A former winner of California's Mrs. Orange County beauty pageant has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and lewd acts with a child
The New York City fire commissioner says investigators don't believe a fire that killed five people spread to a house from a car found burned out nearby
A Los Angeles man has been identified as the pilot killed when a replica World War I-era biplane crashed in a field on California's central coast
Attorney: Olympia half brothers shot by police officer did not assault him with skateboard
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In its five short years of life, Pinterest has become ‘the’ place where brides-to-be create wish boards of wedding china photos and do-it-yourself home renovators…
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Apple shook up the music world with iTunes a little more than a decade ago, online music has exploded and become the central way…
By KRISTIN J. BENDER and PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two former federal agents were charged with fraud in the theft of digital currency during an investigation into an online black market…
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A long legal battle over accusations that a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm demeaned women and held them to a different standard than their male…
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Hunter Newby describes himself as a real estate entrepreneur, even if he’s not marketing houses or land. Instead, he’s selling space on a new fiber-optic transmission line to Internet…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Internet moguls like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos aren’t the only techies snatching up real estate in Southern California. While the mega rich from Silicon Valley have made headlines for their purchases of…
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A sex discrimination trial that has put a spotlight on gender imbalance in Silicon Valley has prompted some technology and venture capital companies to re-examine their…
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tired of trying to remember a different password for each of your online accounts? Or worried about re-using the same password too many times?…
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington man who posted Facebook comments threatening a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer will avoid prison but has been ordered to stay off social media sites…
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As a plane with a Grumpy Cat flag flew overhead, courtesy of Friskies, the Technorati flooded into panel discussions and happy hour spots at the…
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A live-streaming app called Meerkat, calls to online activism and pedicabs with a “Game of Thrones” Iron throne seat were the top topics of conversation…