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Kickstarter pulls plug on scam minutes before $120,000 heist

Kickstarter fraudsters hawking Kobe beef jerky were just minutes away from completing the biggest-ever outright scam on the crowdfunding site last week.

Netflix to debut original 'Shrek' series as part of DreamWorks deal

Shrek is coming to the small screen, as part of a deal Netflix struck with DreamWorks Animation on Monday.

NASA selects more women astronauts

NASA has selected another generation of astronauts to travel to new destinations in the solar system, including an asteroid and Mars, and for the first time in its history half of the new candidates are women.

'Sesame Street' creates first Muppet to have a parent in jail

Those friendly, fuzzy Muppets from “Sesame Street” have helped kids open up about all sorts of serious subjects, from hunger and divorce to military deployment.

Google seeks to scrub Web of child porn

Google says it will spend $5 million on an effort to wipe pictures of child sexual abuse from the Web and another $2 million to research more effective ways to find, report and eradicate the images.

Source: FBI searching Michigan field for Hoffa's remains

The FBI is planning to dig in a Detroit-area field Monday in a hunt for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, according to a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the investigation.

Woman sentenced to death set to walk free, go shopping with victim's grandson

Paula Cooper was just 16 years old when she became the youngest person on death row in the United States. That was in 1986.

GM recalling 194,000 SUVs; possible fire hazard

General Motors is recalling almost 194,000 SUVs in the United States because an electronic module could short circuit, causing a fire.

Tropical Depression Two forms in Caribbean Sea

Tropical Depression Two formed off the coast of Belize and Guatemala around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17.

Obama to name D.C. lawyer to lead Guantanamo Bay closure

President Barack Obama will appoint Washington, D.C. lawyer Clifford Sloan to re-open the State Department's Office of Guantanamo Closure, according to a senior administration official.

Washington State marijuana growers weigh-in on new cannabis labeling laws

What will marijuana sold in stores look like? We're getting closer to an answer, but in the meantime, people in the pot business have some ideas of their own.

We may find out how NSA's programs have kept U.S. safe

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he's no fan of President Obama but wishes the government had the NSA;s database phone and internet records 12 years ago.

Some Dublin residents say no to Rihanna

Apparently Rihanna is too racy for residents of Dublin, Ireland.

Smith & Wesson booked record sales as gun debate raged

The past 12 months have been bad for gun violence, but good for Smith & Wesson.

Can Nintendo get its mojo back?

It hasn't been a blockbuster year for Nintendo, the video-gaming company that brought us "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros." and the Wii.