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The Perseid Meteor Shower could not have peaked at a better time in 2012, falling as it does right in the middle of the weekend. But where is the best spot to view the shooting stars and when?

Decrying the recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin -- as well as gun violence in general -- the infamous serial killer David Berkowitz told the New York Daily News on Friday that "society has to take the glory out of guns."

A report from Rene Ritchie says Apple plans to release a brand-new "mini iPad" when it launches the iPhone 5 in September. Even though most people can assume a 7-inch "mini iPad" would be able to do most -- if not all -- of the same things a typical iPad can do, there are a few nuances of the tablet's alleged features and specs that may attract -- or repel -- potential customers. Here are seven features, specs, and price rumors we've heard from the iPad Mini so far.

There are plenty of former Romney rivals who will not get official speeches. Here's a rundown of the also-rans who won't be striding into the Republican Party's quadrennial spotlight.

Kenya (a nation of just 41 million) has produced more great runners (short- and long-distance) than just about any other nation on Earth.

BlackBerry investor Victor Alboini said he welcomed a bid for Research in Motion's enterprise business by IBM, saying it would greatly enhance value of an undervalued asset.

Less than a month after Sylvester Stallone’s son Sage was found dead of an apparent drug overdose, his sister Toni Ann Filiti has been hospitalized, according to the New York Post. Filiti, half-sister to both Sylvester and Frank Stallone, entered UCLA hospital in critical condition, suffering from lung cancer.

The suit against him alleges that "well over 10,000 cases of torture and extra-judicial killings” took place during Badal's 1997-2002 and 2007-2012 regimes.

"Love & Hip Hop" star Mimi Faust punched fellow cast mate Stevie J outside a Hollywood night club earlier this week.

Unlike the FEC, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making moves to uncover the financial sources of several dark money groups.

Aloha! Welcome to paradise.

It looks like NBA Star Lebron James is not the only celebrity suffering from a receding hairline. Supermodel Naomi Campbell shows the damage that weaves and hair extensions can do

"Glee's" Chris Colfer has just begun his literary career, but he's already planning on exploring new genres. Colfer's first novel, a middle-grade fantasy titled "The Land of Stories," was released on July 17 and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. Now Colfer will turn his attention to young adult books. The 22-year old actor will release "Struck By Lightening - The Carson Phillips Journal," a novelization of his film "Struck By Lightening"

It's new, it's got a scary name, it will make policing New York easier, and it's going to be marketed for profit: Meet the "Domain Awareness System"

Today marks the 49th birthday of the amazing Whitney Houston. While her death was untimely, Whitney Houston will always be remembered as an icon and a great beauty. Take a look back at the Grammy award winner's remarkable career.

The U.S. women's gymnastics team may have impressed during the Olympics, after scoring the first gold medal for America in 16 years, but one member of the team is "not impressed" and that's McKayla Maroney. The gymnast inspired a new Internet meme that went viral on Tumblr called "McKayla Is Not Impressed" with her scowl pose places in photos with backdrops ranging from space to the dinosaur era.

Ailing Finnish phone maker Nokia Oyj (NYSE: NOK) said it agreed to sell an application tools unit acquired in 2008 to a local partner as well as 500 wireless patents to Vringo (NYSE: VRNG) of New York City in a bid to raise cash.

Internet Archive, a non-profit project established to act as online library for digital information has to date promoted nearly a petabyte data of content via the controversial file-sharing site, BitTorrent.

Data compiled by the Congressional Research Service show that thousands of Americans making more than $1 million got unemployment benefits.

Technology may have a good second half of 2012 after all, despite all the fears of economic collapse, lower demand for PCs and other worries. After Computer Sciences reported better-than-expected results on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard said third-quarter results would be stronger, too.

Cristiano Ronaldo was in fine form in the exhibition match in New York.