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In a victory for environmentalists, Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Friday canceled the construction of a planned resort in Baja California.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, introduced its first tablet, Surface, to battle Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) in the tablet sector

Mena Suvari's black cutout dress was a daring statement, not a wardrobe malfunction, according to fashion experts who have lauded her choice of evening attire for the Beverly Hills Hotel's 100th-anniversary bash.

Pink hair is not for everyone but, it is safe to say, Demi Lovato pulls it off. Lovato is not one to stick with a single hair color. She went from raven to red to blonde in almost no time at all. Now, she decided to shock us all yet again with pink dip-dyed tips against her newly blonde hair.

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, said it would pay $10 million to charity to settle a California lawsuit in which five members claimed it has violated their privacy rights.

Millions of years ago, the ice-covered Antarctica was much warmer and wetter than it is today, claimed a recent study. The climate along the edges of the frozen continent was even suitable to support substantial vegetation including stunted trees.

Rodney King?s death has brought back to light the fragile state of race relations in Los Angeles two decades ago. But lesser known are King?s own struggles and demons after that fateful night in 1991 that left him the unlikely symbol of racial inequality and tension in America.

Rodney King, whose beating by LAPD set off race riots in Los Angeles died Sunday at the age of 47.

Rodney King, whose brutal beating at the hands of Los Angeles police officers provoked riots and a furious national debate over racism in law enforcement, is dead. He was 47.

The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract worth $489.53 million to begin purchasing parts, materials, and components for a seventh batch of 35 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes, the U.S. Defense Department announced Friday.

There are fresh signs the U.S. economy may be caught in a storm fed by a floundering Europe and a slackening China. Weakening demand in both regions appears to be taking a toll on U.S. manufacturing, already the locus of a contracting workforce.

As the U.S. Senate grapples with how to allocate about $100 billion a year for the next decade on food policy, one subsection of the farm bill is under attack, namely, the $200 million U.S. taxpayers spend every year to subsidize the marketing of well-established brands found in virtually every American pantry.

A month after the disastrous initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, investment bankers speculate social network site Yammer could be on the block.

Kanye West's home was robbed while he was away living the good life on tour in England with girlfriend Kim Kardashian, according to reports.

Researchers in the United States believe they have discovered a possible lake on Saturn's moon Titan composed mostly of liquid methane in its tropic region. Scientists also believe that the moon might be filled with underground wells of hydrocarbons.

BART officials are recommending Bay Area commuters find alternate transportation after a fire near the train tracks in West Oakland Thursday morning suspended service between Oakland and San Francisco.

It seems Apple has so much faith in its new powerhouse MacBook Pro Retina Display, that it has compromised the extent of its repairability.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta implored Congress this week to avoid the approaching first installment of some $500 billion in defense cutbacks, saying the reductions would hollow out America's military.

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, and the rest of the PGA's stars get to work at the US Open this weekend.

Dutch navigation software specialist TomTom (Pink: TMOAF) got a major boost this week as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, said it would collaborate with it on new software for the iPhone 4S family.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be launching in the U.S on schedule, after Apple lost a bid to impose a court ban on the phone.