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A local ordinance that requires warnings about cell phone safety risks should be blocked from taking effect, an industry group argued in a U.S. court filing on Tuesday.

California Governor Jerry Brown, saying no to the organized labor groups that helped elect him, vetoed a bill on Tuesday to allow some child-care workers to unionize.

Thousands of inmates in up to eight California prisons have taken part in a 9-day-old hunger strike, demanding an end to what they call inhumane conditions, prison officials and an inmate advocacy group said on Tuesday.

The Marshall Islands, a tiny nation of atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, has now become something of a Mecca for marine scientists, particularly those who study sharks. On Tuesday, the island nation passed a bill creating the world's largest sanctuary for sharks.

Chipmaker Intel Corp has agreed to acquire mobile navigation software maker Telmap, the chief executive of the Israel-based company said on Sunday.

Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S in its event on Tuesday which could have resulted in disappointment for many users who were anticipating the iPhone 5 but for one feature “Siri”, the voice assistant feature, which has caught the imagination of everyone.

Michael Jackson's doctor had packages of the powerful anesthetic propofol sent to his girlfriend's home while he was caring for the singer in the spring of 2009, a Los Angeles court heard on Tuesday.

Instead of the highly-anticipated (understatement of the year) iPhone 5, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, which has left some disappointed, to say the least. Here are 25 features we hope the iPhone 5 will have, whenever it finally comes out.

The astounding discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for three astronomers whose observations of exploding stars transformed our view of the world, and of how it may end.

Greece will default on its debts, Ireland could too and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be forced out as Europe's financial crisis plays out, author Michael Lewis predicted on Tuesday.

The launch of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 4S showed just how much fans miss the showmanship of Steve Jobs. But it also gave observers a hint as to how new helmsman Tim Cook might prefer to do things.

Much to our dismay, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, an updated version of its fourth generation phone. But why not the sought-after iPhone 5?

Film, TV and commercial production work shot up 15.4 percent in the third quarter, according to a regular survey conducted by non-profit group FilmL.A.

Hewlett-Packard Co's new chief executive, Meg Whitman, is aiming to make a decision on the future of the company's PC business by the end of this month.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 was awarded for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae with one half to Saul Perlmutter and the other half jointly to Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess.

Actor Seth Rogen married his long-term girlfriend, screenwriter Lauren Miller, in a ceremony on Sunday.

If you loved Feist's breakout hit of a few years back, the jaunty 1234, then you'll love -- or hate -- her new album, Metals, which is basically an extended countdown to heartache.

Instead of the expected iPhone5, Apple has unveiled the iPhone 4S with a price tag of $199 set for an October 14 release date. While many were disappointed with the release of a sequel to the iPhone 4 during the Tuesday Let's Talk iPhone event in Cupertino, Calif., the iPhone4S, while aesthetically similar, has some great updates in features.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill preventing local authorities from banning the practice of male circumcision. The bill, which takes effect immediately, comes in the wake of an effort by a San Francisco group opposed to male circumcision to enforce a city-wide ban of the practice in a November ballot measure.

Some said they would not upgrade, and some said they would to other companies for phones.

The event doesn't live up to the hype.