LAWYER

Two top executives at Solyndra Inc., a recently bankrupt solar energy firm, will reportedly invoke their 5th Amendment rights and not answer questions during a hearing before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Friday.

Protesters associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement have sworn to remain in Lower Manhattan's financial district until they see change, but on Tuesday afternoon they grappled with the possibility that they would not be allowed to stay in the small park that has served as a base camp.

New York appeals court has lifted a ban on the $18bn judgment against the oil giant, Chevron for environment damage in Ecuador.

A physicist, an architect, an evolutionary geneticist and a jazz percussionist are among the 22 people to win MacArthur Genius Grants in 2011.

Video recordings of the trial over California's gay marriage ban should be unsealed, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

Twenty-two Americans ranging from a radio journalist to a sports trainer received no-strings-attached genius grants worth $500,000 each, a charitable foundation announced on Tuesday.

The photos were hastily removed from most Web sites while others continued to flash them.

A U.S. appeals court reversed an order freezing enforcement outside of Ecuador of an $18 billion damages award against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazonian rain forest.

Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros are close to a settlement on the actor's $100 million lawsuit against the studio over his firing from Two and a Half Men, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Monday.

Florida's SeaWorld is set to defend itself against federal safety charges stemming from the 2010 death of a killer whale trainer.

Julianna Margulies won the Emmy on Sunday for best dramatic actress for her performance in The Good Wife.

When Scarlett Johansson's naked photos surfaced online last week the Internet went into a frenzy with users wondering if the pictures were real and where to find them.

China's securities regulator is asking the government to clamp down on the controversial corporate structure used by companies such as Sina (SINA.O) and Baidu (BIDU.O) to list overseas, and employed in thousands of other investments by foreigners into domestic Chinese companies, four legal sources told Reuters.

Photos of Hollywood A-Lister Scarlett Johansson leaked to the Internet this week, showing off her naturally endowed assets in their full glory, but they were promptly removed from most sites -- except these.

Television's Mad Men will bid for a fourth straight Emmy on Sunday, hoping to fend off the Prohibition-era gangsters of Boardwalk Empire and the warring kings and knights of Game of Thrones for the industry's top honors.

As thousands of people coordinated rallies in Atlanta to oppose the execution of the Troy Davis, the slain Savannah cop's mother on the other hand on Saturday said that Troy is not innocent and his execution will give me peace.

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann drew a rousing reception from Republicans at their California convention on Friday, raising hopes the Tea Party favorite might be able to put a faltering campaign back in gear.

Scarlett Johansson has become the latest celebrity whose nude photo stirred up a scandal.

Two nude photos of Scarlett Johansson that appeared online on Wednesday, after her phone was hacked have been removed from PerezHilton.com, The Dirty.com and other website that posted the Not safe for work (NSFW) images.

On Thurday, the Virginia Board of Health voted to enact regulations on abortion clinics that would require many to undergo expensive renovations that could lead to their closure.

About two weeks ago T.I. was scored an early release from an Arkansas minimum-security prison, but was remanded back into custody because of an issue with his style of transportation to a halfway house in Atlanta.