Sofia Vergara, star of ABC's hit show "Modern Family," is reportedly concerned about "sexy" photos taken of her in her bathroom and bedroom by fiancé Nick Loeb that were stolen from his phone

A decline in the number of available properties, especially in California, prompted a new innovation at the real estate marketplace website Zillow.com. Late Wednesday night the six-year-old Zillow launched a free feature that allows potential home buyers to view homes that are owned by banks or are in the foreclosure process but are not officially listed for sale.

Apple released solid financial results for its fourth quarter Friday, ending Sept. 29. Profits rose 24 percent on the sale of its iPhone 5, which was released on Sept. 21. Its quarterly revenue was up about $8 billion from last year's fourth quarter.

As the job outlook continues to look murky for recent college graduates the costs of tuition and fees for both public and private universities are up, though not too substantially, according to the latest figures released by The College Board Wednesday.

One day after Rajat K. Gupta, formerly of Goldman Sachs, was sentenced to two years in prison for insider trading, a lawyer for Raj Rajaratnam who is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a Massachusetts prison for the same crime, asked that his conviction be set aside, The New York Times reported.

Prosecutors surprised a Jefferson County Courtroom in Colorado on Thursday when they announced they had a confession from 17-year-old Austin Reed Sigg and DNA evidence linking him to the murder of Jessica Ridgeway and the attempted abduction of a jogger back in May, ABC News reported.

The U.S. economy, the number one issue among voters, grew at a two percent rate in the third quarter, according to Commerce Department Data released Friday. Increased consumer and government spending and an uptick in the housing industry were the drivers.

A six-year veteran from Harlem's 26th Precinct, Gilberto Valle III, was arrested by the FBI for a plot to kill and cook his girlfriend and as many as 100 other unsuspecting women, according to a statement made by authorities today, as reported by The New York Post.

More than 80 Chief Executive Officers from the country's largest corporations have joined together in a rare show of unity to pressure Congress for a bipartisan plan to shrink the country's debt, Reuters reported Thursday.

Hurricane Sandy, a Category 2 storm that slammed through Cuba Thursday with 110 mile-per-hour winds before making landfall in the Bahamas has become "a major potential threat to the Northeast," according to the Associated Press. Meteorologists fear Hurricane Sandy, an early winter storm coming from the West and an arctic air from the North will hit the East Coast all at once, starting Sunday night in a cataclysm of gale force winds, coastal flooding, power outages and even snow.

Microsoft introduced its new Windows 8 operating system Thursday morning at an event that was live-streamed from New York, led by CEO Steve Ballmer. The software will be available starting midnight Oct. 26.

The real estate mogul has to make a $5 million contribution to a charity of President Barack Obama's choice if the President releases all of his college and passport applications and records.

The country's second largest bank, Bank of America, has been accused of mortgage fraud in a civil suit filed by the U.S. government in a Manhattan court Wednesday, claiming it sold thousands of home loans that were deliberately processed at such a high speed adequate checks could not be performed, through its Countrywide Financial unit.

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff sentenced the former Goldman Sachs director to two years in prison for insider trading and fined him $5 million in a Manhattan court room yesterday.

Zynga Inc has laid off 5 percent of its full-time workforce, shut its Boston office and scaled back in Austin, launching a sweeping overhaul that may also see the social game creator close its Japanese and British offices, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Following a scandal involving the former co-Chair of the high-end online and retail furniture store, Restoration Hardware, the company is planning to sell 5.2 million shares in an Initial Public Offering, The New York Times reported in Dealbook, based on papers filed Tuesday.

Yesterday's unveiling of Apple's new iPad Mini in California received a tepid response from a number of analysts who say the gadget's surprising price tag, $349 for a WI-FI-only version, will make it less of a threat than expected to similarly sized tablets, Reuters reported.

Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, died Monday night as reported by the Associated Press. As one of the country's first women lawyers, Fletcher knew discrimination firsthand and fought for the rights of the oppressed.

The couple has officially broken up after three months of dating, Sanchez's rep confirmed to US Weekly Tuesday, as reported by The Daily News.

Rumor has it that the world's top golfer, 23-year-old Irishman Rory McIlroy, is on the verge of signing a 10-year deal with Nike, worth $250 million, according to major media sources.

Warren Buffett, the country's second-richest man and one of the world's most successful investors, told CNBC in an interview Wednesday, that he sees the U.S. economy "inching ahead" despite slowing economies in Europe and Asia.

Priced at $329, Apple unveiled its iPad Mini at a media event held at the California Theater in San Jose this morning. As expected, the tablet is 7.9 inches, and will compete with the likes of Barnes & Noble's Nook Color and the Amazon's Kindle Fire HD.

The acclaimed Hollywood director Tony Scott died from multiple blunt force injuries and drowning, according to an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County coroner Monday. His death has been listed as a suicide.

AirBnb Inc., which allows travelers to rent private accommodations online around the world, is in discussions with the venture capitalist Peter Thiel about an investment of approximately $150 million, according to inside sources, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Forty one year-old disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been stripped of seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life following ratification of United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) sanctions against him by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday. Now the Texas company that paid his prize money may want it back.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has gone on record as saying he is opposed to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's economic stimulus plans as "ineffective and inflammatory," and has vowed to appoint a new Fed Chair, if he is elected, The New York Times reported today.

Apple's much-anticipated media event to be held at 10 AM Pacific Standard Time today will be video streamed live on the company's website, apple.com, but you have to have Apple hardware to watch it, according to The Next Web.

A CBS News poll taken immediately following the debate showed that 53 percent of the more than 500 voters polled online said Mr. Obama won, 23 percent said Romney won, and 24 percent felt the debate was a tie.

The U.S. private equity investor FLAG Capital Management announced today that it will acquire Hong Kong-based Squadron Capital, which manages $1.5 million in assets, PRNewswire reported. Its acquisition of the private equity firm will give FLAG a presence in Asia, increasing its total assets under management to $6 billion.

Lakota Sioux activist Russell Charles Means died Monday of esophageal cancer at his ranch on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to a statement released by his family. He was 72.