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Cheetah the Chimp, co-star of the 1930s Tarzan films with Johnny Weissmuller and one of the world's oldest chimpanzees, has died in Florida. He was thought to be about 80 years old.

From whale sperm to colon cleansers to the shape of a woman's foot when she has an orgasm, celebrities did not disappoint during 2011 with their penchant for peddling suspect science in the world's media.

Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay more than $553 million to settle consumer and state regulatory claims that they conspired to fix prices for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors.

Confidential whistleblower documents that helped spark a massive state and federal investigation into how Bank of New York Mellon Corp charged pension funds for currency exchange, provide a rare window into how a bank insider aided a lawsuit against the bank.

After a round of SEC expansion, the conference unveiled its full 2012 schedule on Wednesday, including new participants Texas A&M and Missouri.

The Carlyle Group has started fundraising for a new global financial services buyout fund that is seeking to top its previous $1.1 billion fund, which is now almost fully invested, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Michael Plumadore, 39, has confessed to the brutal murder of 9-year-old Fort Wayne, Indiana girl Aliahna Lemmon, missing since Friday. Plumadore, who has given no motive for the killing, said he beat Lemmon with a brick before dismembering her body, keeping her hands, feet and head in his freezer.

Michael Plumadore, the babysitter charged with the murder of Aliahna Lemmon, who disappeared from an Indiana trailer park last week, admitted to beating the nine-year-old girl to death with a brick, dismembering her with a hacksaw, stuffing her limbs into freezer bags and hiding parts at his trailer and at a nearby business according to reports.

Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay $553 million to settle consumer and state regulatory claims that they conspired to fix prices for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors.

Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay $539 million to settle claims they conspired to fix prices and stifle competition for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors, according to a court filing.

Top prospect Gunner Kiel has delayed his decision on where he will attend college. Indiana's Mr. Football in 2011 is reportedly choosing between LSU, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame.

Cuban immigration officials eventually send illegal Haiti migrants back to their home country.

Authorities on Monday said that Aliahna Lemmon, the 9-year-old Indiana girl who was missing since last week, has been found dead and her neighbor is expected to be charged with murder on Tuesday.

Both Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich have been ousted from the primary after failing to collect enough valid signatures to run, and while Perry's campaign has been over for months, the loss of Super Tuesday state Virginia for Gingrich is a devastating blow. Months after he was declared dead-on-arrival, is Gingrich's comeback already over?

One of the most followed murder trials in the U.S., the Casey Anthony case, it appears, is not yet out of people's minds, even though it has been more than six months since she was acquitted of the murder of Caylee Anthony, 2, her daughter.

U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign set a goal of raising $60 million in the fourth quarter of the year to benefit the Democratic incumbent's re-election and the Democratic National Committee, a campaign official said on Saturday.

The holiday season brings good news to 1.4 million low-wage workers in eight states. On the first day of January, these workers will see their income getting a modest boost as a result of state laws that require the minimum wage to keep up with inflation.

Roy Kronk, a former meter reader, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Florida against Casey Anthony saying that the 25-year-old Anthony tried to put suspicion for her two-year-old child's death on him. He is suing Casey Anthony for damages. Kronk's lawsuit argues that Anthony defamed him during her murder trial this year.

Tim Tebow's relationship status remains a mystery. Does he have a girlfriend? Does he not? One lovely lady he has been linked to is Lindsey Vonn, Olympic skier. Vonn recently told TMZ I'm not opposed to dating him.

Melanie Amaro has wonThe X Factor, but not much is known about the singer who was eliminated by mentor Simon Cowell before being brought back for the win. What will she do with the $5 million prize? What's her plan for her debut album? How do finalists Josh Krajick and Chris Rene feel about the results? Find out this and more here.

John Robin Whittle, a Tampa Bay area man, ordered a beer, left for 30 minutes to rob a Wells Fargo Bank around the corner, and then returned to the bar to finish his beer. Police arrested him 10 minutes later.