Adrienne Rich, a leading American poet and advocate of women's and gay liberation, died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz, Calif., her family said. She was 82.
For years Google has been developing the technology to make driverless cars a reality. On Wednesday, they posted a video showing how self-driving automobiles can help blind people get behind the wheel.
The long-fingered frog was recently discovered after being thought extinct for over 60 years. Here are some other species that were thought to be extinct.
Facebook (NYSE: FB) pledged to “vigorously defend” itself against claims it infringed upon 10 critical patents held by Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 2 search engine.
James Franco is known for his portrayals of famous Hollywood men and women alike, but his newest portrayal may be purely accidental and hilarious.
Congressman Bobby Rush spoke out Monday morning about the Trayvon Martin tribute incident that got him kicked off the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday morning, saying that a hoodie on the head does not mean a hoodlum in the head.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook’s visit to China isn’t for sightseeing. Rather, the new boss has met Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who may be the next Premier of China, as well as other officials.
Red dwarf stars are some of the most common and long-lived stars in the galaxy -- and many of them may be harboring planets that could support life, according to a new study announced Wednesday.
Less than four years ago, American Internet security firm Symantec struck a deal with Chinese infrastructure equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies, joining forces to develop computer network security products. However, in the wake of increasing cyber security concerns piling up against Huawei, Symantec decided to exit the venture, fearing that it would prevent it from gaining access to U.S. government classified information regarding cyber threats.
The 3-foot, 300-pound bronze Lorax statue that sits outside of the San Diego home of Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, was stolen over the weekend. The statue was stolen from the backyard garden of Seuss's home, where his 90-year-old widow Audrey Geisel lives, in La Jolla, Calif. and reported missing Monday morning.
Now that Apple is allowing Australian customers to refund their iPads, other countries want to know if their customers should deserve refunds too. The UK, Sweden and Denmark are now all investigating the compatibility of the new iPad 3 with local 4G LTE networks.
David and Elaine McClain, ages 72 and 70, have been forced to abandon their Florida home after a message on Twitter claiming that George Zimmerman, the self-appointed neighborhood watch leader who shot and killed Trayvon Martin lived at their address (159 Edgewater Circle. Sanford, Florida) went viral. Since then the elderly couple have been harassed with angry and threatening letters, hassled incessantly by the media and been confronted by their own neighbors, their son Chip Humble said to the ...
Johnson and his partners are buying the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion, yet another chapter in the life of a perennial comeback kid and a sign that the Dodgers are in good hands. Take a look back at Johnson's tumultuous but ultimately legendary career in our timeline of the American icon here, and see how his struggles in the past could help the L.A. Dodgers in the future.
Former NBA all-star Dennis Rodman, is reportedly extremely sick and also broke, according to court documents. He is also in no position to pay child or spousal support payments and could face jail time if he doesn't pay up to his third wife, Michelle Rodman.
It's not easy being an Internet business giant that everybody seems to want a piece of. Facebook found this out the hard way, as the world's No.1 social networking company warned away would-be investors, pending the outcome of a court case filed against it by Internet pioneer Yahoo this March.
Stanford sophomore volleyball player Samantha Sam Wopat was rushed to hospital from her campus residence on St. Patrick's Day and remained in the intensive-care unit until her death on Sunday.
Emily Leach, a California woman who won a million-dollar lottery in January, has claimed she hit another jackpot of $260,000 last week but accidently gave away the ticket to a homeless man.
Advanced hacking attacks by groups such as Anonymous and the prevalence of mobile devices like Apple Inc's iPhone are spurring demand for more sophisticated protection, making niche network security firms prime takeover targets, analysts and experts said.
Where to watch a live stream online of Mexico Vs. Panama in the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament, plus a full preview and prediction.
The world's smallest puppy could end up being Beyonce, a two-week-old Dachshund mix who now weighs four pounds and is less than four inches long.
Confidential documents reveal the nation's leading anti-gay marriage group discussed framing President Obama as a social radical and making vocal support for traditional marriage a requirement to gaining the Republican presidential nomination.
With the world's population increasing by an estimated 1 million more people each week for the next 38 years and more of humanity shifting from rural to urban living, cities across the world will be feeling squeezed very soon.
