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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Gay Asians voiced indignation Wednesday after television broadcasts of the Academy Awards in their region censored the words "gay" and "lesbian" in speeches that called for equal rights for homosexuals.

The speeches by actor Sean Penn and writer Dustin Lance Black - who won Oscars for the...

WASHINGTON — An apparent break in solving Chandra Levy's murder has revived a mass media golden oldie with some new touches.

Once more, satellite trucks are stacked outside Washington, D.C. police headquarters. Cable television shows are turning to the case. Reporters and producers are besieging Levy's parents by phone, and national papers are sending journalists to the Levy's h...

Digg Facebook Stumble It! del.icio.us Fark Feb 24, 2009 2:37 pm US/Central WASHINGTON (AP) ― Click to enlarge Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow performs at the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Invesco Field in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 28, 2008.

numSlides of totalImages Sheryl Crow, will.i.am, Herbie Hancock and other entertainers are asking Congress to force radio stations ...

MARANA, Ariz. — Tiger Woods announced his return to golf, and phones began ringing from Arizona to Australia.

Brendan Jones hits from the ninth tee during a practice round at the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship Monday Feb. 23, 2009 in Marana, Ariz. Jones will face Tiger Woods in their first round match Wednesday.

The Accenture Match Play Championship...

Buena Park, Calif. — Five new A/V receivers launched by Yamaha expand the company’s selection of A/V receivers with HDMI 1.3 inputs and decoding of all Blu-ray surround-sound formats.

With five new receivers priced from a suggested $249 to $649, the company has reduced the starting price of

decoding all Blu-ray surround formats to $379 from $549, brought HDMI 1.3 inputs...

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A simple firmware upgrade or hardware hack can dramatically improve your signal strength

Setting up a home Wi-Fi network is infuriating. Unless you live in a mansion the claimed 32-meter range of a standard router sounds as if it should be adequate. But every hom...

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If people are having fun, they're going to work harder, stay longer, maintain their composure in a crisis and take better care of the organization. More

If you're suffering from depression you need to find safe and effective ways to overcome...

L ester Sexton once packed his U.S. Postal Service van to the roof each day with letters, cards in colorful envelopes, magazines, junk mail, out-of-town newspapers, government checks and virtually anything else that could be sent with a stamp.

If Sexton covers just the floor of the van's cargo area these days, he's surprised.

"It definitely was a harder job 10, 20 years ago," said...

A DEDICATED home theatre room is a luxury that not many can afford.

Low Chan Weng says it is easier to work on a home theatre room when the house is under construction. All the necessary infrastructure can be built into...