Yosemite National Park officials have closed 91 cabins in Curry Village that are at the center of a probe into how two people died and four others came ill with the rare mouse-borne hantavirus. Nevertheless, they are encouraging visitors to keep their Labor Day plans in the park.
In one of the less surprising developments of the week, it turns out Al Gore is not a big fan of the U.S. electoral college.
By now everyone has heard about Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood's faux Q&A session with an empty chair at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday night. Taking the exchange at face value, here are five reasons why the furniture debate proved ineffective.
When actor and director Clint Eastwood spoke at the Republican National Convention earlier this week, he probably did not know he would end up creating a new twitter phenomenon -- "Eastwooding"
Kristen Stewart's hiding is almost over, as her new movie "On The Road" nears its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Stewart portrays Marylou, the 16-year old wife of one of the main characters. Stewart appears topless in the film, as many fans surmised when they saw her topless from behind in the movie trailer.
The RNC has reportedly chosen Clint Eastwood as Thursday's mystery speaker but there are most outspoken choices that better represent the party's actual stance on hot-button issues.
The Cook Islands, New Caledonia and fellow members of the Pacific Islands Forum have laid out an ambitious plan to protect some 40 million square kilometers of ocean, an area larger than the surface of the moon.
Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) may have lost a $1.05 billion judgment to Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, but it’s won a temporary reprieve from the judge on product bans and other retaliatory measures.
It’s kind of like going to Costco: You buy in bulk and you get big savings -- at least that’s the idea behind JetBlue’s new “GoPack.”
With the 2012 college football season about to start, Matt Barkley is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. Here’s a preview of other candidates that have a chance of winning the award.
Eddie Murphy is looking to revive the "Beverly Hills Cop" movie franchise with a new television series. The actor has begun shopping the action-comedy series around to the broadcast networks this week.
Manufacturers currently warn against putting pacemakers into MRI scanners, whose strong magnetic field might in principle cause the metal wires from the devices to heat up and burn the heart tissue.
Romney surrogates love to say Obama has less private sector experience than a kid running a lemonade stand. That is not true.
Victoria's Secret Stores Inc. and their parent company, Limited Brands Inc., are being sued by Zephyrs for $15 million since they have allegedly been "knockoffs" to their own customers, according to WWD.
IDC revised its forecast for this year’s PC sales gains to only 0.9 percent, after the top U.S. giants, Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), reported lower PC sales for their latest financial quarters. By contrast, tablet sales, headed by the iPad from Apple (Nasdaq:M AAPL) should surge 54 percent.
The Obama Administration issued new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards Tuesday, which raise the average mileage of the U.S. fleet to 54.5 mpg by 2025.
It's been a summer of grief for Sylvester Stallone. His son, Sage Stallone, died six weeks ago and now his half-sister, Toni Ann Filiti, lost her battle with lung cancer.
Donald Trump had words for Arianna Huffington on Tuesday, and none of them were remotely kind. The real estate mogul called Huffington "unattractive" on Twitter, and added, "I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man- he made a good decision."
Dr. Phil may be going through some separation anxiety after the talk show host reportedly had his classic car worth $100,000 stolen from a California repair shop.
Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, the archbishop-elect of San Francisco, issued an apology on Monday for his recent arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. Cordileone, 56, who was arrested at a DUI checkpoint near San Diego State University in the early hours of Saturday morning, called his actions an "error in judgment," and said he feels "shame for the disgrace I have brought upon the Church and myself."
Best Buy Co, Aixtron SE, Nokia Corp, Sterlite Industries India, Pluristem Therapeutics, Seadrill and Zynga Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.
After its decisive win over Samsung in the patent trial Friday, Apple has formally filed a notice with the District Court in California, San Jose Division.
