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This year's April 20th (a.k.a. National Weed Day) is being celebrated by the film community in two ways. Magnolia pictures is set to release the groundbreaking documentary Marley, based on the thoroughly intriguing life of Rastafarian sensation Bob Marley. In addition, the edgy California 90420 will also hit theaters. The film provides a radical exploration of the marijuana trade in the state of California.

The second congressional hearing on the General Services Administration's (GSA) wasteful spending of taxpayers' money continued on Tuesday, with at least one lawmaker saying it's time to start talking about an alternative to the GSA.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York said 68-year-old David Gilmartin went to great lengths to avoid his legal obligation as a citizen to pay taxes.

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Legendary artiste Tupac Shakur may go out on a virtual tour after the late rapper put out an electrifying hologram performance at the Coachella festival in California Sunday night, the Wall Street Journal said.

The pharmaceutical industry is paying close attention to a case that could determine if about 90,000 sales representatives are entitled to overtime pay.

Dmitri Krioukov, a physicist at the University of California San Diego, used a four-page scientific argument to get himself out of a traffic ticket.

During a test drive on Sunday, a Lamborghini Aventador worth $400,000 went up in flames in San Joaquin Hills in a spontaneous episode caught on video.

Coachella fashion might radiate that quintessential laidback, casual California feel but styling for the season's biggest music festival is anything but easy. Dressing for Coachella requires a strategy. Celebrities have pulled out all the stops for the desert festival/fashion show. Check out the most popular fashions and trends from the 2012 Coachella music festival, courtesy of Polyvore.

Patriot's Day 2012 is not just about the Boston Marathon, a Red Sox day game and time off from work.

The search and rescue for four yacht crew members who were racing around the Farallon Islands off Northern California during the Full Crew Farallones Race, has been suspended indefinitely by the Coast Guard.

With the media and the Republican party effectively anointing Mitt Romney as the 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate, Romney has begun looking ahead -- past the end of the Republican primary, past the general election, all the way to inauguration day.

Dole Food Co. issued a recall on 756 cases of bagged salad, which could possibly be contaminated with salmonella, the company said on Saturday. The recall includes bagged Seven Lettuces salads distributed in 15 states.

Under the heat of the California sun, deep in the Mojave Desert, revelers celebrated the 2012 Coachella Music and Arts Festival which kicked off on Friday, April 13. Check out photos of the most fashionable concert-goers, including Lindsay Lohan, Katy Perry, Kate Bosworth and more.

The 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival turned out to be a majestic affair with over 75,000 attendees each day and nearly 143 bands performing live on the desert lawns of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California amid cool breeze, rains, murky skies and chilly weather.

New satellite images and data have proved that some glaciers on Asia’s Karakoram mountain range, a part of the Himalayas, have gained ice mass.

Here's a look at some of the hottest scenes of the Coachella music event held in 2012.

Lady Gaga has once again managed to get herself stuck in the middle of a controversy. It is for a really bad reason this time.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged and they have the blessings of the LGBT community.

Here's the video that captured Grace's astonishing bravery as she kept vigil over her deceased companion right in the middle of ongoing traffic.

In the 100 years since the Titanic sinking, how much has actually changed in the cruise ship industry?