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Here's why 10 Republicans opposed Paul Ryan's 2014 budget today.

On Wed, the Fed kept its quantitative easing program intact, saying it expects moderate GDP growth in 2013. The vote was 11-1.

In several interviews including an op-ed piece for Ohio newspapers, GOP Sen. Rob Portman says he now supports gay marriage.

A 301-page Senate report released Thursday alleges that the largest bank in the U.S. misled investors and regulators.

After months of national media publicity and social media sparring the “rape crew” trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday in Steubenville, Ohio.

Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co. will take over Twinkies and other Hostess products, bankrupt Hostess Brands announced.

Along with the soda ban, Bloomberg's three-term reign has produced health initiatives aimed at curbing obesity, smoking and hearing.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced her bid to become the next mayor on Sunday.

For drug runners hoping to go about their business undetected, it’s never good news when the boat they’re using runs aground. That problem is complicated considerably when the smuggling vessel not only becomes unseaworthy, but does so on property overseen by the U.S. Air Force.

Strategies used to apprehend everyday street criminals may be applicable in targeting white-collar criminals as well.

Chris Brown shouted "[expletive] Drake" after a DJ played the rapper's hit song "Started From the Bottom" while at a Hollywood nightclub.

Columbia students reportedly consume 100 pounds of Nutella a day, which amounts to the cost of more than five university tuitions.

From a discussion of Paul's urinary system to a Hitler reference, and a certain Florida senator's attempt to keep it real, the filibuster had a bit of everything.

News of leaked Samsung Galaxy s4 images turned out to be false, but they may give a sneak peak of features expected on the smartphone.

South Korea's military said it was fully prepared to strike back at the North, a day after Pyongyang threatened to scrap the 1953 armistice.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will continue with the plastic body to strike a balance between manufacturability and a "premium feeling."

Jon Stewart has announced a 12-week hiatus from hosting Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” to direct a feature-length film this summer.

The First Amendment for Ferrell only applies to issues he agrees with apparently.

The death toll from the three-week long standoff between the Malaysian authorities and the Filipino rebels holed up in Sabah has reached 31.

A suspected suicide bomber attacked Shi'ite Muslims as they were leaving a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, killing scores of people.

Iran continues to back Assad's regime as the U.S. and the West pledge more money and supplies to the rebels.

Cruz, a 3-year-old Samoyed, died of poisoninglike symptoms just days after competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Authorities have yet to determine a motive in Marco McMillian's death, but his family thinks his murder was politically motivated.

The agreement, signed Thursday by Thailand’s National Security Council and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional rebels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marks an unprecedented commitment from both sides to negotiate.

The United States plans to provide medical supplies and food – at least -- to Syrian rebel fighters in a policy shift.

The New York Times has struck a new deal with Starbucks to offer coffee drinkers limited access to the paper's stories.

Public support for same-sex marriage by some prominent conservatives could potentially affect the outcome of two Supreme Court cases this term.

After a wardrobe malfunction and a snub to her designer pal Valentino, Anne Hathaway apologized for changing her dress choice for the 2013 Oscars to Prada last minute.

As the administration issues dire warnings about the looming sequester, congressional Republicans are a plan to give the president more flexibility in imposing the $85 billion in cuts, which they say could protect the most vital programs.