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Facebook's Tech-Snarled IPO: What We Know By Thomas Claburn Four lawsuits have arisen following Facebook's troubled initial public offering.

Employees of The Times-Picayune gathered to collectively absorb the shock of a New York Times report that the paper is about to undergo a massive restructuring that will leave New Orleans without a daily published newspaper.

Hewlett-Packard Co. shares rose after the world's largest personal-computer maker announced plans to slice its workforce by 27,000 and reported quarterly sales and profit that topped estimates, buoying optimism for a turnaround.

VALLEJO, Calif. - The first couple of years were ugly. After this working-class port city became the largest in America to declare bankruptcy in 2008, crime and prostitution surged as the police force was thinned by 40 percent.

The American people in many cases do not recognize the incredible value of one of the crown jewels of the nation: the National Guard.

Save The School House Shelter The city wants to close this 55-bed facility on George, one of the few shelters where residents can have a drink.

A new SuperPAC and national association, Fight4America, dedicated to America's security and national defense was launched Tuesday at a press conference overlooking the USS Midway in San Diego.

Amid dire predictions that the U.S. economy is heading toward a so-called "fiscal cliff," Sen.

Saginor says Best Buy is discounting the MacBook Pro by at least $100, and high-end 15.4-inch models are now offered at nearly $200 off Apple's seldom-reduced MSRP.

A big study finds that a simple, cheaper scope exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease.

HIV/AIDS Health Services & Prevention Funding Restored in City's Budget After Major Federal Funding Cuts Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by Supervisors Scott Wiener, David Campos and Christina Olague has announced a total $6.6 million full budget restoration for HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention funding in FY 2012-13 to protect essential services ... (more)

The Hewlett-Packard Co. logo is displayed on a sign at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

San Diego Unified School District officials presented a report to the Board of Education Wednesday night stating the district can meet its financial obligations for the 2012-13 academic year due to potential budget cuts that could mean layoffs for about 1,155 employees, but financial uncertainties could make a balanced budget difficult for the ... (more)

Community colleges across California have already taken a hit of almost $1 billion in the last four years and now, they face more cuts.

With dream-pop favorites and a randy R. Kelly, this week is both guilt-free and not-so-innocent. Fresh Cuts has selected the finest new records to blast at your next barbecue; the following truly sizzle.

Following closely on the heels of our recent edition with Soul Clap , this week's Signal to Noise takes cues from yet another special guest.

NEW YORK -- Legendary investor George Soros cut some of his technology bets in the first quarter, including his positions in Apple Soros, 81, cut his stake in Apple during the first quarter, selling more than half of his holdings to reduce his position to 40,000 shares, per his latest filing with Securities and Exchange Commission.

California Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye said today that Gov. Brown's planned additional cuts of $544 million in state court funding in the next fiscal year "are both devastating and disheartening." "They will seriously compromise the public's access to their courts and our ability to provide equal access to justice throughout the state," ... (more)

Insisting that trial courts "have largely been held harmless from budget reductions" in recent years, Gov.

A House Armed Services Committee member is taking the obscure concept of "sequestration" to the streets, kicking off a nationwide tour Monday to discuss the potential $1 trillion in automatic cuts looming over the defense budget.