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California Attorney General Jerry Brown is by far the most popular candidate for governor in next year's election, but most voters in his party are unhappy that he is the only major Democrat running, according to a new poll on Sunday.

Views on same-sex marriage were sharply polarized based on political party, with 66 percent of Democrats thinking it should be legal and 71 percent of Republicans in opposition.

Entertainment Tonight Headlines Dennis Hopper on Cancer Battle: 'Everything's Good Right Now' Dennis Hopper opened up on Saturday about how hea s been feeling since his managera s announcement last month that hea d been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

A new study suggests that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard while in the womb.

About six percent of all childhood asthma cases in Riverside and nine percent in Long Beach can be attributed to proximity to heavy traffic corridors, according to a University of Southern California study released Wednesday.

Social computing plays a central role in next-generation software, as well as politics, society, and culture.

As the 2010 election season gears up in California, two other big names threw their hats in the race on Wednesday.

According to a new study, younger people are more susceptible to contracting the H1N1 virus but survive, while older people are dying from it.

Jay Leno may not be a "whiner," as he put it in response to the criticism his new 10 p.m. prime time show has faced. But this week, he certainly had plenty to worry about as his freshman variety show on NBC, airing five nights a week against mostly scripted dramas on the other networks, fell behind a re-run of CSI: Miami.

After debuting to impressive numbers on Sept. 14 - some 18 million viewers - "The Jay Leno Show" over the past two weeks has settled into nearly identical ratings as its late-night predecessor, roughly five million viewers nightly. NBC had maintained that it would be satisfied with lower ratings as long as the show earned a net profit (a talk show costs a fraction of a scripted show, which can top $4 million per episode). But it had asserted that the show would shine when the other channels were airing re-runs.

There's an old story about a Harvard professor who gets a call from the president and responds that his president is the president of Harvard.

Scholarship Program, the site said Monday. Established in 2006, the Penny Arcade Scholarship is an academic grant that recognizes one student with the potential to positively affect the games industry.

George Clooney may be surrounded by extravagance these days, but there was once a time when he couldn't scrounge together $100 to pay for much-needed portraits.

The University of Southern California has been selected to establish a $16 million cancer research center as part of a new strategy against the disease by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and its National Cancer Institute.

In an image from television, Mobile native Meoshe Williams smiles during her appearance on the CBS game show "The Price is Right," which aired Thursday.

A University of Southern California study found fiber to be a key ingredient in getting rid of belly fat.

People seeking answers to questions such as - How often should I have sex? What do women really want? Am I too old/young/fat/beautiful/whatever for a ita ? - could turn to self-help books, magazine agony aunts or even seek personal therapy.

R&I's Beverage Census Study helps operators deliver the right mix on beverage menus.

PENNY ARCADE AWARDS $10,000 2009 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP TO USC STUDENT SEATTLE - Nov.

Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager says.

It's been nearly two months since a 64-inch water main burst under Coldwater Canyon Avenue and unleashed tens of thousands of gallons of water through nearly a dozen nearby Ventura Boulevard shops.