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Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collaboration with scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health, National Cancer Institute, Merck and the University of California have identified a drug employed in treating certain types of lymphoma that help dislodge a hidden virus in patients receiving treatment for HIV.

Some of local governments are turning to a new tool to fix the problem, known as underwater mortgages: seizing the loans through eminent domain and enacting principal reductions, a move that is attracting praise and controversy.

Researchers say a chemical called AAQ could prove to be a flexible, less invasive treatment for certain types of blindness.

Click here to listen to the soundtrack to the eagerly-awaited "Sparkle" remake, which is the final movie to feature Whitney Houston and is set to be released in theaters on August 17.

Just when you thought she was off the radar since her days as a reality star on MTV's The Hills, Audrina Patridge is back in the limelight again after she was spotted wearing a tiny bikini flaunting her hot body in photos from a party.

American children's well-being have improved in education and health despite the recent economic downturn. However, between 2005 and 2010, 2.4 million more children were living in families and more parents are finding it hard to get steady employment.

American children's well-being have improved in education and health despite the recent economic downturn. However, between 2005 and 2010, 2.4 million more children were living in families and more parents are finding it hard to get steady employment.

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.