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When Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, reports second-quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, the real numbers investors may await are those in the company's forecast rather than the actual results.

Ryan Murphy is breaking out the big guns to fill the asylum rooms in his second season of American Horror Story. It's been confirmed that All My Children's Mark Consuelos will be the latest inmate in the FX horror anthology.

Chances are you’ve generated some revenue for Active Network (Nasdaq: ACTV), the San Diego-based cloud computer services software developer without knowing it.

Up until now, Obama has generally enjoyed broad popularity in India – a country he has long been linked to, both personally and professionally.

Several restaurants in San Francisco are ignoring California's recently-enacted ban of the French delicacy Foie Gras. According to CBS San Francisco, Chez TJ in Mountain View, Calif. is still serving the fattened duck liver, despite the ban in the Bay Area, which took effect on July 1.

A 2009 clinical trial in Thailand was the first to show it was possible to prevent HIV infection in humans. Since then, discoveries have pointed to even more powerful vaccines using HIV-fighting antibodies. Now scientists believe a licensed vaccine is within reach.

Human Genome Sciences, Cameco Corp, Barclays Plc, Tata Motors, Cognizant Technology, Banco Santander, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Research In Motion are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

Consider: at New York’s Stuyvesant H.S., one of the best in the country, more than 80 students are ensnared in a cheating probe of a city language exam administered last month. Cellphone accounts are intercepted by cops. Is anything electronic immune?

Student-loan debt levels are rapidly rising and recently topped $1 trillion in the U.S.. And communities in Kansas and New York are using the bait of paying off this debt to lure educated residents who they hope will help improve the economic, cultural, and social conditions of their respective regions.

La Jolla Playhouse on Thursday set off a social-media firestorm over the casting of its upcoming production of The Nightingale. Although the Hans Christian Andersen tale is set in Feudal China, the cast contains few Asian actors.

Is it safe to travel to Myanmar? Is it ethical to travel to Antarctica? Where can I go in the Middle East where I won't be shot dead on the street? Let's dispel some common fears and misconceptions.

Everyone likes to take their dog to the beach and give them a shot at surfing, but a pair of beachgoers in California tried to ride a wave with a new pet: Goats.

Assam has witnessed other public assaults on women that sparked outrage.

Reported incidents of discrimination by Apple Store employees against people of Iranian descent are increasing, raising the likelihood that what appeared to be a few cases of prejudice may turn into a legal and diplomatic scandal. Further, the company's virtual non-response to the reports exposes it to being played by Tehran, which has already become involved.

When Larry Chen, a 27 year-old photojournalist from Los Angeles, noticed bees buzzing around his window, he expected he might have a problem on his hands. What he didn't expect was an infestation of 50,000 bees living inside his house.

Outfest, which kicks off on Thursday at various venues around Los Angeles, turns 30 this year, a milestone that presents its organizers with the opportunity to reflect upon both where it's been and where it's heading.

Internet superstore Amazon has something huge in the works. After a long history of fighting against collecting sales tax, the company seems to have a new strategy to stay on top: same-day delivery.

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, elected 11 directors at its annual meeting Thursday, including three nominated by former dissident shareholder Third Point Capital.

Why is it that when a guy tells a joke, everyone laughs, but if a woman tells that same joke, she is looked down upon as (1) unladylike, (2) desperately seeking attention, or (3) still not over the pain of childbirth?

A new measure in Northern California is designed to force pharmaceutical companies to bear the cost of collecting and safely discarding unused prescription drugs that might otherwise foul waterways or fall into the hands of substance abusers.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were MEMC Electronic Materials, Fairchild Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hexcel Corp and Donaldson Company. The top after-market NYSE losers were SuperValu, Calix, New Mountain Finance, Callaway Golf and Callaway Golf.