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Selena Gomez has obtained a temporary restraining order against a 46 year-old man who her attorney claims has a history of mental illness and spoke about thoughts of killing the entertainer.

The pint-sized pop star is the target of a mentally unstable stalker

The Conservative government is increasingly showing impatience with federal labor laws as it seeks to prevent strikes that it says would damage the economy.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a pipeline safety bill on Monday that would require strength-testing of old pipes and hike fines for safety violations after a series of accidents and explosions.

The motor racing world was left reeling on Monday from the death of two-times Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon while the search for answers into what triggered the horrific crash began.

Space fans saddened by the retiring of the space shuttle Endeavor will be excited to learn that NASA has contracted a private spacecraft for at least one chartered flight into near space. The U.S. space agency has confirmed a deal with Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's private-sector space initiative, for one suborbital flight on the company's spacecraft SpaceShip Two, with the option of two additional flights.

We compare Apple's iPhone 4S to Android's powerhouse phones.

BlackBerry maker RIM announced Monday that it would be offering a one-month extension as well as more than $100 worth of premium apps to its customers for free - an apology of sorts to its millions of disgruntled customers, who suffered global outages last week. The free downloads and service extension come appended to the most recent of a series of apologies issued by RIM for outages that spanned parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Canada and the U.S. Mike Lazaridis, co-C.E.O. of RI...

Fallen stock indexes are expected weigh on the third-quarter earnings of big asset managers, showing how market turmoil can affect a broad swath of financial companies.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) refused to ban Apple’s products, saying that the company did not violate the four patents held by HTC.

Jefferies downgraded its rating on shares of VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) to hold from buy on less conviction of upside revisions. The brokerage also lowered its price target to $90 from $100.

Selena Gomez has been granted a temporary restraining order after a man with a history of mental illness, Thomas Brodniki, stalked the Disney star and made her the target of several death threats. This is the second time Gomez has been the target of such threats, after a series of photos last May with boyfriend Justin Bieber sparked a hate campaign by fans called The Beliebers.

Unlike Senator John McCain who presented himself as a maverick in the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican hopeful Herman Cain is a true political outsider.

These are difficult times for rappers' health. First Rick Ross suffered not one, but two seizures Friday while traveling to a concert in Memphis. Then, on Saturday, Tone Loc collapsed during a performance in Atlanta.

At the News Corporation annual shareholder meeting Friday, those in attendance will get the chance to vote on splitting the role of Chairman and CEO.

The New Zealand oil spill is getting worse and officials fear that the Rena cargo ship, stuck on the Astrolabe Reef, may sink into the Bay of Plenty.

IBM, the No. 2 global technology company, is scheduled to report third-quarter results late Monday. They could be a bellwether for the entire technology sector.

Lowe’s chief executive officer Robert Niblock said the company has to make tough decisions to improve profitability.

Michael Sitrick is the biggest name in crisis management, but the public relations guru is grappling with plunging earnings and a stream of executive defections that have set tongues wagging.

Massmart Holdings, the South African retailer majority owned by Wal-Mart Stores, said on Monday first-quarter sales rose nearly 15 percent, and forecast a solid year ahead.

Ugandan police said on Monday they have arrested 12 opposition activists for planning violent anti-government demonstrations, a move opposition leaders denounced as harassment.