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Maria Shriver on June 18 filed for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger that will split around $400 million in assets.

Adobe is facing intense rivalry from HTML5, which could make its Flash less relevant and in turn spell tough times ahead for Creative Suite.

Lindsay Lohan was warned on Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner, to spend more time doing community service to avoid further problems related to her probation.

As the clamor for legalizing marijuana peaks in US, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) remains adamant on its stand that smoked marijuana is harmful. Since the prescription medicine Marinol, which is a synthetic form of Delta-9-THC, the chemical found in smoked marijuana that treats distressing symptoms, is available for the medical consumption, DEA believes that legalizing smoked marijuana will only lead to misuse.

Pet frogs associated with a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning are up for sale again in the U.S., and officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are peeved.

A new moon orbiting dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by scientists with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI), hinting at future surprises for the NASA probe.

Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) said it agreed to buy Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MHS) for $29.1 billion cash and stock deal that would see Express Scripts becoming the largest pharmacy-benefits manager in the U.S.

Three hikers were swept over Vernal Falls after slipping into the Merced River on Tuesday. The three California residents, presumed dead, join 12 others who have fallen over the waterfall since records began in the 1920s.

Apple's latest desktop operating system - Mac OS X Lion - is off to a strong start and is expected to be a runaway success for the technology giant.

The death of 6-year-old son Max after a fatal fall at the Spreckles mansion last week has turned uneasy spotlight on Jonah Shacknai and ex-wife Dina's marital problems going back several years.

Danielle Doty, an eighteen year old beauty from Harlingen, Texas, became the second Texan to win Miss Teen USA beauty contestby winning the 2011 edition held at the Atlantis Paradise Island and Resort in the Bahamas on Sunday.

A La Mesa, Calif.-based man's conviction of making threats against then-presidential candidate Barack Obama was reversed by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday.

Marijuana legalization across the United States is not too far off, according to one legalization advocate.

Three hikers ignored warnings to take photos of Vernal Falls.

California received $76 million from the federal government to support traffic safety grants in hopes that the state will continue its trend of decling traffic fatalities.

In examining the impact of technology use on physical and mental health, and on the interpersonal relationships of college students, assistant professors Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler found that two-thirds of a group of 204 college students sexted sexually suggestive messages.

In examining the impact of technology use on the physical and mental health, and the interpersonal relationships in college students, assistant professors Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler found that two-thirds of a group of 204 college students sexted sexually suggestive messages. Both assistant professors are leading a team conducting three studies on this issue.

A former NASA astronaut prepares to tell a gathering of UFO investigators that he's found no evidence of a close encounter.

Where is Casey Anthony? The rumors are flying about the maligned mother's whereabouts after her heated trail and recent release from a Florida jail. Is she in California, Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma, or the British Virgin Islands?

Casey Anthony might be in southern California.

Both took to twitter to show their displeasure at the rumor.