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Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), the No. 1 maker of Internet switches and routers, reported first-quarter results that modestly beat estimates.

Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal is said to be laying off 450 - 500 employees, including staffers at Universal Studios, USA, NBC News and G4.

Even though he was rumored to take over as the next Secretary of State, John Kerry is now considered to be next in line for Leon Panetta's soon-to-be-vacated defense secretary position.

News reports on the mushrooming scandal surrounding Gen. David Petraeus, the former CIA director, reveal frequent instances of misspellings. Name-related errors are actually among the most common mistakes in the news business.

Cpl. Allan DeVillena II was shot and killed by police officers after he reportedly ignored their orders to pull over and attempted to hit one of them with his car.

Data releases this week are expected to show some of the economic impact caused by Sandy.

A UCLA scientist says her work suggests that a head injury may trigger a physiological process that increases brain cells' vulnerability to attacks from toxic pesticides,

Two residents of a Northern California assisted living facility have died and four others are hospitalized after eating soup with wild mushrooms.

When Cisco Systems reports 1Q results Tues., investors will likely wonder if it's signalling another quarter of slower growth.

Ashley Greene is concerned that the off-screen relationship between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart could "taint" the release of "Breaking Dawn: Part 2."

Blizzard Entertainment has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that the company's online security tools are deceptive and coerce users into paying more money.

Here is why the Los Angeles Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni instead of Phil Jackson to be their head coach?

The Los Angeles Lakers hired Mike D’Antoni to be their head coach, over Phil Jackson.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), a successful recipient of cash from venture capital funds, now wants to boost its own presence as a venture capitalist.

Apple and HTC reached a global settlement that encompasses the beginning of a 10-year cross-licensing deal and the end of all current lawsuits between them.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., had no advance warning of the David Petraeus scandal, she said Sunday.

Political feelings always run high in the home stretch of a campaign, but anyone looking to find the most depressing, offensive comments needed to look no further than Twitter after President Barack Obama won re-election over Mitt Romney.

The Ducks travel to Berkeley for the first time since 2010.

A young woman has been fired from her job and is being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service for writing on Facebook that President Barack Obama might get assassinated during his second term. Denise Helms, 22, is also being called a racist in social-media circles because of the highly charged language in her post.

Move to Canada, eh? Conservative Americans are thinking about it.

Here are head coach candidates for the Los Angeles Lakers to replace the recently fired Mike Brown.