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It may be argued that James Franco's real life persona mirrors that of a soap opera character. He's an education addict who writes, acts, directs, paints, and has buried his heartthrob image one head scratching project at a time. When the hipster/scholar decided that he wanted to act on General Hospital, many were perplexed.

The most recent rumors surronding the highly anticipated revamped MacBook Pro and iPhone 5 are that both devices will be released with ultra-thin chassis cast from Liquidmetal technology.

The USDA confirmed the fourth case of BSE in the United States, in a dairy cow in central California.

Assuming the $77 billion initial public offering by Facebook is approved, investors will likely clamor for shares just as in earlier web frenzies for Netscape Communications, Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG).. But dangers loom.

Sen. Chuck Schumer said if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Arizona immigration law known as S.B. 1070, he will introduce a bill to let Congress block it.

Children who are victims of bullying or physical abuse may age faster than other children, according to a new study.

As Hindu marriages are usually not registered under Pakistani laws, many Hindus are unable to provide proof of their marriages, making it impossible to acquire passports and other important documents.

Kim Kardashian was photographed sporting West's initials on her left ear upon arrival at LAX airport. Kardashian flaunted two gold earrings, with the letters K and W, with her hair pulled back into a tight, high ponytail. Here is info on where you can buy yourself a similar pair today.

Speaker of the House John Boehner said there is a significant possibility Republicans could lose control of the House in 2012, a surprisingly stark assessment of the party's position two years after it swept into power.

George Rathmann, who helped build Amgen Inc from a start-up into the world's biggest biotechnology company as its founding CEO, died on Sunday, the firm said in a statement. He was 84.

This past November, 17-year-old Justin Bieber took a paternity test to prove that he was not the father of 20-year-old Mariah Yeater's baby. Yeater had claimed that the pop star got her pregnant at the Staples Center. Bieber promises that his upcoming album, Believe, will touch on the subject of Yeater's allegations.

A senior member of the House Foreign Affairs, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, said he was denied entry into Afghanistan because of his criticisms of the Karzai administration.

Justin Bieber has over 20 million beliebers following him on Twitter, but on Saturday during his RANDONTWITTERHOUR he singled out one - Mariah Yeater.

An earthquake hit California's Orange County on Monday. The 3.9-magnitude quake was centered a mile west of San Juan Capistrano.

Facebook, the No. 1 social network, said it will pay Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company as well as Facebook investor, $550 million for part of a 990-patent trove acquired from AOL (NYSE: AOL).

Brandon Jacobs, a former New York Giants running back, drove in a police-escorted caravan to the New Jersey playground, however, it has not been confirmed whether he was part of the group Jersey officials are investigating, his agent said on April 23.

A significant re-design of Apple's iPhone is expected in on the 2012 release date, but a new report says the company will be bringing out its thinnest phone yet, possibly breaking the 8-millimeter mark.

Here is a mock draft for this year's first round and second round of the NFL Draft.

MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET), the largest life insurer in the U.S., will pay $500 million to settle a multi-state investigation after regulators reviewed whether companies were holding funds that should go to beneficiaries, according to media reports.

Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, fell again Monday, a day before reporting second-quarter financial results that are expected to be sharply higher than a year ago.

Residents across Nevada and California heard a sonic boom Sunday morning that rattled homes. Some reported sights of a fireball streaking across the daytime sky.