Director Zalman King, best known for the erotic film 9 1/2 Weeks and the television series Red Shoe Diaries, died on Friday at home in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services, following a massive outcry by supporters of the world's largest breast cancer charity.
The hooded figures are pictured carrying candles as they process through Chigwell and Leytonstone in Essex on Jan. 31. The photographs began to circulate the internet on Tuesday and have caused a storm on Twitter and Facebook, with user speculation ranging from a simple hoax to the dreaded KKK.
Shares of Facebook were auctioned Thursday on the private site SharesPost that would value the entire company at $94 billion.
As Facebook filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Feb 1, the letter to investors was also released. The most notable remark by Mark Zuckerberg is that Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission - to make the world more open and connected.
A week after social media users expressed fury over the Susan B. Komen Foundation's move to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, the breast cancer advocacy group bowed down to public pressure and reversed their decision Friday.
Tumblr wants a team of journalists to report the latest and greatest happening on its microblogging platform. The NYC-based website made its first major move in that direction by hiring Chris Mohney on Thursday, to serve as the site's editor-in-chief.
The battle between Madonna and David Furnish, the husband of Elton John, continues with Furnish's recent sentiment that refuses to watch the Super Bowl 2012 halftime show from the former Material Girl.
Microsoft, the No.1 software company, is hitting back at Google, No. 1 in search, by insinuating new Google policies may inadequately protect consumer privacy.
The American Heart Association is celebrating National Wear Red Day on Feb. 3 as a way to raise awareness of the health complications that heart disease can bring women.
Having filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, Facebook has the potential to debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with one of the largest IPOs ever. Check out this slideshow to see which were the largest IPOs in U.S. history.
With all the talk surrounding the Facebook IPO, besides Mark Zuckerberg, one other name stands out: Sheryl Sandberg. Sandberg is the company's chief operating officer and with the approximately $31 million she made last year, she is the highest-paid employee at the social networking site. Sandberg is a married mother of two who has an excellent academic track record.
Temple University and Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday night on the Philadelphia campus. The shooting, which occurred around 6:30 pm, was a fatal self-inflicted gunshot to the head by a 25-year-old male.
The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, struggled on Thursday to defuse a growing crisis over its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services.
Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seized 307 websites Feb. 2 for allegedly streaming copyrighted sports broadcasts and pay-per-view events, including the 2012 Super Bowl.
Bollywood actors Riteish Desh Mukh and Genelia D'souza got married at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai Friday. Riteish Deshmukh, 33 and Genelia D'Souza, 24, had been dating each other for eight years, ever since they worked together for their debut movie Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday for the first time in four days ahead of U.S. jobs data, though Sony Corp (6758.T) soared as investors hoped a new CEO would turn things around after it forecast a $2.9 billion annual loss.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday for the first time in four days ahead of U.S. jobs data, though Sony Corp (6758.T) soared as investors hoped a new CEO would turn things around after it forecast a $2.9 billion annual loss.
A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect users' personal data.
In an attempt to blunt the criticism against its decision to cut funding for the Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Cure denied the influence of political views in its decision.
As with most companies going public, Facebook's IPO filing Wednesday brought to light the company's financials and other astonishing revelations that could either make or break the multi-billion dollar business.
It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.
