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Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson is up for parole today after being denied parole 11 times since 1978. Manson was convicted of seven counts of first degree murder, and is currently in Corcoran State Prison serving a life sentence. Manson boycotted his 2012 hearing today, in the past being quoted as saying he is a political prisoner.

American International Group Inc., the beleagued insurance company that was brought to its knees by the subprime mortgage collapse, is re-entering U.S. real estate investment later this year.

UCLA officials are apologizing for telling 894 high school seniors that they were accepted to the highly competitive college, when, in fact, they were still on the wait-list, reported Time Magazine. The mistake happened when the university emailed provisional financial packages to both admitted students and students on the waiting list last Saturday and Sunday. The e-mail included the line: Once again congratulations on your admission to UCLA, we hope that this information will assist you i...

Lamar Odom may be heading back to Los Angeles this off season, but will he join forces with Kobe or Blake?

Jon Lovitz is known for making us laugh, but he's been using Twitter in a serious matter lately, decrying the hate-fueled, honey-drawn swastikas scribbled on his friend's doorstep last week.

Miss Universe’s New Rule: Jenna Talackova And Other Transgender Contestants Now Allowed to Compete; Trump Changes Beauty Pageant Policy (PHOTOS)

When Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the most popular search engine announces first-quarter results after Thursday’s market close, the biggest question will be about overall revenue. Will it regain momentum lost in the fourth quarter?

Monitoring the electrical activity in the heart could be a good new way to pinpoint heart attack risk in elderly patients and help doctors steer their patients away from coronary heart disease, researchers said in a new study on Tuesday.

Many nail polishes that claim to be free of harmful chemicals actually contain them in dangerous quantities, according to a report by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies,

The FBI updated their Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Lists to include Eric Justin Toth, a former private school teacher wanted for allegedly possessing child pornography and producing child porn.

Thomas Kinkade, the self-styled Painter of Light, died aged 54, of what is believed to be of natural causes. Officials are awaiting the results of an autopsy which is reportedly scheduled on Monday, in order to determine the exact cause of death.

For some time now, Mitt Romney has been trying to dispel the feeling that he is a corporate robot. He still has a long way to go.

California teen Sierra LaMar's family is offering a $10,000 reward for any news that could lead to their daughter's safe return.

The world’s smallest puppy, a Dachshund mix, made her television debut on “The Today Show” on Monday along with her four other brothers and sisters, including a brother named Jay-Z. Beyonce spent most of her appearance on television shaking and cooing while being held by the hosts of “The Today Show” and at one point was put into a coffee mug, which she was much smaller than, as seen in the video of the show. View the slideshow to see photos of Beyonce, the world's tiniest puppy.

Conventional wisdom holds that Manson won't and shouldn't be paroled, but the convict retains a small but noisy fringe of followers determined to get him freed, or at least improve the conditions of his confinement.

Did Courtney go too?

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a relaxing Easter this past weekend at his California beach home, dabbling in a bit of boogie boarding, Easter egg painting and tag with the kids as seen in photos that have been passed around on the Internet.

Google celebrates the 182nd anniversary of the birth of Eadweard J Muybridge, a British groundbreaking photographer who was renowned for his film-strip racehorses that captured all four of their hooves off the ground at the same time.

Just last year, Andrea Jung was among the most powerful women in the world. On Monday, Avon announced her replacement as chief executive -- Sherilyn McCoy, a 30-year veteran of Johnson & Johnson.

A new study of mothers and children in California finds that kids born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer moms.