It could take days before California counts all the votes in a controversial proposal that would add a steep tax to cigarettes, but an unofficial count currently shows it defeated by a narrow margin.
A newly discovered type of stem cell could explain how blood vessels become hardened and brittle in the later stages of cardiovascular disease.
Democratic candidates backed by wealthy advocates for charter schools squeaked past rivals backed by teachers unions in two California state assembly primary races on Tuesday, highlighting a bitter split in the Democratic Party over education policy.
Apple is no longer the leader in the U.S. online movie business, as Netflix has surpassed the Cupertino tech giant's iTunes services in 2011 to become the largest American online movie service in revenue terms, a recent report from market research firm IHS iSuppli has shown.
Now that the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, has lost 32 percent of its value, technology giants including International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) are on a shopping spree. That may chill the IPO pipeline.
Despite having had the opportunity to elect two candidates from the same party for the November general election runoff, by putting to test the new system of choosing the Top Two from the primary, California 10th Congressional voters chose Republican Jeff Denham and Democrat Jose Hernandez Tuesday.
For the very last time this century, skywatchers and astronomers around the world got the opportunity to witness the rare astronomical reunion of the Sun, Venus and Earth Tuesday. Venus, the second brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon, made a rare pass in front of the Sun, making its presence in the solar system visible from Earth's day side.
California voters have approved of Proposition 29 to hike the tobacco tax by $1 per pack of cigarettes, to fund cancer research
The question of whether gay marriage is legal or heralding the destruction of civilization, is not yet an issue ripe for the court?s final word.
A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider striking down California's prohibition on same-sex marriage, increasing the likelihood that the issue will reach the Supreme Court.
Young the Giant is hoping to capitalize this summer on all of the momentum they've built up in 2012 thus far.
When California voters head to the polls for their primary on Tuesday, they will also find a proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes -- in a state that's already among the most anti-smoking. But the money the tax might raise won't fix California's troubled finances.
Could Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, be getting a new jolt from the burgeoning China market, its second largest?
Reality TV might make media critics scoff and television writers hang their heads in dismay, but it sure pays the bills. See how much the ladies of Bravo's Real Housewives series earn.
A Southern California native has been dubbed American French Fry Brother by Chinese Internet mavens, after photos of the student, Jason Loose, buying French fries for a homeless woman in Nanjing, went viral a month ago.
The April trade data is likely to garner the most market attention, while the Fed Beige Book will set the tone for the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. On Thursday, markets will also be watching Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress, which could provide clues on whether the Fed is ready to take additional steps to support growth.
Miss Rhode Island, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo, was named the winner of the 2012 Miss USA pageant on Sunday, beating out 51 other contestants at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Culpo was crowned by Miss USA 20122 Alyssa Campanella from California and will represent the U.S. in the Miss Universe 61st annual pageant this year. View the slideshow to see photos of Olivia Culpo.
Neil Patrick Harris and fiancé David Burtka let Oprah Winfrey into their home to meet their twins, Gideon and Harper, who the couple revealed were born via surrogate, while also discussing the How I Met Your Mother star's struggle with his sexuality.
Clive Chajet, celebrated brands consultant for companies, offers his free advice to Facebook, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard about undoing the damage from recent mishaps: stick to business and the share price will follow.
Steve Jobs gave a lot of juicy quotes before he died, and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has failed to keep some of them out of an upcoming patent trial against Google's (GOOG.O) Motorola Mobility unit, according to a court ruling.
American military machines are endangered by phony components from China. No one has been hurt yet as a result, but solving the problem will be a herculean task.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Saturday that the country will shift most of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020 as part of a new military strategy.
