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Former U.S. Marine Scott Olsen, whose injury during clashes between Oakland police and protesters last month galvanized the Anti-Wall Street movement, has been released from the hospital, friends said on Friday.

Almost nine months after a devastating earthquake-tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the facility in Japan has been opened to members of the media.

The top 15 American cities favored by citizens of the United States were revealed by a recent poll conducted by one of the world's leading custom market-research firms.

From paintings reflecting New York's social stratification during the Great Depression Era to themes of revolution and class inequity - some of the major artworks by Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera will be presented at MoMA from Nov.13, 2011.

California-based distributors of medical marijuana have been ordered to shut down operations by Saturday. The move is part of a federal crackdown after weeks of conflict between prosecutors and distributors.

British luxury car manufacturer, Jaguar, has introduced a Jaguar Platinum Access program that will enable new owners to access a range of privileges and huge discounts.

Stocks jumped on Friday, ending higher for the week after the Italian Senate's approval of economic reforms gave investors some relief from worries about the Eurozone's debt crisis.

Another of Joe Paterno's nominations for the Presidential Medal of Freedom has been withdrawn, this time by Rep. Glenn Thompson, the third of three Congressional members from Pennsylvania to withdraw.

Boston University's Mind and Brain Society encouraged students to join a taste-testing experiment on Oct. 26 to see first-hand the effects of the notorious miracle berry. While lemons and shots of hot sauce might not be standard party-fare, the students tasted sour, spicy and salty foods after eating a miracle berry and found that the foods tasted quite different than they normally would.

Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global Holdings Ltd., customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is my money?

Kirsten Dunst steps out of her comfort zone and deep into a paralyzing depression in her latest film Melancholia.

Arriving on the Parisian set of Woody Allen's 44th film, Midnight in Paris, in the summer of 2010, veteran TV actor Corey Stoll milled around with such well-established big-screen actors as Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard and Rachel McAdams, not really knowing what we were doing.

The AFI Fest 2011 wrapped up eight days of programing in Hollywood on Thursday night, after a couple hundred screenings, a lot of visits from movie stars and a week's worth of major showcases for some of the year's big awards contenders.

On Friday, there are plans for a huge rally at Occupy Wall Street called Night of a Thousand Masks. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. when Occupiers will don their Guy Fawkes Masks to demonstrate and protest.

A new national study from UC Davis researchers of restaurant dining as related to income conveys that fast-food dining and consumption become more frequent as wages increase from low- to middle-class individuals and families.

U.S. regulators are investigating the safety of batteries used to power electric vehicles after a General Motors Co Chevrolet Volt caught fire following a routine crash test.

The Federal Housing Administration, which guarantees around a third of U.S. mortgages, faces dwindling cash reserves and could require a taxpayer bailout, according to a forthcoming study by Joseph Gyourko, a professor at the Wharton School.

A legal battle pitting a large media conglomerate and a user-generated content distributor against each other could lead to changes in the way the public engages with the media, according to two lawyers familiar with the case.

Two new polls reveal Cain's slip in support since POLITICO and Bialek is driven by women voters, once the majority of those who supported him. A new video showing the GOP presidential hopeful making fun of Anita Hill (video enclosed) is sure to widen that gender gap, as prominent conservatives condemn Cain's reaction to the sexual harassment charges.

Can you imagine spending $2 million on a trailer? This list of oddly expensive places is sure to surprise.

The comic says he release thousands of rats during the middle of the show