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by Rob Walker | @YahooTech What does the digital revolution mean to photography? The question can be or rather, has already been answered in myriad ways. The most recent high-profile excuse to wrestle with the issue: The Chicago Sun-Times decision to do away with its photo staff. One of the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge said Thursday he was inclined to unseal portions of a choreographer's court filings alleging he was abused by Michael Jackson. However, personal details and psychiatrist reports would likely not be released. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said he needed to address...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Russell Brand has a "Messiah Complex," and he's taking it on the road. The British comedian announced Thursday that he's launching a world comedy tour focusing on Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X and Jesus Christ. Brand says the show examines "the importance of heroes in this age...

by Rob Walker | @YahooTech So it s been about a month since I betrayed Apple, one of my longtime favorite brands as mentioned here earlier by buying an HTC One smartphone instead of an iPhone. How s that working out? Pretty great, actually. I m feeling no pangs of regret. Every app I really...

NEW YORK (AP) U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg's nearly three decades in office and the causes he championed will be remembered at a funeral service in New York. A service was set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. The liberal Democrat from New Jersey died Monday after...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics scored a point on Tuesday over global rival Apple Inc in their long-running battle over mobile device patents. A U.S. trade body found the Silicon Valley giant had infringed on a patent owned by the Korean company and slapped a ban on...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) A judge accepted James Holmes' long-awaited plea of not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday and ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation an examination that could be a decisive factor in whether the Colorado theater shooting suspect is convicted and sentenced to die....

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) All that was left of his two-story home with a stunning panoramic view was black twisted metal and ashes. On Monday afternoon, Gregg Johnson surveyed the damage along with the nearly 3,000 others allowed to return to their homes in the rural communities threatened by a massive...

Fido rests his paw on the casket of Jason Ellis in Bardstown, Ky., May 30, 2013. (Jonathan Palmer) More than 1,000 people including hundreds of fellow police officers from surrounding states turned out at a funeral in rural Kentucky late last week to pay their respects to Jason Ellis, a 33-year-old...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc raised prices of iPads and iPods in Japan on Friday, becoming the highest-profile brand to join a growing list of foreign firms asking Japanese consumers to pay more as a weakening yen squeezes profit. Some U.S. companies have inoculated themselves at least temporarily...