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Lin is the California-born son of Taiwanese parents who emigrated to the United States in the 1970s.

A rare natural phenomenon occurs at a little-known Yosemite waterfall each February. For two weeks only, Horsetail Fall turns red at sunset, making the waterfall appear like it's flowing with lava as a firefall.

Watch Ben Flajnik vie for parental approval.

There might be some deep meaning behind Katy Perry’s latest single, “The One That Got Away.” Her recent break from British comedian Russell Brand has just been finalized, and the two celebrities will be officially single again come July. Although the separation was referred to as ‘amicable’ by a source close to Brand, the breakup has brought some changes for the “California Girls” singer.

The U.S. State department issued a new 2012 travel warning and map for visitors to Mexico earlier this month. Alarming as some of the figures may be, there are still plenty of spectacular spots across Mexico that are not to be written of over safety concerns.

The black velvet dress and pair of earrings worn by Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard along with other Hollywood celebrity memorabilia like Charlie Chaplin's cane will be up for bids at the Hollywood Legends auction in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Cissy Houston, mother of singer Whitney Houston, reportedly won’t publicly admit that her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, has a drug problem, but is trying to keep the teen on the right path, according to a report. Cissy and others won't admit out loud that Bobbi Kristina has a drug problem, a family friend told The Daily Beast. But they know it and have been trying to keep her straight even before Whitney passed. But losing your mother and the life you're accustomed to al...

An astonishing site occurred in Yosemite National Park, Calif. where it appeared that a waterfall suddenly turned to fire and magma began to pour off the cliff of Horsetail Fall.

Lin and Chen communicate frequently.

The much-anticipated Bonhams sale from Serendipity Books in Berkeley, Calif., will start along with a great selection of European paintings and 20th century designs in San Francisco.

Australia-born author and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic married fiancé Kanae Miyahara on Feb.12 in California. Vujicic, 29, was born with a rare condition of the absence of limbs called Tetra-amelia syndrome.

Stephen Schwarzman, the boss of Blackstone, the world's biggest private-equity firm, made his fortune by buying, restructuring and selling companies -- delivering outsized returns for investors. These days, he is getting huge rewards for being the largest shareholder in what is more like an asset manager on steroids.

Top 20 Hottest Celebrity Lip-locks: Kate Middleton, Angelina Jolie, J Lo, Britney, Lady Gaga and Counting (PHOTOS)

BP PLC idled production at its Cherry Point refinery in Washington state on Saturday, a day after a large fire broke out near the core crude oil unit of the third-largest plant on the West Coast. The idling of the plant near Ferndale, Wash., could drive fuel prices higher next week.

Google Inc chairman Eric Schmidt could sell as many as 2.4 million shares of the company's class A common stock as part of a predetermined stock trading plan.

It was a bittersweet moment at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., where friends and family gathered on Saturday, to say their final goodbyes to singer Whitney Houston, who died last week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Costner was among those who went to New Hope to send Houston off. He spoke about his similarities with the singer and spoke of about working with Houston. According to Costner, at times she would feel like she was not good enough.

Born in Newark, N.J., on Aug. 9, 1963, Whitney Houston grew up to become one of the most successful and admired singers of the 20th century. Houston spent her life surrounded by music. She died on Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

A naked 12-year-old girl seen eating from trash cans has stunned neighbors in Temecula, California, according to a report.

The United States, as most readers and investors know, went through a trying time from 2001 to 2008, and it is only now beginning to recover. Hence, the nation could use a little comic relief. And who better to provide it than, arguably, the greatest comedian of the modern era -- Groucho Marx.

Maryland's House of Delegates on Friday approved by a razor-thin margin a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry, putting it on the road to joining six other states where gay and lesbian nuptials are legal. The Maryland vote came shortly after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a similar measure.

Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don't Quit. They may not be official, but those are all phrases that could in one form or another be candidates to become President Barack Obama's re-election slogan. Currently, his campaign posters simply say, Obama 2012.