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Stock index futures were higher on Friday as bargain hunters entered the market after a string of declines, putting equities on track to record their strongest quarter in more than two years.

Futures on major US stock indices point to a higher opening Friday ahead of a wave of economic data including core PCE price index and Chicago PMI.

Many in the circle of Stanford women's volleyball are wondering about sophomore volleyball player Samantha Sam Wopat's cause of death after she died on Sunday, however, family privacy may stall the answer indefinitely.

The Weinstein Co. lost an appeal to get the movie's rating changed to PG-13 by one vote, and decided to release the documentary without a rating.

Some industry experts warned that the gold price has been artificially suppressed due to its strong impact on interest rates and government bond values, leaving many gold equities significantly undervalued.

The 35th annual McDonald's High School All-American Game showcased some of the best young basketball talent from high schools around the country. Here, we break down each player who was featured in Wednesday night's match-up of high school's elite, and tell you which colleges they'll attend next.

The West beat the East in the 2012 McDonald's All-American Game, but it wasn't about the score. Wednesday night's game was a showcase for basketball's rising stars, who are looking forward to exciting careers both in college and in the NBA. And nowhere was that talent more evident than in the game's MVP, Shabazz Muhammad.

The crash test dummy family has a new member, an anthropomorphic test device meant to be representative of a 10-year-old child, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

Mitt Romney was surprisingly hilarious on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tuesday night.

Johnson and his partners are buying the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion, yet another chapter in the life of a perennial comeback kid and a sign that the Dodgers are in good hands. Take a look back at Johnson's tumultuous but ultimately legendary career in our timeline of the American icon here, and see how his struggles in the past could help the L.A. Dodgers in the future.

Stanford sophomore volleyball player Samantha Sam Wopat was rushed to hospital from her campus residence on St. Patrick's Day and remained in the intensive-care unit until her death on Sunday.

A123 Systems Inc., the manufacturer of the Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries used in the Fiske Karma range extended electric car, will replace defective battery modules and packs at a total cost of $55 million, the company announced Friday.

Bert Sugar, boxing writer and sports historian, known for his fedora and cigar, passed away on Sunday from cardiac arrest. He was 75.

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant he underwent on Saturday morning. The 71-year-old politician received a heart from an anonymous donor and is now in the intensive-care unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.

Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi woman, died Saturday of injuries from a severe beating in her El Cajon home in San Diego, California, where a hateful note warning the family to go back to your country was left next to her.

If the GLAAD Awards 2012 had a theme, it would be this: Bullies must be made accountable for their actions and those who've been bullied need their voices heard.

The Gators face the Cardinals in Phoenix.

The Tar Heels face the Bobcats in St. Louis.

Where to watch a live stream of Kentucky vs. Indiana.

Where to watch a live stream of UNC take on Ohio on Friday.

Cate Blanchett might have just made history. The 42-year-old A-list actress appears on the cover of Intelligent Life magazine and the photo is (shockingly) completely Photoshop-free. Gasp!