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A Los Angeles startup lets you hire fake protesters, paparazzi, adoring fans or any crowd you need. Is this the future of crowd support?

Competitive eater and hot dog kingpin Joey Chestnut lost at last weekend's World Gyoza Eating Championships, eating just 251 pot stickers compared to Matt Stonie's 268.

Toyota has been bearish on 2013 U.S. auto sales compared to its competition’s relatively optimistic estimates. Not anymore.

Walter Louis Gafvert III allegedly told cops he's addicting to child porn. Authorities say they found child porn on his phone -- while questioning him about child porn.

Jennifer Richardson, Lamar Odom's alleged mistress, has accused the NBA player and husband of Khloe Kardashian of stalking.

Lamar Odom, 33, is allegedly living in a hotel, without wife Khloe Kardashian, since cheating rumors have persisted in the media.

Hannah Anderson is definitely a victim of James DiMaggio, despite exchanging multiple calls and letters with her abductor before Aug. 4.

Samsung is rumored to unveil both its Galaxy Gear smart watch and Galaxy Note 3 smartphone on Sept. 4.

PETA is calling on the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to stop selling foie gras, a controversial delicacy made from inflamed duck or goose livers.

Containerized cargo volume at the two busiest ports in the U.S. headed in different directions last month.

Men who have sex with men have been prohibited from donating blood since the dawn of AIDS, but gay activists say the ban is outdated and homophobic.

Doug Sehorne, an evangelist preacher, mistakenly used a cast photo from the TV show "Modern Family" for his fundamental ebook "Bible Principles of Child Discipline."

For the first time, those in charge of supervising the National Security Agency admit there's only so much they can do.

The high-performance upcoming version of BMW’s best-selling sedan was spotted at the Pebble Beach Tour d’Élégance.

The violations detailed in the NSA audit from Edward Snowden include the unauthorized collection and retention of electronic communications.

Artist Miguel was arrested early Thursday morning after failing a breathalyzer twice. He was booked on $5,000 bail

Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children got a reprieve. Now they want Obama to expand the program to everybody.

Photos of Polina Polonsky, Lamar Odom's alleged mistress, have been revealed. Will Khloe Kardashian leave the NBA star?

Miss Teen USA 2013 Cassidy Wolf said she was hacked by a stranger who extorted her, claiming they had photos of the blonde beauty doing things one does “in the privacy of your own room” that you "would never expect to be watched."

Chris Brown is being sued by Frank Ocean's cousin for the January fight between the entourages of Ocean and Brown at a L.A. recording studio.

Hannah Anderson, it appears, took to her Ask.fm account on Tuesday to speak out after being rescued from James DiMaggio.