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Facebook, the No. 1 social network, said it will pay Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company as well as Facebook investor, $550 million for part of a 990-patent trove acquired from AOL (NYSE: AOL).

Brandon Jacobs, a former New York Giants running back, drove in a police-escorted caravan to the New Jersey playground, however, it has not been confirmed whether he was part of the group Jersey officials are investigating, his agent said on April 23.

A significant re-design of Apple's iPhone is expected in on the 2012 release date, but a new report says the company will be bringing out its thinnest phone yet, possibly breaking the 8-millimeter mark.

Here is a mock draft for this year's first round and second round of the NFL Draft.

MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET), the largest life insurer in the U.S., will pay $500 million to settle a multi-state investigation after regulators reviewed whether companies were holding funds that should go to beneficiaries, according to media reports.

Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, fell again Monday, a day before reporting second-quarter financial results that are expected to be sharply higher than a year ago.

Residents across Nevada and California heard a sonic boom Sunday morning that rattled homes. Some reported sights of a fireball streaking across the daytime sky.

The U.S. Department of Defense has finally figured out why the DARPA hypersonic glider aborted its 13,000, mph flight over the Pacific Ocean in August 2011: shell degradation.

The 2012 Coachella Music and Arts Festival has come and gone; leaving in its wake a field trampled by revelers who sought nothing but a good time. This year's Coachella festival brought out the big guns -- from fabulous fashions and superstar celebrities to rocking performances and all-night parties, making this year's Coachella is worthy of a round-up.

Stacie Halas, who was fired for appearing in a series of pornographic films under the pseudonym Tiffany Six, announced over the weekend that she plans to fight her dismall from the Oxnard School District.

I know that I'm going to be a target but I'm never going to be a victim, he said last year according to a report on the Daily Mail.

All In: The Poker Movie is a fascinating look at the international poker boom that began in New York and quickly spread to casinos and online. The clever documentary examines the unfathomable political take down of the poker industry and the effects of such. It features interviews with Matt Damon (who starred in the poker film Rounders), pro poker player Chris Moneymaker, and many more

The 2012 Coachella Music and Arts Festival has come to a close in California. Celebrities like Kristen Stewart, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Emma Roberts and more hit the California desert for the second and final weekend of the music fete.

'4:20': April 20 Annual Marijuana Rallies Pissed Parents; Says These are Just 'Weed-Selling' Promotions and not Festivals (PHOTOS)

Earth Day is this Sunday, and audiences in more than 160 countries across the globe will gather to screen director Kyle Ruddick's new documentary, One Day on Earth, which was shot in every country of the world on the same day.

China produces 97 percent of the world's rare earths, minerals that are critical for the production of everything from cell phones to missiles -- and now it wants to keep more of them for itself. The world is worried, but there may be little it can do.

Matt Weaver, a college junior running for president of the student government at California State San Marcos, is being investigated by the FBI for election fraud, as they suspect he hacked 700 voters' passwords and IDs to change the electronic polling results.

Home entertainment company Netflix Inc. (NAS: NFLX) is expected to post a loss for the first time in the last seven years, according to Wall Street analysts. Netflix Q1 results will be out Monday, and according to analysts, the entertainment trendsetter will lose 27 cents per share.

Stacie Halas, a Southern California teacher, who was fired Wednesday night for acting in a pornographic film, will now fight against the school board's decision seeking her dismissal, her attorney said.

Always in the midst of a controversy, Rihanna's personal life is getting far more attention than her music lately. And the latest to have made headlines is the singer's date with a longtime friend, who in fact happened to be a woman.

The Dudely Lama much prefers drinking White Russians to smoking pot. But that's just like, his opinion, man.