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University of Southern California and Cancer Prevention Institute of California researchers find that eating red meat cooked in pan at a high temperatures increases prostate cancer risk.

The man who stole an iPad and computers from the home of the late Steve Jobs was arrested after trying to log into iTunes with the tablet.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has awarded substantial funding to three leading global institutes who won Gates' Reinvent the Toilet Challenge

The exhibition, China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy, is slated to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

Ageing action star plays sheriff of quiet US border town who comes face to face with a drug baron.

The home of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was burgled last month, as similar crimes in Palo Alto are on the rise.

As Apple finishes giving evidence in its patent trial with Samsung, the company claims that more than a quarter of Samsung's profits between mid-2010 and March 2012 came from patent infringement.

US Air Force, Boeing and Nasa to test engine that can travel five times speed of sound.

Ageing action stars reunite after The Expendables 2 in another old-school action film.

Independent refiner Tesoro revealed it will buy BP refinery in Carson, California and related assets for about $2.5bn

Motorola will cut 20 percent of its workforce and close one third of its offices worldwide as it seeks to become competitive again.

After a pleasant lull, celebrity death hoaxes on social networking Web site Twitter seem to be making a comeback. This time they targetted pregnant actress Reese Witherspoon

Samsung's lawyer has angered the Judge once again in its patent battle with Apple, as the companies reveal their sales figures.

Starbucks customers at its 7,000 US stores will be able to make credit card payments using their smartphones thanks to a deal with Square.

Skin care giant's new CEO Stefan Heidenreich says pop superstar is a 'no go' for brand's family-friendly image and drops her.

Oscar-winner Natalie Portman and French-born dancer-choreographer Benjamin Millepied tied knot in a Jewish ceremony at a private home near Big Sur, California,

Twilight star Robert Pattinson spotted at The Deer Lodge, a cowboy bar located in Ojai, California.

Samsung has attempted to defend its decision to release publicly, information related to its patent trial with Apple.

Ghada Hassine makes history as first woman weightlifter allowed to compete while wearing hijab and unitard.

Northcliffe Media fails in its bid to reveal the person behind spoof @UnSteveDorkland account

Billionaire admits he was 'selfish' after hiding wife Eva Rausing's body under clothes and rubbish

In the first day of evidence Apple claimed internal documents show Samsung deliberately copied the iPhone.

Apple and Google employees were dismissed from jury selection during the opening day of the Patent Trial of the Century.

George Groves secured a superb stoppage victory over Francisco Sierra as he made a long-awaited return on the undercard of Robert Guerrero and Selcuk Aydin in San Jose, California.

Hackers' collective rides growing wave of anger among Anaheim's Latino community over deaths of two men at hands of police.

The messy financial and inheritance dispute that is tearing apart the family of the late Michael Jackson shows no signs of abating

Women who give birth after age 30 are at 44 percent lower risk of developing endometrial cancer when compared to younger mothers.

Anonymous backs protesters who say two fatal shootings are latest examples of police brutality.

Republican candidate who picketed anti-war protests in 60s avoided military service to spread Mormonism in France.

Researchers also find that 5% of all malignant melanoma cases are attributable to tanning facilities.