AP - Theo Albrecht, the secretive co-founder of Germany's worldwide discount supermarket chain Aldi, a co-owner of Trader Joe's in the United States and one of Europe's richest men, has died at age 88...

AP - Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Fra...

PC World - Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available informa...

AP - Imagine spending $250,000 on flowers. Or $20,000 on a cake. How does $15,000 to $20,000 for toilets sound?

AP - It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Bu...

Not literally. But you can hear the fear in his voice.

Google either hates soul music, or this is a result of the greatest mass misspelling in history.

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After updating its computers yesterday, Apple took the next logical step today releasing the new Safari 5.0.1 with a great new twist. Apple has also formally launched the Safari extensions Gallery, a...

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CBC.caSource: Jennifer Lopez to Become Judge on American IdolPeople MagazineAn industry source tells PEOPLE that the singer-actress has closed a deal to become a permanent judge on American Idol's...

Globe and MailProtests assail Arizona's immigrant law; sheriff vows to enforceSeattle TimesHundreds of marchers protesting Arizona's new immigration law took to the Phoenix streets Thursday an...

ReutersA final fix to gulf oil leak may be at handLos Angeles TimesThe 'static kill' operation to plug the well for good could begin as early as Sunday. One expert puts its chances of success...

msnbc.comHouse not in order as New York Rep. Charles Rangel hit with 13 counts of ...Boston HeraldBy Herald Wire Services WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel (DN.Y.) was hit yesterday with 13 counts of H...

Telegraph.co.ukAmerica's Royal Wedding: (It's Chelsea Clinton's big day - just keep Dad away ...Daily MailWe all remember her as the curly-haired little girl who grew up in the White House...

Google has indicated it’s going to be working with developers on checkins for location-based applications through its Places API.This spring, Google announced Places as a revamping of its local...

A Day’s Outing, a website dedicated to helping users find nearby day trips, weekend get-aways or quick excursions across the U.S., has just launched its new iPhone app [iTunes link], making it e...

According to several reports and data from Google, the search engine is fully blocked in mainland China as of today.Also fully blocked are ads and mobile access. Image search is partially blocked, as...

Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Micr...

Remember that torrent yesterday that contained the personal information off of 100 million scraped Facebook profiles? I thought it was strange that the guy didn't sell this information, since many com...

Debate is being played out in every state legislature...

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Why do the Religious Right, the Moral Majority, Evangelicals, Neocons, Conservatives and Republicans try so hard to eliminate free public education? Ronald Reagan, as the Governor of California, comme...

Andrew Breitbart posted partial clip of a speech she gave...

Baby Lemurs are so cute, it's hard to believe they're real! These adorable critters were born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on June 7, 2010 and already seem to have minds of their own!

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Tired of buying cities? Buy some social media companies! And look, BuzzFeed made it on the board. Check out the full image and the Chance and Community Chest Cards at Bite Daily . View&nb...

Not literally. But you can hear the fear in his voice.

Zach Galifianakis sits down for a pleasant chat with Steve Carell. Things quickly change.

This is going to do nothing to dispel those mean rumors that she'll swallow anything to get ahead in TV news.

At first glance, 'Inception,' a dark tale about the world of dreams, and 'Toy Story 3,' the brilliant continuation of Pixar's classic children's franchise, don't appear to have too much in common, ex...

ESPN Video: Andrew Fleming makes an impossible catch in Ultimate Frisbee.

And that's not sitting well with every Target shopper. Under new laws allowing corporations to spend company money on election campaigns, the Minneapolis-based chain gave $150,000 to a Republican-frie...

Grownup atheists don't need to fear some metaphysical being in order to prefer doing what's right-all clear-thinking adults prefer doing what's right. And grownup atheists don't need a one-size-fits-a...

Negotiations between the nuclear fuel-producing Honeywell plant at Metropolis, Ill., and United Steelworkers Local 7-669 ended Monday without an agreement, a company spokesman said.

Officer Josh Green of the Middlesboro Police Department was suspended from his job without pay for two weeks after facing a public hearing on Monday for an incident that occurred on July 7th.

With a laying on of hands, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Sunday welcomed into its fold seven openly gay pastors who had until recently been barred from the church's ministry.

Saying so long to donuts, he tells Us he wants to look great "at 86"...

The Playmaker Michael Irvin debuted his new radio show on Sports Radio 560 WQAM this week. Thursday his guests included UM Coach Randy Shannon and Randal "Thrill" Hill, showing that the three-hour dai...

A growing number of border crossers have been found dead in the deserts around Tucson.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Brittany Murphy (Searches increased by 2,666%). A Los Angeles County coroner ruled that the actress and her husband died of the same c...

by Mike Krumboltz On July 31, Chelsea Clinton will marry longtime sweetheart Marc Mezvinksy. As the nuptials draw nearer and the wedding bells grow louder, the interest in Bill and Hillary's future s...

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YouTube announced that it has increased its upload limit from 10 minutes to 15 for non-partners.

Culture coach Valorie Burton gives advice on what to say — and what not to say — to a friend who's recently lost his or her job.

Although traditionally served as an after-dinner sipper, this Italian liqueur is perfectly suited for any time of day -- particularly in a cocktail. But don't just drink it. Make your own, then use it...

Technology can prolong the lives of the terminally ill -- but at what cost? Surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande examines the difficulties for medical professionals and families who must decide...

Summer is full of distinctive flavors, but one condiment stands above them all: mustard. Hot dogs just aren't the same without it. And in Wisconsin, there's a museum devoted to the simple spread. It a...

Life insurance companies boost their bottom lines by holding on to death benefits owed to families of service members and millions of other Americans, an investigation by Bloomberg Markets magazine fo...