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Kateri Tekakwitha was converted to Catholicism by Jesuit priests and spent much of her short, grim life struggling from the ravages of smallpox, including partial blindness.

One of America's largest oil companies has had a good streak, but legal troubles at home and abroad could check performance.

The release date for Skyrim's Dawnguard and Hearthfire DLCs has yet to come to PS3, but Bethesda Zenimax may be working on another add on.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Ohio's request to curtail early voting in the state leading up to the Nov. 6 presidential election.

Amazon, the largest Internet retailer, said it will hire more than 50,000 seasonal workers at its fulfillment centers across the U.S.

Talking heads were scrambling to explain the sudden departure of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) Chief Executive Vikram Pandit Tuesday.

Knight, who at one time held the all-time Division I coaching victories record with 902 wins, said he’s not the ring-wearing type.

Strange planet found orbiting two stars with two more stars orbiting their system

After the talented engineers at iFixit successfully tore down the fifth-generation iPod Touch on Oct. 11, the company on Tuesday tried their hand at the all-new seventh-generation iPod Touch, which Apple’s Greg Joswiak called, “the best Nano we’ve ever built.”

Conservative pundit Glenn Beck unveiled his new line of denim jeans on Monday for his clothing company, 1791.

Yahoo will pay $58 million to hire Henrique de Castro, a Google executive who will become Yahoo's new chief operating officer.

Loose-spending rapper Birdman just snatched up embattled producer Scott Storch's ex-Miami pad, for a cool $14.5 million

Americans may get to drive the $3000 budget car Tata Nano, at a revised price by 2015, if all goes well with the plans laid out by the automotive giant, Tata Motors.

Investors flocked back to the Japanese telecom following the announcement of a Sprint takeover.

Vikram Pandit has resigned as CEO of Citigroup, the third-largest U.S. bank. He was replaced by Michael Corbat.

StemCells Inc, Sarepta Therapeutics Inc, Deutsche Bank, ING Groep, NVIDIA Corp, eBay Inc, Clearwire Corp and AudioCodes Ltd. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

Expectations are low for Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), but that doesn't mean stock pickers aren't sweet on company shares.

China is still widely expected to undershoot the 7.5% growth rate mandated by Beijing for 2012 when it reports 3Q GDP Thursday.

Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as better-than-expected U.S. data and a strong earnings surprise from Citigroup buoyed sentiment.

Amazon (AMZN) is planning to hire 50,000 seasonal workers in the United States to cater to the holiday season. The seasonal hiring plans of different retail stores spell good news for several groups of unemployed workforce.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by expectations that the global economy is recovering led by the revival of consumer confidence in the world’s largest economy.

European markets rose Tuesday as investor confidence was lifted by hopes that Spain will soon apply for a bailout and trigger the European Central Bank’s new bond buying plan.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were Premier Exhibitions Inc, CNinsure Inc, Monro Muffler Brake Inc, Novavax Inc Inc and Jive Software Inc.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were WD-40 Company, Clearwire Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc and SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Realogy Holdings Corp, Cosan Ltd, Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P and Credit Suisse Group AG. The top after-market NYSE Losers were Bankrate, Inc, Bridgepoint Education, Costamare Inc, Alon USA Energy and Government Properties Income Trust.

Most of the Asian stocks gained Tuesday with investor sentiment turning positive as a rise in the U.S. retail sales indicated an improvement in consumer confidence in the world’s largest economy.

Asian shares rose Tuesday after rallies in U.S. stocks and positive U.S. data cheered investors, with hopes for some progress in the euro zone crisis also helping.

Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) is releasing a new cheaper bundle for its celebrated Wii console just weeks before the Wii U first hits shelves.

A leading economist in Gov. Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign criticized the Democratic tax plan on CNBC Monday.

Shidea Lane, the woman who was delivered an uppercut to the face from bus driver Artis Hughes last week, spoke out about the feud seen in the viral video.