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Occupy Wall Street protests are facing down the futuristic barrel of 'less-than-lethal' weaponry. As protests test police patience, crowds may see previously-unknown high-tech crowd control gear. What could the protesters face, as their “radical democracy of the future” meets the radical crowd control of the future?

Occupy Atlanta protesters are ignoring a police order to disperse, but no arrests had been made as of Tuesday morning.

A new study found that vitamin supplements were associated with a slightly higher risk of death among older women, even though those women tended to be healthier than others while they were living.

State regulators have voted to prohibit California train drivers from using cell phones after a fatal crash in Northern Los Angeles triggered by texting.

American singer and entertainer, Beyonce Knowles, and her husband, Jay-Z, are now waiting for February 2012.

The unfortunate news has finally been confirmed. The ongoing labor dispute, between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players' Association (NBPA), which cost fans and the franchises the training season and 43 preseason games last month, has started casting its shadow over the regular season.

NBA commissioner David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the 2011 season as the NBA lockout drags on, he announced late Monday night.

Kemp is the clear favorite to win the NL MVP.

The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor opens Oct. 13 in Los Angeles, Calif. See the jewelry, costumes, and iconography on display before they go on auction on Dec. 13.

Christie's auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

Christie's auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

It was during Yitzkor services that my father came back to me.

Breakup? What breakup?

Amidst rumor that Demi Moore contacted a divorce lawyer over husband's Ashton Kutcher alleged infidelity, a report has surfaced that Kutcher begged his wife for forgiveness on Yom Kippur at a campfire in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Here a look at what all the TV-loving kids will be talking about this week.

Christian protestors in Cairo, Egypt were attacked on Sunday night, turning a moderate demonstration into all out anarchy.

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but for Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor they were a lifelong passion that could now strike gold for the AIDS sufferers she championed.

Anna Bjornsdottir, a former Miss Iceland 1974, has been publicly named as the tipster who led to arrest of fugitive James Whitey Bulger. She has received a $2 million reward for turning in the notorious gangster.

Less than two months into his marriage with reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries is already nervous about all the paparazzi attention he will be getting as a result of being with his popular celebrity wife.

Lack of board oversight during the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and excessive compensation are cited as reasons by advisory firms to reinvent board of directors.

Smokers tend to suffer heart attacks years earlier than non-smokers, suggests a new study from Michigan.