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A lack of B vitamins could hamper the growth of essential microorganisms, scientists say.

Cast members of the hit ABC show Modern Family are going to war with 20th Century Fox Television, the company that produces the show. The Associated Press is reporting that Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara have filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court to void their contracts.

Google honored Amelia Earhart’s 115th birthday by gracing its homepage with a drawing of aviator boarding a Lockheed Vega 5B monoplane, which she used to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. The birthday celebration appears to be a bittersweet, appropriate commemoration on the heels of first female astronaut Sally Ride’s death on Monday.

The Goat Man mystery has been solved. The man in a goat suit that raised the eyebrows of many in Utah near the Ben Lomond Peak in Ogden is a 57-year-old hunter from Southern California.

On Monday, Apple released its newest commercial for the iPhone 4S -- the first smartphone to feature Apple's AI assistant -- with Martin Scorcese as the company's latest spokesman. If Apple plans to do more commericals with these Hollywood types, we've got a few great ideas on who should be picked next, and why.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), the biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, plans to cut about 1,300 jobs, or 2 percent of its workforce, as part of its ongoing efforts to restructure the company.

Arlene Holmes and the rest of the family of suspected gunman James Holmes have said they will support the Colorado shooting suspect, who allegedly killed 12 people and wounded 58 others. While Holmes's family members did not express the statement in person, when asked if they stand by the 24-year-old, lawyer and family spokeswoman Lisa Damiani said at a press conference today, Yes they do. He's their son.

The U.S. housing recovery is here, with an uptick in prices, government support and a decrease in unsold off-market homes, known as shadow inventory, according to analysts from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets.

Later this year, Snoop Dogg, the legendary rapper and cannabis fan will be releasing a reggae album produced by Diplo of Major Lazer titled Reincarnated under his new name Snoop Lion.

Police physically barred people from visiting the site of the crash, including one Wenzhou survivor and two bloggers who were taken into custody for trying to enter the area.

America will get its first look on Monday, July 23, at the alleged gunman said to be responsible for the infamous Colorado shooting that took place late last week. James Holmes is set to make his first court appearance at around 11:30 on Monday morning, giving the American public its first look at the suspect since his arrest in an attack that reportedly left 12 moviegoers dead and 58 other injured.

The former Disney Channel star Selena Gomez has enough fans to make Our Selena Is 20 and Happy Birthday Mamacita Selena trend on Twitter worldwide the day before she leaves her teens.

James Holmes, the alleged gunman believed to be responsible for the shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that took place on Friday, is currently in custody at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility in Centennial, Colo.

In 2011, California enacted the toughest anti-paparazzi laws in the country, reforming earlier anti-pap provisions by adding increased penalties for photographers who drive recklessly in an attempt to capture a visual image.

In the old days of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the party of President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, a systemic culture of government corruption ensured that the drug cartels would be more or less left alone in exchange for hefty bribes at multiple levels, and as the drugs flowed north into the U.S. there was relatively little violence.

James Eagan Holmes was apparently interested in sexual social networks. A profile, with a clear photo, on a popular sex website, appears to be that of the Colorado shooting suspect, and it appears to be authentic.

The Kalashnikov is a modern icon - one that's responsible for uncountable deaths, possibly including those in the Colorado massacre. It's cheap, it's plentiful, and in the middle of America, pretty easy to find

Photographer and documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield describes Queen of Versailles as a super-sized version of what we had seen so many others struggle through in America since the start of the housing crisis.

What guns laws are like elsewhere in the world, and how the U.S. outranks every other nation in gun ownership

Details have emerged on James Holmes, the suspect in a Colorado movie theater shooting that has left 12 dead and dozens injured during a packed showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Attention has shifted toward the 24-year old murderer, and here is a breakdown of what is known so far.

A spike in whooping cough cases among 10-year-olds and adolescents who are 13 and 14 was a concern, perhaps an indicator that the pertussis vaccine may be wearing off earlier than anticipated, Washington Health Secretary Mary Selecky said.