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On Wednesday, Uptake unveiled its new Q&A app that mines Facebook to connect you with friends who may have the inside scoop on a destination.

Impoverished children with severe pneumonia fare better with in-home care than more common hospital referrals, according to a study released Thursday, a potential policy game-changer.

DiCaprio turns 37 on Friday, Nov. 11.

U.S. oil and gas major Chevron Corp. said an oil leak off the coast of Brazil near its Frade field does not appear to be caused by the company's production activities in the area.

Shares of Nvidia, the PC chip graphics pioneer, jumped four percent after the graphics chip designer’s third-quarter earnings blew past Wall Street estimates.

Shares of Apple, the No. 1 vendor of tablets, fell as much as 3.3 percent Thursday amid concerns shortages or floods in Thailand may depress iPad2 shipments.

Starbucks Corp. said it plans to open a health and wellness-focused chain next year after its acquisition of Evolution Fresh, a California-based premium juice maker, for $30 million.

Shares of Nvidia, the PC chip graphics pioneer, were unchanged Thursday as investors awaited third-quarter earnings that may shed light on the company’s product transformation.

Senate Republicans say repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) would force states to recognize legal, out-of-state, same-sex marriages

U.S. foreclosure filings increased by 7 percent in October to a seven-month high, according to data from RealtyTrac.

The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since the first week of April, government data showed on Thursday. The Labor Department says new claims fell by 10,000 to 390,000 in the week ended Nov.5, registering below 400,000 for the second straight week.

Olympus Corp shareholders burned by the Japanese company's accounting scandal are unlikely to recover investment losses in U.S. courts and might not fare much better suing in Japan.

Shares of Cisco Systems, the world’s biggest supplier of Internet equipment, soared nearly seven percent Thursday after the company reported first-quarter results that slightly beat expectations.

The wealthy nations attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii may fight over trade, but they've avoided serious armed conflict for decades, and the U.S. Pacific Command aims to keep it that way, even as it copes with budget pressures and a surging China.

Putting animal rights over fashion and its own vibrant shopping scene, West Hollywood's leaders voted to approve on Tuesday a first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of fur clothing within city limits.

Turkish rescue teams are busy digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings to find survivors after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Van.

Two tiny Walmart.com stores are making Southern California malls their home for the holidays, launching the latest salvo in the war for online retail dominance.

Berkeley, Calif., police used batons to beat up unarmed Occupy Cal protestors Wednesday night in an attempt to expel the students from their makeshift encampments, triggering a mass rally and sit-in.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: ChinaCast Education, PriceSmart, Sanderson Farms, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Crimson Exploration, and Cisco Systems. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Neurocrine Biosciences, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Pegasystems, Rovi, OPNET Technologies, and Oclaro.

There will be plenty of sports on Saturday night.

Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.