The father of the young man who killed six people and injured 13 others near the University of California, Santa Barbara, last month says it’s his “duty” to help prevent future mass killings.
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The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a startup Internet company has to pay broadcasters when it takes television programs from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch them on smartphones and other portable devices.
Note to parents: All those hours your kids spend blazing a trail of destruction in video games may not be a complete waste of time, after all.
Long before there was the fictional tale of “Saving Private Ryan,” there was the real-life story of saving Pvt. Smith.
It’s been five years since Michael Jackson died, yet his career is more alive than it has been in decades. His estate has earned more than $600 million since the King of Pop’s untimely death at age 50.
Jimmy Scott, a jazzman with an ethereal man-child voice who found success late in life with the Grammy-nominated “All the Way,” has died. He was 88. Scott died in his sleep Thursday at his Las Vegas home, his wife, Jeanie Scott, said.
Less than a month into her reign, Weluree Ditsayabut, 22, tearfully announced Monday she was giving up the title that would have allowed her to compete in this year’s Miss Universe competition.
Last week was Midburn, Israel’s first Burning Man festival, modeled after the popular carnival held annually in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Midburn is a mix of “midbar,” Hebrew for desert, and the English word “burn.”
The Wal-Mart truck driver from Georgia accused of triggering a crash in New Jersey that critically injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian had not slept for more than 24 hours, a criminal complaint said.
Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, has been crowned Miss USA 2014.
A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh’s ear that was grown using genetic material provided by one of the 19th-century Dutch artist’s living relatives.
Actor Jonah Hill has publicly apologized for uttering a homophobic expression after he said he was being harassed by a paparazzo, in a video caught by TMZ.
Julia Collins’ winning streak on the quiz game show ‘Jeopardy’ ended after she lost during her 21st appearance on the show. The Chicago-area resident accumulated a total of $428,100 during her 20 victories on the syndicated series.
Despite being accosted on the red carpet in Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt won’t tighten their security policies during publicity events on the red carpet because “most fans are wonderful.”
R&B singer Chris Brown was released from a Los Angeles County jail around midnight Monday after being taken into custody mid-March after he was expelled from a court-ordered rehab sentence for violating its rules.
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