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A man convicted in the 1998 murder of a 9-year-old boy was found hanging in his death row prison cell on Thursday in an apparent suicide at a Northern California prison, officials said.

United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appeared to call China and India threats on Thursday, in comments that the Pentagon quickly sought to correct.

Homicide detectives will reopen an investigation into the death of screen icon Natalie Wood three decades after she drowned off the California coast, Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said on Thursday.

The California attorney general's office has sent subpoenas to Fannie Ma e and Freddie Mac in a wide-reaching probe into the government-backed mortgage giants' lending and foreclosure practices, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Crystal Cathedral Ministries to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange Thursday. The sale of the megachurch came after a bidding war between the diocese and Orange County's Chapman University.

Activist investor Ralph Whitworth is joining Hewlett Packard Co's board after taking a small stake in the Silicon Valley behemoth, a move that may cheer many on Wall Street frustrated by the company's recent decisions.

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More than a month after Sara Leal alleged that she slept with actor Ashton Kutcher, his wife Demi Moore has announced that she will be divorcing her husband of six years.

Film and television stars Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher said on Thursday they are ending their marriage after six years, breaking up one of the most widely followed May-December romances Hollywood has seen.

Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators blocked a downtown Los Angeles street on Thursday, snarling traffic on surrounding freeways before police moved in and arrested 23 people.

Green tea, taken in a capsule or drunk in a cup, may shave a few points off bad cholesterol readings, according to a U.S. study involving more than a thousand people.

California-based electric motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles recently unveiled their 2012 line of bikes, boasting five models, a new powertrain and a battery pack that they claim will last the life of the bike.

General Electric Co plans to hire about 400 people to work in a new software development center it intends to open in San Ramon, California, next year, the largest U.S. conglomerate said on Thursday.

California's Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for supporters of the state's same-sex marriage ban to defend it in federal court, a crucial ruling that allows the pitched battle to decide if gay marriage is a U.S. right to go forward.

Charles Tex Watson, jailed for his role in the Manson family Tate-LaBianca killings of 1969, appeared before a parole board on Wednesday to seek release after being denied over a dozen times before, officials said.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that allows firearms owners with concealed weapons permits to carry concealed guns across state lines.

With winter snow fast approaching, many in the Northern U.S. and Canada are looking for a sunny beach to escape to. Here are ten of the most beautiful beaches in America, all just a short plane ride away.

Netflix said Thursday it would refuse to join Wal-Mart in the settlement of a class-action lawsuit involving more than 25 million current and former Netflix subscribers.

Google Inc has turned on the music at its new online store, aiming to wrest the lead from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc in audio entertainment distribution despite the absence of a major record label.

The suspect, who has been arrested for last Friday night's White House shooting,is suspected to be linked to Occupy Rally.

Ever since she can remember, Katherine Cummings knew she had been born into the wrong body.