The sun's abundant energy, if harvested in space, could provide a cost-effective way to meet global power needs in as little as 30 years with seed money from governments, according to a study by an international scientific group.
Apple Inc. is recalling its first-generation iPod nanos from U.S.-based customers because of possible overheating of the device's battery.
Junior dos Santos defeated Cain Velasquez in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday night to capture the UFC heavyweight championship.
Portland police warned on Friday that anti-Wall Street protesters in the city were fashioning makeshift weapons with wood and nails, in advance of a planned move by authorities to clear their two encampments over the weekend.
Former U.S. Marine Scott Olsen, whose injury during clashes between Oakland police and protesters last month galvanized the Anti-Wall Street movement, has been released from the hospital, friends said on Friday.
Tensions were rising at anti-Wall Street protests in three western U.S. cities on Friday as demonstrators in Portland, Salt Lake City and Oakland defied orders by police to dismantle their camps.
The top 15 American cities favored by citizens of the United States were revealed by a recent poll conducted by one of the world's leading custom market-research firms.
Gunshots were reported near the White House in Washington Friday night, triggering alarm among law-enforcement authorities.
California-based distributors of medical marijuana have been ordered to shut down operations by Saturday. The move is part of a federal crackdown after weeks of conflict between prosecutors and distributors.
A YouTube video showing a group of West Covina, Calif., police officers playing a practical joke on a driver has made city officials furious.
Despite concerns that common fireproofing chemicals could disrupt thyroid function in developing fetuses, a new study finds no link between thyroid hormone levels and flame retardants in the blood of newborn babies.
Occupy Cal Berkeley demonstrators was arrested on Thursday, a day after 39 were taken into custody when they pitched tent in Sproul Plaza during clashes with police in riot gear.
The founding members of Black Sabbath appeared in Los Angeles to make it official that their first album of new material since 1978 is coming next fall and that they're already gearing up for a tour, Billboard reported Friday. Legendary producer Rick Rubin, who's collaborated with the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, will be on hand to master the recordings.
Murray's security guard claims that no expense was spared during filming
Former porn star Sasha Grey wants to continue her involvement with Read Across America.
The song is the sixth single off of Teenage Dream.
NASA is preparing to launch its largest and most advanced Mars rover at the end of the month. It will spend nearly two years examining areas of the Red Planet.
Shares of Cisco Systems, the world’s biggest supplier of Internet equipment, kept up their two-day upward spree after the company reported first-quarter results that slightly beat expectations.
The 20-year-old who accused Justin Bieber of fathering her three-month-old son recently sat down with Kevin Frazier of CBS' The Insider to discuss the ongoing saga.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg led the festivities at the grand opening celebration of the new $25 million facility, educating attendees about the rich history of the Navy Yard along the way. The event was also a chance for the mayor to showcase the launch of a new employment center there that will help place 300 local residents, veterans and other workers in industrial and tech jobs at the yard.
All but two of 39 Occupy Wall Street movement protesters arrested at the University of California, Berkeley were cited and released, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Shares of Nvidia, the PC chip graphics pioneer, appeared poised to gain at least 2 percent Friday after third-quarter earnings blew past Wall Street estimates.
