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After waiting for days to get one signature needed for the release of two U.S. hikers in Iran, lawyer Masoud Shafiei said he has finally succeeded in his mission on Wednesday.

Iran is expected to free two American men convicted of espionage on bail Wednesday and turn them over to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, their lawyer told Reuters.

New York appeals court has lifted a ban on the $18bn judgment against the oil giant, Chevron for environment damage in Ecuador.

Video recordings of the trial over California's gay marriage ban should be unsealed, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

Twenty-two Americans ranging from a radio journalist to a sports trainer received no-strings-attached genius grants worth $500,000 each, a charitable foundation announced on Tuesday.

A U.S. appeals court reversed an order freezing enforcement outside of Ecuador of an $18 billion damages award against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazonian rain forest.

Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros are close to a settlement on the actor's $100 million lawsuit against the studio over his firing from Two and a Half Men, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Monday.

Julianna Margulies won the Emmy on Sunday for best dramatic actress for her performance in The Good Wife.

Television's Mad Men will bid for a fourth straight Emmy on Sunday, hoping to fend off the Prohibition-era gangsters of Boardwalk Empire and the warring kings and knights of Game of Thrones for the industry's top honors.

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann drew a rousing reception from Republicans at their California convention on Friday, raising hopes the Tea Party favorite might be able to put a faltering campaign back in gear.

Two nude photos of Scarlett Johansson that appeared online on Wednesday, after her phone was hacked have been removed from PerezHilton.com, The Dirty.com and other website that posted the Not safe for work (NSFW) images.

A criminal investigation involving eBay is a game changer that should slow Craigslist's attempts to obtain documents and depositions in a parallel civil case, an eBay lawyer said in court.

Michael Jackson's doctor, accused of killing the pop star with a powerful anesthetic, has joined a small but growing number of U.S. physicians facing criminal charges over their handling of prescription drugs.

Heidi Jones, a TV meteorologist for several New York and Texas stations who also worked on ABC's Good Morning America, has admitted that police reports she filed last year about being repeatedly attacked in New York City by a man were lies.

A continued investigation into a listeriosis, or listeria, outbreak that has killed at least one person has expanded to include six states where possibly tainted cantaloupe were consumed, Colorado health officials said Wednesday.

John Granat, 17, of Illinois allegedly beat his parents to death.

Two U.S. hikers, who were arrested and sentenced to eight years on charges of spying and entering into Iran illegally, would be released on bail very soon.

Casey Anthony’s defense team now thinks that it’s unfair for her to pay $500,000 in prosecution and investigation costs.

An investigation into a listeria outbreak that has killed at least one person has expanded to include three states where possibly tainted cantaloupe was consumed, Colorado health officials said on Friday.

Calling acting just his day job, George Clooney is winning over movie critics and audiences in Toronto with a nuanced performance as a father forced to rethink his life after his wife suffers a debilitating accident.

Singer Justin Timberlake took home two more Emmys on Saturday in his burgeoning career as a comedic actor, while Gwyneth Paltrow added a television honor to a life spent mostly in the movies.