Satya Nagendra Padala

Jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial will start deciding today whether Anthony killed her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Prosecutors were left with three more hours of argument, after which the jury will decide the fate of Casey, who is accused of killing her two-year-old daughter three years ago.

Today is the Fourth of July, which marks the celebration of the United States' 236th birthday. This day marks the attainment of freedom from the Great Britain and the emergence of a sovereign country.

Facebook is scheduled to launch something awesome on July 6, but hasn't divulged what exactly it is. Industry watchers believe that the awesome thing isn't going to be the Project Spartan so what will it be?

Today, the Liberty Bell that hangs at the Liberty Bell Center on Market Street in Philadelphia will be symbolically tapped as per the tradition on every Independence Day.

A pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil Corp in Montana state ruptured late Friday, dumping as many as 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River over the weekend.

Google launched its social networking service called the Google+ in its latest attempt to break into the social networking realm. It has had a fascinating start, and it looks good enough to beat Facebook.

The Phoenix metro recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday. The temperature in Phoenix hit high of 118 degrees at Sky Harbor International Airport, breaking a 10-year-old record of 116 degrees recorded on July 2, 2001.

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a powerful 21-year-old left-hander, defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets Saturday to win the ladies' championship at Wimbledon.

Google+, Google's latest and most serious foray into the social space, has had a fascinating start and it looks good enough to beat Facebook.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which began its assault Tuesday night enjoyed a solid Friday at U.S. and Canadian box offices.

A team of cave divers have taken an unbelievably awesome photographs of the longest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the world.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT on July 8, which will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle program.

Google failed to win a bid on 6,000 wireless technology patents held by bankrupt Canadian telecom group Nortel Networks Corp.

Zynga, the biggest games maker on Facebook platform, filed for an initial public offering on Friday that could lead to upwards of $1 billion from investors.

New research has found that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care units (ICU) kill bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which begins its assault Tuesday night, should pick up noticeably as the July 4th holiday weekend gets underway in the United States.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Oshkosh Truck Corp, Corning, Sirius XM Radio, American Tower Corp, Marathon Oil, Cablevision Systems, Eastman Kodak, Radioshack, MEMC Electronic Materials and General Mills.

The second night of Madrid's week-long Gay Pride festival saw the running of a high heeled race for men. More than 10 contestants take part in the annual race on high heels. The winner of the race receives a prize of 1000 euros.

Google launched its social networking service called Google+ in its latest attempt to break into the social networking realm. After the failure of Google Buzz and Wave to garner public support, there's now a belief that the company may finally have figured out how to go social.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Oshkosh Truck, Phoenix New Media, National Bank of Greece, Hovnanian Enterprises and Beazer Homes. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Eastman Kodak, SouFun Holdings, CapitalSource, China Ming Yang Wind Power and Noble Corp.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT on July 8, which will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle program.

Facebook, the world's biggest social networking Web site, plans to launch something awesome next week. Speculation is growing that the upcoming announcement may be a long-awaited Facebook app for Apple's iPad and a specialized app for photo-sharing on the iPhone. Facebook has not yet introduced an iPad app.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Royal of Bank Scotland Group, Celestica, JA Solar Holdings, GT Solar International, Dendreon, Hess Corp, TJX Companies, Transocean, Allegheny Technologies and Centurylink.

News Corp. sold its social-networking website Myspace to Specific Media, an online advertising firm, for around $35 million, which was just 6 percent of $580m it paid for the then biggest name in social media in 2005.

The top after-market NYSE losers on Wednesday are: Callaway Golf, Transocean, Cameron International, Banco Santander Brasil, Tidewater, AU Optronics, Royal Bank Scotland Group, HealthSouth, Steelcase and Tenet Healthcare Corp.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: USANA Health Sciences, Visa, Celestica, Lithia Motors, Ion Geophysical, AOL, Mastercard, Office Depot, Carnival Corp and Arrow Electronics.

Over 15,000 dogs were slaughtered for Chinese festival in Yulin in eastern China, which kicked off during the weekend.

U.S. stocks were mixed in early trade on Wednesday with Nasdaq turns negative after Greece’s parliament approved key austerity bill to prevent a debt default.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Bank of America, AK Steel Holding, Archer Daniels Midland, Analog Devices, Legg Mason, Monsanto, United States Steel, KB Home, General Mills and Family Dollar Stores.