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U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla. sent a highly publicized e-mail calling Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz vile and not a lady after she indirectly criticized his plans for insurance reform. Aside from an outspoken member of the House, who is Allen West?

Intel Corp's quarterly revenue forecasts trumped Wall Street's expectations, defying investors' concerns about slowing personal computer sales and buoying its shares.

Three hikers ignored warnings to take photos of Vernal Falls.

California received $76 million from the federal government to support traffic safety grants in hopes that the state will continue its trend of decling traffic fatalities.

In examining the impact of technology use on physical and mental health, and on the interpersonal relationships of college students, assistant professors Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler found that two-thirds of a group of 204 college students sexted sexually suggestive messages.

In examining the impact of technology use on the physical and mental health, and the interpersonal relationships in college students, assistant professors Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler found that two-thirds of a group of 204 college students sexted sexually suggestive messages. Both assistant professors are leading a team conducting three studies on this issue.

Option traders are pricing in a near 4 percent move in Intel shares after its earnings report, based on contracts expiring Friday.

A former NASA astronaut prepares to tell a gathering of UFO investigators that he's found no evidence of a close encounter.

Where is Casey Anthony? The rumors are flying about the maligned mother's whereabouts after her heated trail and recent release from a Florida jail. Is she in California, Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma, or the British Virgin Islands?

Yosemite National Park has resumed a search operation for missing hikers who swept under the famous Vernal Falls yesterday.

A search and rescue operation for three people resumed Wednesday after three witnesses said Tuesday that they were swept over the 317-foot tall Vernal Falls at Yosemite National Park. Witnesses said that a man and woman climbed over the railing in order to take pictures and slipped on wet rocks, tumbling into the Merced River.

The search and rescue operation continued Wednesday for three hikers that are feared dead after being swept over Vernal Falls in Yellowstone National Park.

Casey Anthony might be in southern California.

Same-sex couples are scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday about their struggles with the Defense of Marriage Act, adding to intensifying efforts to overturn the federal ban on same-sex marriage.

Both took to twitter to show their displeasure at the rumor.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested 14 members of hacking group 'Anonymous' for their alleged involvement in a cyber attack on PayPal's website.

As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went for their first tour in the Seychelles, they were presented with the most bizarre gift by the islands' foreign minister.

New Jersey is going to join 15 other states of the US and the District of Columbia to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested 16 alleged members of Anonymous hacking group in a nationwide take down of the infamous hacking group.

Being good-looking helps in politics, especially with voters who are ill-informed and watch lots of television, according to an analysis by political scientists from MIT.

Marijuana legalization across the United States is not too far off, according to one legalization advocate.