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The 2013 Miss USA pageant is just around the corner where 51 contestants will compete to see if they have what it takes for the crown. The Miss USA pageant will air live on NBC on Sunday at 9 p.m. EST where the winner will be chosen.

The gender of Halle Berry's upcoming bundle of joy was revealed by her fiancé, actor Olivier Martinez, at a recent press event in Paris.

The movement for Khalistan, an independent homeland for Sikhs in Punjab, appears to be stronger among the Sikh diaspora that in India itself.

The alleged relationship with a student under the age of 14 lasted four months and started toward the end of 2012, when parents were informed an investigation had begun.

Mercy for Animals is calling on Amazon.com Inc. to stop selling foie gras, a French delicacy that's already been banned in California.

Conjuring memories of Todd Akin, another GOP Congressman on Wednesday says the rate of pregnancy from rape is "very low."

Amid scandals, politicians and activists are calling for Obama's impeachment, echoing similar efforts for almost every president since Nixon.

Shark Wheel has invented a square wheel that it claims is faster, slides better, and works on water and gravel better than round wheels.

A video of a naked man attacking passengers entering and leaving a San Francisco BART station has gone viral. Watch it here.

72-year-old Jan Cooper could be heard cursing as she fired a shot at a would-be intruder.

Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by investors at the first meeting of Facebook's shareholders.

Television star Jane Lynch has announced that she and her wife, Dr. Lara Embry, are divorcing after three years of marriage.

Google asked the AG & FBI for permission to publish data about national security requests in order to clear its name in the PRISM scandal.

Yes bassist Chris Squire: “This is a concept we've been trying to put into motion for some time, and only now we've been able to turn it into reality.”

The company was founded in 2004 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Miles Rubin. Its electric vehicles were manufactured in China.

Randa Abdou, the mother of Santa Monica College shooter John Zawahri, released a statement expressing "great sadness" at the shooting. Other sources say that Abdou and her sons were routinely abused by John's father, Samir Zawahri.

The SEC has charged a Detroit-based investment adviser with attempted to defraud and steal millions from the Detroit police and fire forces.

The first of the major announcements at Apple's WWDC came in the form of Mavericks, the latest OS X.

USC has offered a football scholarship to eighth grader Nathan Tilford for the 2017 recruiting class.

Authorities pulled a missing teacher's car from a New Orleans bayou Saturday, and police said there was a decomposed body inside.

Kim Kardashian was not able to make it to Kanye West's birthday celebration in New York, but the rapper was joined by fellow greats Jay-Z and Nas.