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The big opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics is over and done, so it's time for the real attraction: the games themselves. Olympic schedules can be a little confusing to follow, so we've compiled a guide to some of the biggest events at the games, with a special emphasis on American athletes.

Storms hit the U.S. Northeast, leaving at least one person dead, while strong winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of residents. Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpour are expected to hit the U.S. Midwest today and into New York City and the Northeast, forecasters said.

As New Yorkers hunkered down for a severe thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, many took pictures of the swirling storm and posted their shots to Facebook.

An outbreak of severe weather could hit the Northeast and especially New York City Thursday evening, with some meteorologists predicting a wallop similar to the ‘derecho’ that knocked out Washington D.C.’s power.

Watch live coverage as Great Britain take on Senegal in the preliminary round of the football competition at the 2012 London Olympics, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.

The Yankees might not be done making moves after trading for Ichiro Suzuki.

Typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong with strong gale-force winds and torrential rains which made the Hong Kong Observatory hoist the No. 10 tropical cyclone signal overnight. Officials called this the strongest typhoon to hit the city in the past decade. In China, three people were reported dead and five went missing after Vicente caused a landfall over the city of Taishan in south China's Guangdong province.

All has been quiet from Universal since they announced in June that Rise of the Planet of the Apes writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver will be working on the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park series. If you've been patiently waiting to sink your teeth into some more Jurassic Park 4 news then you are in luck. We know have an anticipated release date for the film!

For the last three years, the consensus has been that a robust and self-sustaining recovery for the U.S. economy is on the cards, but economist Nouriel Roubini, dubbed Dr. Doom, thinks that it's not likely to happen, rather he expects below trend growth for many years to come.

A severe typhoon hit Hong Kong Tuesday morning, disrupting business across the financial hub, with offices and the stock market to remain closed for at least part of the morning after the city raised its highest typhoon warning overnight.

Need a place to crash in Berlin this summer? Strapped for cash? Here’s an idea: Stay in the “smallest house in the world,” One-Sqm-House, for just 1 euro per night.

The Teen Choice Awards, airing Sunday from 8 to 10 p.m. EDT on Fox, will have teenagers all over the world tuning in to see which movies, musical artists, and television shows have been judged the best.

ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars is gearing up for one killer Halloween episode. Former American Idol finalist Adam Lambert is set to take the town of Rosewood by storm when he makes a guest appearance in Pretty Little Liars third season.

The Grum botnet, which experts believe is responsible for about 18 percent of the world's spam email traffic, has been shut down, according to security company FireEye, based in Milpitas, Calif. According to M86Security, Grum was responsible for roughly 17.4 percent of the worldwide spam email traffic, which made it officially the third largest active botnet in the world, after Cutwail and Lethic, respectively. In January 2012, however, Grum became the No. 1 spam botnet in the world, accounti...

A severe thunderstorm in Manhattan had everyone at their windows, staring at the torrential rain pouring from the sky, but rain was the only thing falling. Bits of concrete cover the city sidewalks in Chelsea after lightning hit a building.

As a massive thunderstorm swept across the Northeastern United States Wednesday night, many people were left looking for a thunder buddy. But what is one exactly?

A dramatic photo of the thunderstorm that descended on New York City Wednesday was allegedly taken by a passenger on a flight over Queens. Is it real?

Captain Marvel was given a makeover and might now be ready to stand alongside Spider-Man and Captain America as one of Marvel's best characters, USA Today said. She is the superheroine who is formally known as Ms. Marvel.

Banking on software, services and cost controls, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, is expected to report improved second-quarter earnings despite a decline in revenue.

NASCAR fans are having fun with Chad Norris, the new crew chief for Carl Edwards, for Norris' similar-sounding name to action star Chuck Norris by coming up with the hashtag #ChadNorrisFacts on Twitter.

As athletes poured into London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games on Monday, many were treated to an unintentional “tour” of the city as bumper-to-bumper traffic, stopped trains and crowded airports created travel chaos.