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Reports say the actress faces an involuntary commitment to a mental rehab facility that could last the rest of the year

US based Bitcoin exchange Tradehill suspends trading due to 'banking and regulatory issues' but promises a return soon.

Investigation finds spreadsheet linking bank's appointments to specific deals.

Fast food workers in US cities walk out in row over doubling minimum wage.

Potential penalty comes after JPMorgan lost over $6.2bn from trading scandal.

Nissan challenges Google, saying it will produce and sell autonomous, self-driving cars to the general public by 2020.

US court orders Facebook to pay £13m to users for using their profile pictures and names in Sponsored Story adverts.

Vin Diesel hails Hollywood success despite racial barriers.

X-rated video of 39-year-old actress shopped around big porn companies in Hollywood.

Selena Gomez was no less than an arm candy of co-star Ethan Hawke as she attended the premiere of Getaway in Los Angeles.

Yosemite National Park blaze reaches edges of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy water reservoir.

Internet giant partners Continental for driverless car - report

Tattoo brings new meaning to expression 'rosy cheeks'.

Scroll down to check out the pictures which have been doing the rounds in Twitter, under the hash tag #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck.

Power lines to San Francisco cut as blaze doubles in size overnight.

Rim Fire, a huge raging wildfire in California is out of control near Yosemite National Park.

Controversial singer appears to target music power couple in Twitter rant.

American actress Eva Longoria has reportedly broken-up with her boyfriend after having a brief courtship period of four months.

Porn industry announces moratorium while tests on actor's sex partners are carried out.

Slim's €7.2bn bid could block Telefonica's attempts to acquire KPN's German unit E-Plus.

Legal woes mount for JPM as it faces several lawsuits including energy market manipulation

Former automotive powerhouse owes $18.5bn to thousands of creditors.

Google attempts to avoid legal action by claiming UK privacy laws do not apply to its consumer services.

California-born Islamic militant Adam Gadahn wants killers of Americans to be rewarded.

Shark tore off woman's arm in Palauea Beach attack before 57-year-old swam out to save her.

Acquisition to boost Alibaba's e-commerce as ShopRunner offers Amazon-like services.

R&B star and Grammy nominee spent 90 minutes in jail before being released on $5,000 bail.

Embattled star to appear in fourth and final season of HBO comedy Eastbound and Down.

Activist investor Carl Icahn recently spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook about potentially increasing share buyback plans.

Facebook has acquired Mobile Technologies to improve its voice recognition and translation features.