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Rapper MC Hammer was arrested in Northern California on Thursday for allegedly obstructing an officer. Two days later, Hammer launched into a lengthy rant on Twitter charging that the arrest was the result of racial profiling.

It's Tim Cook’s turn to face the music when Apple holds its annual meeting on Wednesday. HP's Meg Whitman and Michael Dell know the challenge.

Two-time Olympian makes her second title defense Saturday night.

The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman quashed speculation, saying, “We have no plans to break up the company.”

As we wait for who will be dubbed best dressed on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars, here's a look at the hits and misses in fashion over the years.

Google's Chromebook Pixel is like taking the Retina Display of the MacBook Pro and embedding it in the slim body of the MacBook Air.

No pole winner has won the Daytona 500 since 2000.

Rapper Kenny Clutch was pronounced dead after a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip led to his death as well as a taxi driver, Michael Boldon, and a passenger. As many as six others were injured.

Lithium-ion batteries aren't just for consumer gadgets anymore. The global market could nearly double by 2016 to $22.5 billion.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Thursday were Acacia Research Corporation, Aruba Networks Inc, WebMD Health Corp, Sourcefire Inc and Unilife Corp, while the top after-market Nasdaq losers were Boingo Wireless Inc, Volcano Corporation, VIVUS Inc and Cytori Therapeutics Inc.

Oracle Corp. announced three advanced software products for financial institutions to minimize risk, improve credit analysis and monitor capital requirements.

Hewlett-Packard Co. reported first-quarter earnings that blew past estimates despite slumps in sales of PCs and services as a result of CEO Meg Whitman’s massive cuts.

A California shooting victim who was shot 36 years ago and left paralyzed died of his injuries this week, renewing efforts by the Sacramento Police Department to find his killers.

China’s Lenovo Group said Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo, will be an “observer” on its board of directors, although he won’t have a vote.

Activist investor David Einhorn plans a major push against Apple Thursday in a webcast urging a vote against a bylaw change.

A 10-hour long SWAT standoff in Encinitas, Calif., ended on Thursday when a suspected gunman was found dead.

Google is poised to unleash the first touch-screen laptop controlled by its Chrome operating system later this year.

Bruce Lee is a legend in the martial arts world as well as being a movie star and it all started with a fight with Wong Jack Man in a California gym. This historical fight, as well as Lee’s origins as a movie star, will be documented in the new movie “Birth of the Dragon.”

Carlos and Barbara Landeros turned in a bag of $11,000 they found on Valentine's Day.

Will President Obama's cybersecurity directive protect U.S. companies and networks from Chinese hackers?