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The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to a trio of scientists for their research on cell transport systems.

The all-cash deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

After the Disney Channel picked up “Girl Meets World,” the long-awaited sequel to “Boy Meets World,” nobody expected it to cut cast members as quickly as it did with Cory’s and Topanga’s son.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Trust Act into law Saturday as rallies across the country call for immigration reform.

Facebook revealed plans to build a $120 million, 394-unit housing complex for its employees in Menlo Park, Calif.

A new painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci was discovered in a Swiss vault.

CBS and ABC have released Android apps for free streaming of recent TV shows, closely following on the heels of a similar offering by NBC/Universal.

This year marked the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Pinochet’s dictatorship, and the 25th anniversary of the plebiscite that ended it.

For Golden Week, two Chinese art auction houses offer biggest sales ever to compete with international houses.

Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to address rumors that she and Zac Efron had a steamy affair over the summer.

Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara thinks it's "phony" to say her husband fathered Mia Farrow's son Ronan.

Amid a government shutdown, a primary challenger says his economic message can break through the gridlock -- and he has powerful backers.

The search giant acquired Flutter, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based tech startup that builds touchless gesture software, for an undisclosed sum.

Twitter users reacted to the not-guilty verdict in the Jackson wrongful death trial.

A new California law meant to combat revenge porn only applies to photos taken by the perpetrator.

The White House says the president would not negotiate on Obamacare. As a result, little change is expected.

California has officially outlawed the practice of revenge porn, a growing trend where people post explicit photos of ex-lovers on the Internet.

A clean continuing resolution would immediately end the government shutdown, but it will take some Republican buy-in to join with House Democrats.

Apple will likely release a sweeping fix for this iMessage outage bug in the near future, but many iOS 7 users can fix their iMessage problems right now.

Private Stephen Lewis of the U.S. Marines allegedly drove 400 miles to have sex with the family. Masks and sex toys were found in his car.

Tuesday’s Google Doodle may have been designed well before the shutdown, but it could also be perceived as a pointed critique of our political system.