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Whitney Houston was pronounced dead on Saturday at just 48-years-old. Her publicist, Kristen Foster, confirmed to media outlets that the singer died Saturday afternoon. Her body was found at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Singer Ray-J reportedly found the singer dead at the hotel on Saturday before Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party.

His university classmates may be thriving in law school, at brokerage houses and on the early rungs up the corporate ladder, but Jeremy Lin is blazing a trail as the sudden savior of the New York Knicks.

Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks' newest star, has exploded into the national spotlight, scoring 20 or more points in each of his first four starts for the team, including a stunning 38 points Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. Here's 10 things to know about the Knicks' great hope.

Lin has single-handedly revitalized what was once a moribund season for the Knicks and may be breathing new life to the NBA as a whole

A fight is brewing in the U.S. South between Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, while Mitt Romney's priority is winning Arizona and Michigan. Those are the presidential campaign strategies becoming clear as fundraising efforts and spending plans shine a light on how the GOP race is likely to play out between now and March 6.

How many of us would agree that we are all tempted and maybe we almost always do a little bit of retouching to our pictures before we upload them on networking sites for our friends to see? Well, it's no secret, but almost all of us have done it.

Apple sued Motorola Mobility in a U.S. court on Friday in an attempt to stop Motorola from asserting some patent claims against Apple in Germany, according to the lawsuit.

The crisis means nearly 12 million more people require assistance.

Katy Perry on Friday attended the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute. She look stunning in a pale pink satin gown along with a giant matching fascinator.

From the power centers of Washington to a soybean farm in Iowa to sunny Southern California, China's president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, will sample diverse slices of America during a major visit from Monday to Friday next week.

Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc. in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's CEO and chief financial officer.

According to Dow Jones' World Solar Energy index, solar stocks rallied this month, up 17 percent on indications of rising demand for solar panels, particularly in China, and price stabilization.

Take it to the house! Kwame Alexander of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) jammed early in a match against California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), pulling the entire hoop down with him.

Former “Full House” and “The Practice” star Marla Sokoloff and husband Alec Puro welcomed their daughter Elliote into the world Wednesday.

Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday showed off a prototype of its Model X, a battery-powered SUV that represents the company's bet that consumers will buy a range of electric vehicles spun from a common platform.

Halle Berry has received plenty of bad news in the last few weeks. Not just one, but two of her stalkers are back on the streets of Hollywood and the movie star is running scared. The best solution may be to relocate with her 3-year old daughter, Nahla, and newly announced fiancée Oliver Martin, to her future husband's homeland, France.

Bipartisan group of senators have introduced a resolution asking the Obama administration to rev up its work with the international community to address the crisis in Syria.

Police have yet to explain how he escaped, and what he was doing this last week

The head of the U.S. central bank, in his second public statement on housing policy in as many weeks, told an audience of residential builders Friday that creditors who own vacant homes should consider renting the properties as a way to stanch urban blight.

Suge Knight, forty-six-year-old rap kingpin, has a criminal record goes back over twenty years, running the gamut of illegal possession of weapons and controlled substances, assault charges, breaking parole and, of course, traffic violations. Of note is his long affiliation with the Mob Piru gang (allied with the Bloods) that has its origins in Compton, Calif.

The House transportation bill seems unlikely to advance much further, coming under fire from fiscal conservatives, environmentalists, and transit activists