California Governor Jerry Brown declared Porter Ranch under a state of emergency Wednesday due to the massive natural gas leak from the Southern California Gas Co. that has adversely affected residents for months.

German factory orders grew 1.5 percent in November more than economists have projected mainly driven by the strong domestic demands.

The pound drops to its weakest since June 2010 by 0.4 percent to only $1.4575 9 am January 7 London, as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne warns of threats abroad against the British economy in 2016.

SpringOwl Asset Management managing director Eric Jackson recommends Yahoo to replace CEO Marissa Mayer and cut 9,000 of its workforce.

Taking oral birth control pills after, before, or during pregnancy doesn’t lead to higher risk of birth defects, according to a new study by US and Denmark researchers.

TransCanada Corp sues US government to reverse President Barack Obama’s decision to reject its Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian firm also seeks $15 billion in damages from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is given permission to test driverless cars in Nevada, making it the first “standard-production” vehicles to get public autonomous testing license in the state.

Despite the threats that Apple Watch could fail, the company’s COO Jeff Williams said in a radio interview that they have been receiving “tons of emails” from people who say that the device actually saved their lives.

A study by the British Medical Journal shows that Mexico’s 10% tax on sweetened drinks implemented in 2014 led to 12 percent reduction in sales. Now, Britain and Canada are planning to follow suit.

Alexander & Baldwin Inc., the last sugar plantation Hawaii, will stop producing sugar by the end of 2016, ending an important industry to the island’s economy.

Lumos Labs has been charged a fine of $2 million by the FTC for their misleading claims on the benefits of using their app, Lumosity. The company claimed that the app could decrease or slow down serious mental conditions by frequently using the app.

Amazon has reportedly reiterates its presence in the microchip arena through unveiling acquired concern, Annapurna Lab’s Alpine. Through currently retailing a very meager market share compared to Intel’s strong dominance over chip arena, Alpine appears as a potential threat to the latter. But the unveiling event has been dominated by reduced rating points over in price index.

A number of concerns about the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, have already been reported. These include supply of virus contaminated water, forcing to pay the athletes their air conditioning and television bill. Power cutting to Olympic 2016’s inaugural venue by Rio City due to unpaid bill has appeared to be the last blow for the Olympians.

Researchers in NASA is moving one step further to introduce a hybrid airplane technology in concluding its ERA project. The airplane will be able to fly on both fossil fuel and electricity, similar to hybrid car technology.

Consumer Electronic Show always showcase the latest technology every year. This year the annual trade show present the lightest drone built by PowerUp Toys.

FDA has been reported to seize 90,000 bottles of RelaKzpro branded diet supplement on Wednesday. The seizure has been conducted under Federal Food, Drink & Beverage Act following a suit filed by the US Department of Justice on behalf of FDA in the District Court. The suit accuses kratom containing diet supplements as adulterated due to unreasonable health hazards.

Uber has agreed to pay $20,000 in fine and adopt a better data security provisions in a settlement signed with the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman. Besides that, the company also agrees to limit the number of employees allowed to use the system.

Normal check-ins of baggage was resumed by Malaysia Airlines after restrictions due to powerful head winds. These head winds inhibit the airline's capability to carry cargo and baggage.

LG Electronics Inc. introduce its new laptop product line in CES 2016. The 15-inch laptop weighs-in at only 2.16 lbs or under 1 kilogram.

Intel’s Radar Pace Technology has been successfully incorporated in Oakley branded smart glasses, are capable of analyzing athletic performances and coaching thereto. The glasses have been represented before the audience of Consumer Electronics Show, 2016. Unlike Google Glass, the Radar Pace technology instructs the wearer doing everything just by talking.

Kardashian Family saddened about Rob's battle against depression and weight gain. It is heartbreaking for the family to see one of their clan members, Robert Kardashian, suffering from depression regarding his personal problems and weight gain.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher took their baby Wyatt to Toys for Tots in California to see Santa Clause

Golden Globe Nominees for 2016 finally announced. Nominees for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards was finally released Thursday morning. Among the nominees for TV's most recognized program, Starz's Outlander earned three nods, along with FX's Cargo, USA Network's Mr.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo can now be updated to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update via XDA developers ROM. The unofficial build brings a remarkable expansion in features of Marshmallow. More details here.

T-Mobile is slated to roll out the official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to 13 devices early next year. This includes Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5, LG G4, G3, G Stylo, HTC One M9 and One M8. More details here.

Sony Xperia Z3 smartphones that have not been updated yet can now install the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. The custom ROM, eXistenZ, brings security patches against Stagefright threat and a host of improvements in the device's software

LG G4's that are not yet updated with Android 6.0 Marshmallow can now install a custom ROM based on the official build using CyanogenMod 13. The build brings native CM tweaks and customizations on top of Google's original features for the build.

Samsung has released a new roadmap outlining the expected schedule of release of its phones. Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S5 will recieve the update early in 2016.

The LG's current flagship G4 is now being upgraded to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It was in mid-October when LG Electronics started rolling out the Android 6.

LG G3 nears official over-the-air update of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow, as the tech giant revelead a source code of Marshmallow for the device. According to a report, a source code implies that test release will most likely follow.