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Apple said to add Near Field Communication chips in to its upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 2thereby allowing a user to use those devices to pay for purchases.

Analysis finds that companies' greenhouse gas emissions have a definite impact on their valuations.

Jack LaLanne, the longtime fitness and nutrition advocate, and entrepreneur known as the Godfather of Fitness, died on Sunday at 96.

Famous muscleman, fitness guru, and living well advocate Jack LaLanne passed away yesterday at the age of 96. Remember his work with this collection of videos and links.

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz – no doubt seeking to heighten publicity for her new film “Green Hornet” – claimed recently that while in high school in Long Beach, California she likely bought marijuana from future rap superstar Snoop Doggy Dogg.

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App Store touches 10 billion downloads even as Apple iPhone 5 changes base while iPad 2 mass production is set to start.

Fitness guru Jack LaLanne breathed his last on Jan.23 at his California residence due to respiratory failure caused from pneumonia. He was 96.

California-based Tri-valley University found to run a racket that facilitated illegal student immigration status for foreign nationals and authorized them to remain in the United States.

Coda Automotive Inc., an electric car company based in Santa Monica, California, has named industry veteran and former executive of GM China, Phil Murtaugh, as its new CEO.

Japan launched a rocket carrying a cargo transfer vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, January 22, at 2:30 p.m from the Tanegashima Space Center.

The Toronto Blue Jays have traded three times All-Star outfielder Vernon Wells to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for catcher Mike Napoli and outfielder Juan Rivera, the MLB teams said on Friday.

The Ferrari FF will make its official presentation in the 2011 GenevaMotor Show.

Hospira Inc. decides to stop production of sodium theopental - one component of the combination widely used in lethal injections.

Athletes, including former baseball all-star Jason Giambi, will be allowed to testify about getting steroids from Barry Bonds' trainer when the perjury trial of Major League Baseball's home run king begins in March, a federal judge said on Friday.

The unemployment rate in California trickled up to 12.5 percent in December, from 12.4 percent the prior month – meaning the jobless rate stayed above the 12 percent mark for the entire year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department (EDD).

The Obama administration is forging ahead with its plans to bolster alternative energy sources in the U.S., advancing a loan of $967 million to help build the world’s largest photovoltaic solar generating plant.

Washington policymakers are seeking to make it easier for states to declare bankruptcy and escape the burdensome debt that they labor under, often exacerbated by generous pensions paid out to retired public employees.

At the age of 47, Alex Kirst, the former drummer of Iggy Pop and The Nymphs, has passed away. He was killed in a hit and run incident in California.

Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy announced a service under which customers pay only for the electricity consumed rather than buying its fuel cell energy servers.

San Francisco-based Jawbone has unveiled the world's first motion-controlled Bluetooth headset - a tiny computer on the ear - taking wearable devices to an entirely new level.