNews). The California home rests in Santa Barbara, and was formerly inhabited by Clark Gable, John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart at various points in its history.
This year alone, Google's Street View team has documented everything from Antarctica to the Amazon, but its latest addition is much closer to home: California’s national parks.
Andy may have flown to Florida to win back Erin, but a new hire may also be vying for her heart. Jake Lacy of "Better With You" has been cast as new hire Pete, a potential love interest for Erin.
Jury selection is due to begin on Monday in the United States in a high stakes patent battle between Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), the culmination of over a year of pretrial jousting with billions of dollars in the balance.
James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, July 30, where he will be formally charged with the crime. "This is not a whodunit," Craig Silverman, a former chief deputy district attorney in Denver told CSM. "The only possible defense is insanity."
The 33-year-old American set a world record on Sunday night in women's skeet.
