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Are Wednesdays really so tough? Well, yes, they can be. Here, though, is to keeping things in perspective.

Aftermath images and videos of the Oklahoma tornado are now posted on social networking web sites.

Washington has become the fifth state this year to sign into law protections of social media passwords at the workplace and job interviews Gov.

When three Chicago area teens were charged over the weekend with raping a 12-year-old girl - and then posting a video of the assault on their Facebook pages - it was a tale that was as revolting as it was entirely plausible.

How does Montgomery County light up? Pharmacies, roads and town hubs-Patch was inspired by the photos you submitted this week that show our community at dusk or just after.

Teens are posting more and more personal information on social media sites, but most also are taking formal and informal measures to protect their online privacy and reputations, a new survey finds.

Celebrities are coming forward to send support and words of encouragement to people and communities affected by Monday's tornado near Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs.

Without a doubt, the stock market float was one of the most highly-anticipated of the past decade.

The complaint filed in Michigan federal court not only accuses the popular social network of lifting one of Eminem's songs for the April launch of a new application called "Facebook Home," but tells the story of how Facebook's advertising company attempted to use Eminem to attract the liking of Mark Zuckerberg , and how, when threatened with ... (more)

A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class.

Patch is seeking student newspapers, teachers, parents and administrators to contribute to our Local Voices platform and help educate the masses on what going on in your schools.

A rash of tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as it ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday.

Authorities say they have found the body of an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.

Welcome to Tri-Cities Talk-a regular feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on current issues facing Geneva, Batavia and St.

The artist's sister said in social network posts that he died at home in Austin, Texas, on May 7, although the news took time to filter through to his friends and collaborators in the music world.

On Sunday, Yahoo's board of directors approved the purchase of the social networking and blog site Tumblr for $1.1 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Winklevoss brothers' legal battle with Facebook over the social network's messy creation made them rich.

The New York City Anti Violence Project and LGBT Center announced via social media yesterday that a rally and Community Safety Night will be held next week in response to the recent ash of anti-gay violence across the city that lead to Saturday night's attack and murder of Marc Carson in Greenwich Village.

Police investigate the scene of a fatality which took place during a stunt demonstration at a Jeep show in the parking lot of Oliver Square shopping centre in Edmonton on Saturday, May 18, 2013.