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"The Office" looks like it will definitely be getting a spin-off. With NBC announcing that the long running comedy will end with the upcoming ninth season, more casting news for Dwight's "The Farm" has hit the web.

Everyone knows that black licorice tastes pretty bad, but if you notice that your pack of Red Vines Black Licorice Twists are especially terrible, there's a reason: they're full of lead.

A 19-year-old Masters College student died after a sand pit caved in on him Oxnard Beach, Calif.

Sacramento Kings owner Joe Maloof says the organization has not spoken to Virginia Beach about relocating the team.

Immigrants who are granted a two-year reprieve known as deferred action still face questions about what benefits they can receive, among them drivers' licenses.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were The Hain Celestial Group, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc, Synopsys Inc, Ctrip.com International Ltd and Kandi Technologies Corp. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were DFC Global Corp, XOMA Corporation, Kayak Software Corporation, Semtech Corporation and RF Micro Devices Inc.

The puzzling circumstances surrounding Hollywood icon Natalie Wood's death from drowning in 1981 have remained a mystery for more than 30 years. Although some followers had hoped for some long last resolution at when the case was reopened in November 2011, William McSweeney, chief of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, says it is very unlikely that any new information will emerge at this point.

By now, practically everyone on the Internet has seen Prince Harry’s nude pictures that surfaced in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, that includes his superiors in the British military. Harry, who enrolled in the Royal Military academy in 2005, could be in big trouble over the leaked photos.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the world’s biggest computer company, reported third-quarter financials after the market close Wednesday, taking a record charge of $10.8 billion that resulted in a net loss of $8.9 billion, or $4.49 a share.

The good news for investors in Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, is that the shares didn’t set a new, post-initial public offering low on Wednesday. But they have come close, trading as low as $18.96 before recovering to $19.40, up 24 cents in late trading.

Mila Kunis, James Franco and Casey Affleck are joining "Third Person," the first film project for Paul Haggis since his bitter departure from the Church of Scientology was detailed in the New Yorker.

Japan takes on Panama and Texas takes on Tennessee on Aug. 22 in the 2012 Little League World Series. Here’s how to watch a free live stream online of each game.

There's a burgeoning crop of studies that suggest minority groups have higher rates of disordered sleep than Caucasians.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the world’s biggest computer company, has nowhere to go but up. Scheduled to report third-quarter financials after the market close Wednesday, investors and technologists will be watching for signs that its restructuring and massive write-offs are over.

By looking at earthquake data, scientists were able to get a clear picture of the interaction between the continental South American plate and the Caribbean Plate, which is mostly oceanic.

Amazon Glacier is a new custom web service from the company that specializes in backing up users? files. The service was rolled out just after Wired reporter Mat Honan essentially dissolved by hackers in early August.

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court Monday alleges that Marriott International, Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and others conspired to use their market dominance to fix hotel prices with travel websites like Expedia, Travelocity and Booking.com, a subsidiary of Priceline.com.

Fisker Automotive Inc. is in a bad place right now, running out of money, recalling its hybrid-electric Karma luxury cars because they burst into flames and shuffling around executives faster than a losing team substitutes pitchers; it's hard to find a bright patch for the company that isn't on fire.

Scott's family is denying earlier reports that the 'Top Gun' helmer had terminal brain cancer. Authorities say they are awaiting toxicology test results from an autopsy performed on Monday.

Several passengers who witnessed Tony Scott's tragic jump off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles are shopping around video of the fatal leap. While TMZ has reportedly seen the footage, the Thirty Mile Zone entertainment news outlet opted to steer clear of the potentially controversial video and not purchase the material.

David Sacks took to Facebook over the weekend to air his grievances about the state of the revered San Franciso Bay Area long assumed to be the centerpiece for innovation within the tech industry, giving a gloomy prediction of the tech industry's future shortly after selling his own company to Microsoft.