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A CBS 5 crew captured footage of hens starving at this ranch near Turlock in Stanislaus County on February 22, 2012. Officials said an estimated 50,000 birds were found starving to death. (CBS)

More Than 50,000 Hens Found Starving On Central Valley Ranch

An estimated 50,000 hens are dead or will be euthanized after authorities found them starving on a chicken ranch in Central California on Wednesday.

2 hours ago

The Verizon version of the Apple iPhone. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

California AG, Mobile App Stores Reach Agreement To Protect Privacy

Six companies have agreed to improve privacy protections for consumers who access the Internet through mobile apps

7 hours ago

The exterior of a Kohl's department store. (Douglas McFadd/Getty Images)

ConsumerWatch: Investigation Finds Kohl’s Sale Prices Aren’t Always A Deal

Frequent sales and huge discounts are strategies that have kept many Kohl’s shoppers coming back time and again – but are Kohl’s sale prices always as good as they seem?

8 hours ago

A sign at Hewlett-Packard headquarters in Palo Alto. (John G. Mabanglo/AFP/Getty Images)

Hewlett-Packard CEO Pleads Patience As Earnings Fall 44 Percent

Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Wednesday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings.

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San Francisco homeowner Monica Kenney is fighting foreclosure. (CBS)

SF Homeowner Gets Last-Minute Eviction Reprieve

A San Francisco woman who was facing eviction from her home Wednesday was thrown a life preserver just hours before sheriff’s deputies were expected to arrive.

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The exterior of an Oakland Wells Fargo Bank branch. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Clergy Members Ask Wells Fargo To Repent During SF Foreclosure Protest

Dozens of clergy members and community activists rallied today outside the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco in protest of what they say is rampant foreclosure abuse.

14 hours ago

A ski lift at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. (Gabeguss/Wikimedia Commons)

Heavenly, Northstar Parent Company Buys Kirkwood Ski Resort

Vail Resorts, parent company of Heavenly Valley and Northstar ski resorts in Lake Tahoe, has purchased Tahoe’s Kirkwood Mountain Resort for $18 million.

15 hours ago

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Tech Report: Comcast Set To Launch Netflix Competitor

KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid said Netflix has a new competitor in the video subscription service market.

2012/02/21

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Stanford Study Finds $135.7B In California Government Pension Liabilities

A Stanford University think tank has found that two dozen local governments in California face a combined $135.7 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

2012/02/21

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Apple To Allow Environmental Audit Of 2 Chinese Plants

Apple has agreed to allow independent environmental audits of two of its Chinese plants after recent reports of toxic leaks into rivers and lakes in the country’s mainland.

2012/02/21

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Before she became the world’s wealthiest novelist, Harry Potter author JK Rowling was raising her daughter on welfare.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

From Rags to Riches

Check out which companies started in garages and as tiny start-ups, and which heavy hitters owe their riches to a lucky break.

The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, as seen from in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Jan. 3, 2010. (Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images)

A Look At The World’s Tallest Skyscraper

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is the world’s tallest skyscraper, standing at more than 2,700 feet or 160 stories. The tower, which was formerly known as the Burj Dubai, opened on January [...]

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