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The latest in a string of storms noisily marched across Southern California on Wednesday, hurling lightning bolts, coating mountains with snow and unleashing downpours that triggered a freeway-blocking mudslide before mostly moving on. “It was rather rare to see lightning … Continue reading →

Six patients with HIV who were given blood-cell transplants similar to one that cured a man known as “the Berlin patient” have died. Researchers say it’s a major disappointment for efforts to cure infection with the AIDS virus So far, … Continue reading →

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, but still greatly enjoy festive Christmas music, this medley is here for you Improv group Pop Roulette remixed classic holiday tunes like “Jingle Bells” and “Joy to the … Continue reading →

You can kick and scream, America, but Stephen Colbert‘s character from The Colbert Report will be dead and gone come Friday The final episode of The Colbert Report airs Thursday, and although the real Stephen Colbert will grace our screens … Continue reading →

If anyone understands heartbreak and country music, it’s this shell Jenny Slate, the creator and voice of the squeaky persona Marcel the Shell, performed a beautiful cover of a Fleetwood Mac song on Tuesday’s Conan, as only a shell could … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES — “The world will be full of fear.” There’s no way the hackers who brought Sony Pictures Entertainment to its knees, forcing the studio to shut down The Interview after a cascade of mortifying security and strategic failures … Continue reading →

Podcasts are so hot this season With the outpour of podcast obsessions (thanks, Serial), we’ve probably all thought to ourselves, “How hard can it be?” It seems like everyone with a social media following has tried his hand at the … Continue reading →

iPad cases are a dime a dozen these days, but a new Indiegogo project has a unique take on the market. The FiiV is a case for the original iPad Air or any version of the iPad mini that offers … Continue reading →

Amazon upped the ante in the shipping wars by announcing Prime Now — a service offering one-hour delivery. Though the service is now up and running, it’s only available in a very select region of Manhattan, the ZIP Code 10001, … Continue reading →

The holidays are here, and with them come a little extra time to sit back, relax and catch up on the year’s best movies This fall, Mashable announced the launch of MashFlix, our online and offline film club. For our … Continue reading →