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The story of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs taking another medical leave as he battles with cancer has been a big media story this week. It’s a led to some extravagant claims by reporters and their sources about Jobs’ demigod status.

For decades, the U.S. sought stability in the Middle East. But the upheavals of the past year have left the region in flux, and the U.S. is trying to define a new policy for dealing with changes that are still playing out.

A stand-up comedian gets sued over a mother-in law joke; a jury is made to swear it won't "google;" and a cutback in hiring may signal another Supreme Court Justice is about to retire. It's time to talk about some of the most fascinating current legal issues with These Days legal analyst, Dan Eaton.

Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd deal with Jane Lynch in Role Models (Universal)

The Miss Saigon pageant winner left Vietnam for the U.S. in 1975 and eventually became an FBI special agent. She has reinvented herself once again; she now lives in Bangkok and runs a Vietnamese restaurant that has become a favorite of locals and expatriates alike.

Displays of joy erupted near the White House and ground zero in New York in reaction to news that Osama bin Laden had been killed. Some found the celebrations — even of the death of a widely hated figure — morally troublesome.

A new program, Yamli, allows users to spell out Arabic words phonetically using a Western keyboard. Yamli not only searches Arabic script; it also looks for Western variations. Creators say it can help non-native Arabic students practice the language.

Published reports this weekend say Yahoo has sent a letter to Microsoft rejecting a bid by the giant software maker to buy the search-engine company. But the letter could just be a negotiating ploy.

Like entrepreneurs everywhere, the trio who founded Bluebox Now dream of making it big. But first they have to learn some lessons. As they're getting off the ground, a cycle of mentorship feedback and retooling drives their growth, though that may mean falling behind schedule.

A preliminary plan to transform Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama into a pedestrian mall was unveiled Monday. Returning the Plaza to it’s pedestrian-only roots has been part of the park master plan for more than 20 years.