Chrome models updated by Toshiba will get better battery life Toshiba added two new Chromebook models with slightly better specs the company said Wednesday.
A wildfire complex burning in northwest California for the better part of the past month has now destroyed almost 75,000 acres of land and forces mass evacuations in nearby communities. With thousands of fire personnel and resources being utilized, the cost of fighting the blaze has crawled up to $44.7 million as of Thursday morning.
Japan to pursue commercial whaling based on loophole in 1986 moratorium The Japanese government is pursuing a new attempt to whaling in the Antarctic after having to forfeit this season, from 2014-2015, based on a majority verdict by the International Court of Justice.
Forbes released the numbers Wednesday from its annual roster of the highest paid actors and actresses on U.S. television and for the third consecutive year Sofia Vergara took the number one spot. Vergara left the rest of the big female names in Hollywood’s high income game several million times over.
A shortage of HIV/AIDS drugs provided under the government's free medicine program, after some drug makers halted supplies due to delayed payments, has left thousands of patients in India without treatment.
Electronic cigarettes, or, e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine are tobacco products and should be subject to all laws that apply to such products, the American Heart Association has just announced.
Researchers in Oregon working on a vaccine that's shown successes in preventing HIV infection in primates have been awarded a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Tropical Storm Norbert, currently off the west coast of Mexico, has officially been upgraded to a hurricane as of Wednesday. Norbert is the ninth named storm in a busy hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific, reports say.
Two new mushroom-looking species have been discovered in the deep waters along the south-east Australian continental slope by researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
From one of the only two states in the union to legalize recreational marijuana use, new research is suggesting females, thanks to estrogen, are more susceptible than males to the drug's effects on the brain.
In honor of “The Little Rascals’” 20th anniversary last month, the “TLR” cast collaborated with 22 Vision production company for an updated photo shoot reenacting scenes from the classic 90’s film.
Though Eva Longoria was not among the many celebrities whose nude photos were leaked online last weekend due to an alleged Apple iCloud hack, the actress/producer chose to weigh on the current celebrity nude photo scandal by recalling her own personal experience with Apple compromising her privacy.
Julio Ponce was levied the highest-ever fine in Chile for illegal share trading One of the richest men in Chile, Julio Ponce, was been fined $70 million by the regulator of the Chilean stock exchange for illegal share trading.
