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In turning one of its best-known hackers into an informant and breaking open the highest profile elements of the "Anonymous" movement, authorities have dealt a serious blow to a group they found a growing irritant.

Dagan’s views would appear to contradict much of the hawkish rhetoric coming out of the Israeli government on the subject of Iran.

A video calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army militia group in Uganda, swept across the Internet this week, attracting a wave of support on Twitter and Facebook along with a skeptical backlash against a little-known team of filmmakers based in San Diego.

Republicans responded to a better-than-expected February jobs report Friday, detracting any credit from President Barack Obama and remaining pessimistic about unemployment.

Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994.

iOS 5.1 is the latest version of iOS for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. However, it is not a major upgrade so for those hoping to see a lot flashy things, keep your hopes on the down low. Still, even though being a small update, the new version of iOS, which will makes its debut on the New iPad, will come with a few cool features we found to be worth mentioning.

Prescription drugs to treat some of the most common chronic diseases, such as high cholesterol and diabetes, may become available over the counter under a plan being considered by U.S. regulators.

One of the people accused by authorities of being at the core of Lulz Security, perhaps the most feared hacking group on the planet, led a nonprofit group in Galway, Ireland, dedicated to making websites more secure.

Real men wear mantyhose. If you thought men in tights was a sartorial statement best left to medieval jesters, think again, said The Daily Mail's Daisy Dumas.

The U.S. experienced a trade deficit of $52.6 billion in January, an increase of $2.2 billion from December, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Friday threatened that it would attack the Pakistani government, military and police officials if Pakistan didn't release the three widows of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Stocks were set for a higher open on Friday after a report showed the economy added more jobs than expected in February, which could push indexes into a higher trading range in the weeks ahead.

The wait is finally over and Apple has unveiled its highly anticipated new iPad, but how does the tablet measure up against the impressive ASUS Infinity TF700?

U.S. employers hired more than 200,000 workers for a third straight month in February, indicating that companies are feeling more upbeat about the recovery.

Europe's debt crisis and an oil price rally are the biggest threats to global oil demand this year, OPEC said on Friday, adding it was still pumping above its target despite a slide in Iranian production.

Ericsson, the world's top mobile telecoms equipment maker, is to cut jobs at its North American operations as part of a continued drive for greater efficiency in a business seeing slower sales.

Europe's debt crisis and an oil price rally are the biggest threats to global oil demand this year, OPEC said on Friday, adding it was still pumping above its target despite a slide in Iranian production.

Stock index futures edged lower on Friday after their strongest two-day gain in nearly three months and ahead of a report likely to show employment grew solidly for a third straight month.

Stock index futures edged lower on Friday after their strongest two-day gain in nearly three months and ahead of a report likely to show employment grew solidly for a third straight month.

IBM researchers have developed an optical chip that can transmit as much as a terabit, or 1 trillion bits, of data per second using commercially available products -- a breakthrough that could revolutionize computing.

Cruise bookings for next year could remain slow until the industry manages to dispel safety concerns after the Costa Concordia capsized off the west coast of Italy in January.