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Comic actor Alan Sues, best known for his roles on the television series Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In from the late 60s to early 70s, died on Thursday of cardiac arrest according to reports.

The Senate decides not to clarify whether the government can arrest and indefinitely hold American citizens captured on U.S. soil, leaving a key debate about expanded presidential powers during the war on terror up to the president and the courts.

Here is the complete BCS bowl games schedule for the 2011-2012 season, including the match-ups and where you can watch the games.

For instance, many among Facebook's 800 million users were interested in a dog mourning the death of a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan than they were in stories about troops being pulled out of Afghanistan. Anyway, here is the list from Facebook of its 40 most shared articles of 2011.

The economy showed signs it was decelerating, with an index of service activity pointing to slower growth in November while new orders for factory goods declined in October for the second straight month.

Shares of specialty software vendors like MicroStrategy and Qlik Technologies rose sharply early Monday as investors contemplate Oracle’s retaliation for SAP’s $3.4 billion bid for SuccessFactors.

Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakim has been arrested for driving with twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system. This is not the first time Miss Michigan has attracted controversy, or that a contestant has been the subject of scandal. Get all the details on past controversies, and see photos of Fakih's risque past before the DUI.

The official college football bowl game schedule was released on Sunday night after yet another exciting finish to the regular season.

A 65-year-old woman was arrested for trying to cut off her husband's penis with a pair of large scissors, police said.

Katy Perry sported a gorgeous new pink bob Saturday, after the culmination of her California Dreams tour.

Brooke Mueller, the ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, was arrested for cocaine possession and assault in Aspen, Colorado, the ski resort town where Sheen was arrested for assaulting Mueller in December 2009.

Tens of thousands of Southern California residents remained without power on Sunday as officials warned that dangerously high winds would return to the region in the evening.

High winds returned to the Los Angeles area early on Saturday as over 100,000 homes and businesses lost power, due to fallen trees and other damage from an ongoing windstorm.

Laugh-In actor Alan Sues, who was known for playing outlandish and effeminate characters on television, has died at age 85, a statement on his website said.

Heavy Santa Ana winds returned to the Los Angeles area early on Saturday as over 100,000 homes and businesses lost power due to fallen trees and other damage from an ongoing windstorm.

Scientists Discover 18 New Jupiter-like Planets Orbiting Stars 'More Massive than Sun'

Germany's SAP announced a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy U.S. Web-based software company SuccessFactors Inc., joining the scramble among technology firms to offer cloud-computing services to businesses.

Facebook, the social-networking giant that is preparing to go public, said it plans to hire thousands of employees over the next year to keep up with what it expects to be rapid growth.

Here’s a list of the top 15 upcoming games of 2012.

Facebook, the social networking giant that is preparing to go public, said it plans to hire thousands of employees over the next year to keep up with what it expects to be rapid growth.

Periodic Table Welcomes 2 New Elements: Other 3 New 'Super Heavy' Elements Named