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The U.S. Geological Survey suggested the Hayward Fault, which released a 4.0 magnitude earthquake on Monday, will rupture anew within in the next 30 years.

As all eyes turn to March Madness, here's a list of the most bizarre names in the sport of basketball.

A federal appeals court Monday said prison officials can medicate involuntarily Jared Lee Loughner, who stands accused of shooting then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head in a 2011 and fatally gunning down six.

Decrying calls on Wall Street for further quantitative easing (QE3), Richard Fisher, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas called on the nation’s lawmakers to follow the fiscal examples set by Mexico and Texas in a speech Monday.

One of the largest annual technical conferences, South by Southwest (SXSW), will begin Friday, March 9 and last until Sunday, March 18. Here is a full list of the SXSW 2012 music lineup for South by Southwest from March 13-18.

Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model Kate Upton has designed her own line of bikinis in collaboration with Beach Bunny swimwear. View the slideshow to see photos of Kate Upton's new bikini line for Beach Bunny.

While the all-electric ride is hitting limited markets, according to Ford, that doesn't have to stop you from being one of the first to get your hands on the car.

Bobbi Kristina Brown is said to be furious that the National Enquirer leaked a photo of her mother, Whitney Houston, in her open casket, according to Contact Music. While the uncertainty remains as to who leaked the Houston casket photo, many are hoping that Bobbi Kristina will reveal the culprit during her upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The tech giant Apple celebrated a major milestone this weekend - 25 billion apps downloads for all the iDevices.

The performance was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and boasted a 20-member cast.

The nationwide average of gasoline prices are going north moving towards $4 mark per gallon.

Ford Motor's Focus Electric, the company's first electric passenger car, has been crowned by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the certification of the most fuel-efficient five-passenger vehicle in the country.

Star Wars designer Ralph McQuarrie died on Saturday at the age of 82, plunging the world of science fiction and fantasy into sadness, as Twitter fans express how his work fueled their dreams, imagination and fantasies.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney will be featured in the star-studded play 8 on Saturday, which examines the overturning of the controversial Proposition 8 law in California.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and two of her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney, have been slapped with a $5 million lawsuit alleging they and the makers of QuickTrim diet pills falsely touted the product's effectiveness for losing weight.

Yelp stock was traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the first time on Friday, March 2. The stock, which is listed under the ticker symbol YELP, opened at $22.01 a share and quickly rose in value to $24.40 a share in just a few hours. The question now is whether YELP stock will continue to rise in the foreseeable future, or if the online company's stock value will soon begin to drop.

A study says Roberts Court justices are better educated than their predecessors, have spent more time in academia and serving on the federal appeals courts. But is that kind of experience necessarily a good thing?

A young man who Whitney Houston reportedly considered as her unofficially adopted son could soon no longer be welcomed at the singer's Atlanta home if Cissy Houston gets her way. TMZ is reporting that Houston's mother believes he is a bad influence on Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Ryan Miller has regained his Veznia winning form and has the Sabres smack dab in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Jordan Powers, an 18-year-old California-native, made headlines across the nation after news spread that the young girl had moved in with her former high school teacher. That said high school teacher is James Hooker, 41, who left his wife and children to move into an apartment with the young woman. He quit his job after going public with his love for Powers.

Brazilian model and former Victoria's Secret angel, Gisele Bundchen is the new face of Versace Spring Summer campaign featuring a series of glamorous shots for the Italian label.