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Protestors of “Occupy Wall Street” took to the streets in Halloween costumes during the 39th Annual Halloween Parade in New York, Monday.

American socialite Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband Kris Humphries, looking to end their 72-day marriage.

The likelihood of contracting breast cancer need not run through family lines, contrary to popular belief. According to new research, it is being suggested that women may not run the risk of breast cancer if their mothers or other members of the family test positive for genetic mutations of the same. The new findings, therefore, suggest that women who test negative for the mutation may not need extra cancer screening and increased preventive measures.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday, just 72 days after marrying basketball player Kris Humphries in a lavish wedding that was billed as a fairytale.

The nondescript stretch of asphalt is an unlikely symbol of Brazil's attempt to lift its economy into a new high-tech era.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke out Monday against Republican Leader Eric Cantor's plan for the House to work just 109 days in 2012. Cantor defended his calendar, saying it allows members of Congress to do important work in their districts. But another key reason for the abbreviated schedule that Congress has followed for decades is the increasing importance of campaign finance, which leaves fundraising as top priority in an election year.

Virginia-based AvalonBay, the second-largest real estate investment trust, reported a 27 percent increase in funds from operations to $107.6 million, or $1.17 per share, up from $84.5 million, or 98 centers per share, in 2010.

Millions of people suffer from addictions worldwide - whether from drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, theft or any number of vices and the biology behind seeking endless gratification that damages your life has been of interest to scientists for years.

Kim Kardashian has announced her divorce from her husband Kris Humphries after a measly two month marriage.

Are you a frequent Chinatown Bus rider? A new report may make you think again before booking your next trip on a curbside bus

Colorado-based UDR Inc. reported third quarter funds from operations of nearly $73 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, up from $46.9 million, or 27 cents per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2010. UDR had a loss of 7 cents per share, down from a loss of 16 cents per share in 2010.

After 72 days of married life, TMZ is reporting that Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries this morning in California. In a TMZ exclusive, Kardashian will file citing irreconcilable differences.

The Happy Halloween doodle is one the Google Doodle team put together each year, but what usually is a simple illustration or animation has this year become a full day shoot of the doodle team physically carving 1000 pound pumpkins, at Google's headquarters in California.

New campus expected to generate 22,000 new jobs over 30 years.

Fueled by wider Eurozone summit rally, industry-specific news out of Germany and a trader-driven assessment that share prices might have reached technical bottoms, shares in various solar panel manufacturers surged Thursday and Friday. Disappointing industry developments, the possibility of negative surprises coming out of China, and the increasingly unforgiving economics of the business, however, mean the industry could face a very stormy fourth quarter.

Google is wishing you Happy Halloween this time in its unique way. On this spooky weekend, it has one doodle up for you, which has been created using gigantic pumpkins.

Late Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs' biological sister Mona Simpson has shared the final words of her genius brother in the eulogy she delivered at his Oct. 16 memorial service at Stanford University. The surprising last words that Jobs uttered from his deathbed were, Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow.

In a compassionate eulogy for her brother, at one point who was long lost, Mona Simpson revealed the final words of Steve Jobs and painted a picture of the night he died.

Television and radio host Montel Williams told the Associated Press Sunday that he admires Israel's liberal attitude toward medical marijuana and believes all of the U.S. should legalize it.

In recent years, a growing number of companies have been encouraging workers to voluntarily improve their health to control escalating insurance costs.

California Governor Jerry Brown has declined an offer by his chief fiscal policy adviser to resign following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, a spokesman said on Friday.