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Mark David Chapman, the killer of legendary Beatle John Lennon, was reportedly moved from his prison, shifting from the Attica Correctional Facility to the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden near Buffalo, N.Y.

China has been nudging North Korea to shelve the plans for a third nuclear test, though it remains unclear how North may react to the pressure, sources aware of the secretive discussions between the two nations have said.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Thursday are: Millennial Media, Herbalife, Ctrip.com International, Cameco Corp, J.C. Penney, Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Stores, Limited Brands and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead in her Mount Kisco, N.Y., home on in an apparent suicide by hanging, ABC News reported. The 52-year-old's body was found on Wednesday afternoon. RadarOnline.com reported that Mary Kennedy was depressed and despondent before her death.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to soften her stand on Greece Wednesday night, saying she was ready to discuss stimulus programs to get the Greek economy growing again and that she was committed to keeping Greece in the euro zone.

J.C. Penney Co Inc shares plunged nearly 20 percent on Wednesday, their worst decline ever, wiping away $1.43 billion in market value a day after the retailer shocked Wall Street with a much worse-than-expected drop in sales and by scrapping its dividend.

A group of retired Chinese Communist Party members have called for the resignation of Zhou Yongkang, the head of China's Public Security Ministry.

The state of Vermont became on Wednesday the first in the United States to ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking.

As the city invests in tech, Councilwoman Leticia James wishes that Mayor Bloomberg would to more to make sure Brooklyn doesn't get left out

Bruno Iksil, the trader behind the $2-billion-and-counting loss at New York-based banking giant JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM) that has been the talk of New York and Washington for the past few days, will be leaving the bank within the year, the New York Times' Dealbook blog reported Wednesday.

As Google rolls out more new changes to their search engine, the Menlo Park, Calif. based company has released the details to their latest search innovation -- Knowledge Graph. The new Google search feature will reportedly work with its users to fully understand what they mean by their search entry, according to Mashable.

The New York Giants unveiled their Super Bowl ring on Wednesday, finally getting the bling to match the Lombardi Trophy they earned after winning Super Bowl XLVI. The franchise is also giving fans a chance to try out the ring themselves with a new smartphone app.

A day before Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network holds its initial public offering, its 33 underwriters boosted the number of shares for sale by 25 percent, potentially valuing the deal as high as $19 billion.

Britney Spears cannot seem to catch a break, even after signing a $15 million X Factor deal. The pop starlet attended a press conference to announce her upcoming role as judge on Simon Cowell's X Factor on Monday and photographers immediately zoomed in on her red carpet appearance - chewing gum and flaunting bloodied fingernails.

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The New York Giants unveiled their Super Bowl ring design on Wednesday.

A 67-year-old man named Robert Gene White died while getting lap dances at an El Paso strip club after he reportedly had a heart attack at the Red Parrot strip club.

The growing possibilities of an imminent Greek exit from the single currency bloc could drive up the value of safe-haven currencies such as the U.S. dollar and the British pound, while hurting a number of emerging Asian currencies that are sensitive to investors' risk appetite.

If the Sir Richard Branson ice cubes aren't enough, Virgin Atlantic is giving travelers another reason to choose their airline - cell phone use has been cleared for takeoff by the company. The downfall? It will cost you.

Rohan Marley, whose personal information ranges from son of reggae music legend Bob Marley to Lauryn Hill's ex to former football player to coffee entrepreneur, is engaged to Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana in a wedding to be held in Ethiopia.

Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic went on trial Wednesday on 11 counts of war crimes, including genocide during Bosnian war in the 1990s, which saw the Srebrenica massacre and the bloody siege of Sarajevo.