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US companies will be forced to disclose details of basic level of protection for consumers' personal information and notify the government when data is stolen, according to new draft legislation from the Congress.

Google has added a U-shaped rainbow to the end of its search bar to mark the Gay and Lesbian pride month. The rainbow will show up whenever a user searches LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) related terms. The six-color rainbow, a symbol of gay pride, is a new addition this year. Google had added a thin bar below the search window with the six colors placed end to end, in the past.

According to Sen. John McCain, wild fire that wreaked havoc in Arizona was caused by illegal immigrants. There is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally, McCain said at a press conference Saturday after touring the Wallow fire, which began on May 29 and has burned over 500,000 acres to date.

Opponents of gay marriage are furious at the attempt of Democrat New York politicians in 2011 to push through a bill that would legalize gay marriage in the state.

A technical failure in a NATO missile may have caused a number of civilian casualties in Tripoli, a spokesman said on Sunday.

NATO admitted on Sunday that it had accidentally bombed a residential neighborhood in Libya, killing at least 9 men, women and children.

A North Korean police report has confirmed that cannibalism, drugs and counterfeit cases are rampant, according to Korean newspaper Kukmin Ilbo. It's the first time that North Korea's living conditions have been confirmed by North Korea's official government data, Kukmin Ilbo reports.

Comedian Jon Stewart is one of the most vocal, scathing, and (surprisingly) influential voices that bashes Fox News.

At a rally for of a long -debated measure which would make same-sex marriage legal in New York State Sunday, State Senator Tom Duane appeared fatigued realizing that the end of the regular session in Albany could signal the culmination of an effort that started twenty years ago when he was a City Councilman.

NBC edited out the words under God in the pledge of allegiance, during an opening segment they ran for the U.S. Open. School children said the pledge of allegiance with patriotic images were left out.

Reggie Brown, a Barack Obama impersonator was escorted off the stage by an official at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday.

The marines who mistakenly thought an Airbus passenger plane was a North Korean fighter jet and opened fired will not be punished, officials said on Sunday.

Torrential rain across south eastern China has displaced or otherwise affected over 5 million people, killing scores and threatening global commodity prices.

South Korean military on Sunday said that it will not punish soldiers who fired at a civilian jetliner mistaking the aircraft as a North Korean military aircraft.

Colton Harris-Moore, or the Barefoot Bandit, 20, is an international celebrity fugitive who pleaded guilty to seven felonies in a Seattle federal court on Friday. He struck a deal with federal prosecutors that includes a recommendation for up to six-and-a-half years in prison and the inability to profit from his crimes, including a proposed movie rights.

US Department of Energy will offer a conditional guarantee as part of a $150 million loan to 1366 Technologies Inc for the development of a multicrystalline wafer manufacturing project.

American carmaker General Motors plans to invest $32 million in its Spring Hill plant and $33 million in Tonawanda Powertrain plant that will help together create or retain 163 jobs in the United States.

New satellite pictures show skyscrapers townships completely empty in China that have been completely abandoned after construction.

More than two million people were affected or displaced due to heavy floods in the eastern province of Zhejiang in China.

The ongoing sovereign crisis in the eurozone countries has renewed concerns over the fate of the euro, the second largest reserve currency as well as the second most traded currency in the world.

A Chinese software company is alleged to have placed security holes in its products sold to chemical defense and energy companies in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Beijing-based Sunway ForceControl makes SCADA (Supervisory control and data acquisition) software which is used in computer systems that control and monitor manufacturing plants and equipment used by different industries.

Even as police are investigating if a 22-year-old military man arrested near the Pentagon in suspicious circumstances belonged to any jihadi network or was acting alone, the focus has turned to the old debate of Muslim personnel’s role in the US military.

President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner put aside their political parties and teamed up for a triumphant golf game over Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich.

On Friday, Saudi women defied the country’s driving ban and drove on the streets. The Washington Post reported that at least 29 women participated in the event.

Leaders from both sides of the immigration debate traded barbs over a controversial bill that would allow immigration judges to have the authority to determine if the illegal immigrant parents of children who, having been born in the United States, are American citizens should be ordered removed or deported from the U.S.

Golf teammates President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner enjoyed some cold drinks after several hours of golf on Saturday, after defeating the team of Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, the nation’s largest union with 1.3-million members, has vowed to stage massive rallies this summer and autumn and beyond to protest against Westminster’s pension reforms.

Sega said issued a warning to users on Friday that personal data may be at risk after being infiltrated, joining the growing numbers of high profile hacking targets.

Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX, on Saturday easily won the presidential straw poll for the Republican Leadership Conference 2011 as the congressman pursues a bid to gain the Republican nomination for President in the 2012 race.