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Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), the top provider of Internet gear, announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in new initiatives in Brazil and India.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 launch has been delayed until the end of April, reports Pocket-lint. Both the 10.1-inch and seven-inch versions of the tablet were said to be released in March, as previously promised by the company.

Bill Isles, a Witchita man, was hit by lightning on Thursday, after buying three Mega Millions tickets. He is living proof of the old saying that it is easier to be struck by lightning tan winning the lotto.

Lee Bradberry, a 22-year-old Kanakuk Kamps counselor in Alabama, was charged Friday for sexually abusing young campers.

Brittney Griner has lately suffered a barrage of insults; many are questioning Griner's gender due to her height and deep voice. Although the androgynous athlete is now a superstar, online antagonists are mercilessly ripping her apart. But she handles the bullies well.

Fans of the “Mass Effect” franchise have been up in arms about the series’ ending, which has left many players feeling as if the carefully crafted decisions made throughout the game have been for nothing. BioWare has said that they taking fan concerns into consideration, and that gamers will “hear more about this in April.” However, Electronic Arts has reportedly announced that upcoming downloadable content will not change the game’s ending.

An elderly woman, who had absolutely no flying experience, somehow phenomenally managed to land a twin-engine plane with low fuel after her pilot had suffered a heart attack in the middle of the flight.

On Tuesday police and other authorities dealt with their 11th bomb threat in three weeks at the University of Pittsburgh.

The woman behind the Mega Millions mess has lawyered up and will hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss the $656 Mega Millions jackpot. Mirlande Wilson, a Maryland resident, claims to hold one of three winning tickets for the $656 record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot. However, Wilson got herself into a bit of a Mega Millions mess when her McDonald's co-workers claimed the winning ticket was purchased with money from an office pool but Wilson said that she refused to share the money wit...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) latest list of world's most wanted terrorists features those accused by the Federal Grand Juries in various jurisdictions in the United States with accurate crime evidence available against them.

An elderly woman landed a twin-engine plane to safety after her pilot husband who was at the controls of the aircraft fell unconscious during mid-air, the Telegraph said.

Man discovered the use of fire and learned to control it for cooking purposes much earlier than it was thought before, evidence found in a cave in South Africa suggests.

A student at an Ohio school has filed a lawsuit in the federal court against the school authorities for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan Jesus is Not a Homophobe.

The massive tornadoes that struck Texas Tuesday cut a path of destruction around the metropolitan areas of Dallas and Fort Worth.

With a scoop of a net Tokyo chef Naohito Hashimoto selects a poisonous blowfish, considered a delicacy in Japan, and with a few deft strokes of his gleaming knife starts the delicate process of preparing it for a customer.

Google’s upcoming Galaxy Nexus tablet is slanted for a spring release date, and a new image that surfaced on the Internet may give fans a sneak preview. PocketNow revealed a photo of a sleek and slim media device, sporting a red sparkling backdrop with a few Google apps speckled across its screen.

Five Albuquerque Station Eight firefighters, who split a $10,000 prize from the record breaking Mega Millions jackpot, have donated part of their winnings to a Vince Cordova, a fellow firefighter who is suffering from a possibly fatal tumor.

Yaron Segal, a post-doctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was arrested after flying to Grand Junction, Colorado with the alleged intention of having sex with a woman and her two daughters, whom he believed were 16 and 12 years old.

In 2001, when she was 11, Cassandra Ann Kennedy lied about her father raping her. Her father, Thomas Edward Kennedy, denied the charge, but a jury convicted him and sentenced him to more than 15 years in prison. After coming clean in January, her father was finally released from prison, but Cassandra Ann Kennedy will not be brought to justice for her horrendous lies, a fact that has started a major furor among observers who believe she should be put in prison for wrongly causing her father to ro...

Researchers have discovered evidence that early human ancestors used fire over 300,000 years earlier that previously thought, according to a new study.

The widely popular first person shooting franchise “Halo” is expected to launch its fourth installment in the second half of this year, and fans are anticipating the release. New concept art has just leaked revealing the game’s upcoming multiplayer map.

It looks like Chevy Chase is really losing it just when quirky NBC sitcom Community has one a final chance to prove itself or face cancellation. He recently called show creator Dan Harmon, while allegedly drunk, to call him pretty much every nasty word in the English language, and wouldn't you know it, TMZ got their hands on voicemail.

As many as two tornadoes hit Texas on Tuesday, as a tornado emergency warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Dallas and the Fort Worth area. The tornadoes touched down on Tuesday, leaving a path of destruction, tossing tractor trailers in the air and damaging homes.

An 80-year-old woman took control of a small plane when her husband, who was flying the aircraft, passed out. The plane was reportedly dangerously low on fuel as she landed the plane onto a runway at a northeastern Wisconsin facility.

Tests conducted to search for natural gas and oil may be to blame for the death of 180 dolphins since February 2010, according to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Bethesda has some exciting plans in store for fans of “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.” Pete Hines of the company posted an enticing hint on Twitter, saying that “cool news and surprises” are in store for the month of April.

An Instagram Android app is now available for free download. Long the envy of non-Apple-iPhone users, as of Tuesday the mega-popular image processor is available in the Android Market, which is now called the Google Play store.

Terrafugia's TransitionStreet-Legal Airplane has taken a huge step forward to being sold and mass produced. The Transition prototype completed its first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, NY on March 23, 2012 said the company in a statement.

The next installment of Blizzard’s action-adventure RPG is set for a May 15 release date, and details about the new game have slowly been unveiled. One of the most alluring new features “Diablo 3” will offer fans is the renovated runestone system, which allows players to customize their skills in five different ways.