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Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and biographer David Maraniss has dug up love letters and journal entries from President Barack Obama's ex-girlfriends to get an idea of what the president was like during his largely unknown time in New York City in his early 20s.

Tasers can cause cardiac arrest and even death, according to a new study.

Former opposition leader Tzipi Livni announced her resignation Tuesday from the Israeli parliament weeks after losing the leadership of the centrist Kadima Party.

President Barack Obama will address the nation at 7:30 p.m. EDT to announce an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the role of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney ignored a heckler shouting Mitt Romney you're a racist! while he and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani criticized Barack Obama for politicizing the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Amare Stoudemire is done for the series with lacerations in his hand, according to a report.

In spite of organizers providing free coffee and bagels, planned May Day demonstrations across New York convened by the loosely organized movement against social and economic inequality known as Occupy Wall Street got off to a wet, slow, sleepy start. Much like the day itself, however, the street actions began warming up into the late afternoon and, by lunchtime, seemed to be close to going into full swing.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, issued a response to a story in the New York Times on April 29 that exposed its comprehensive strategy to minimize paying corporate taxes.

There was no mention of the massive May 1 General Strike protests sweeping New York City and the world on the New York Times homepage as of 11:20 Tuesday morning.

Less than a week ahead of the presidential election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to sue a website over articles which claimed that the slain Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi donated around $65 million to his 2007 presidential campaign.

Researchers discovered a new type of bee in New York City that feeds on sweat and uses humans as a salt-lick.

Apple Inc. has developed a knack for sidestepping federal income-tax obligations through an intricate paper shuffle and a smattering of subsidiaries around the world. But its tactics fall far short of the nuanced approach taken by 26 companies that paid zero dollars in federal taxes over the last four years.

Chen Guangcheng is the latest -- but almost certainly won't be the last -- Chinese dissident to stir up international uproar over civil-rights violations in China. But seeing the many-branched tree of civil and human-rights activists from which he descended offers an overview of the current state of China's political dissent.

Did you hear the news? A mass grave with two dozen bodies was found in Texas. Iran is banning the Internet. South Carolina's Gov. Nikki Haley is under indictment for tax fraud. Jon Bon Jovi is dead. All of these statements are false but were at one time considered to be verified, legitimate facts, believed and shared by many.

While user excitement and rumors about Apple devices mainly flock around iPad and iPhone, Apple HD TV is also slowly yet strongly making its presence felt among TV addicts.

China's economic relationships with Eastern Europe are deepening. Although the Asian power's trade with the former Communist bloc often goes unnoticed in the Americas, it has increased significantly in recent years.

The Bank of Japan will expand its Asset Purchase Program by an additional 5 trillion yen ($62 billion) to increase the purchase of Japanese government bonds, exchange-traded funds and Japan real estate investment trusts, the bank announced in a statement Friday.

Bond investors brought the governments of Spain and Italy to the brink of crisis Friday as the cost of borrowing rose to nearly unsustainable levels.

Here is the schedule for the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs.

As Chinese investigations into Bo Xilai, the disgraced former boss of Chongqing and Politburo member, continue, the rest of his family and their business dealings are under the spotlight.

Few models can pull off devouring a Carl Jr.'s Southwest Patty Melt in one advertisement and then turn around and pose for a high-fashion spread in Harper's Bazaar; yet, Kate Upton manages to do just that in one foul swoop.

Fifty Shades of Grey continues to heat up eReaders around the world with its steamy saga of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. E. L. James' S&M erotica novel sits perched atop The New York Times' bestsellers list, hitting its seventh week. Now a film is in the works. Who do you think should play main characters Grey and Steele? Take our poll.

The Magic/Bird Broadway play has received mixed reviews, but its producers aren't worried.

In a conversation suffused with themes and talking points sure to resurface during the election, the commander-in-chief touched on topics as diverse as climate change, the tenor of the rhetoric on Capitol Hill and his fondness for The Daily Show and Homeland.

Here are some quick facts about German high jumper Ariane Friedrich, who has stirred national debate about privacy leading up to the Olympics after posting public information on Facebook about an alleged Facebook stalker.

Well, surely, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 one of the cheapest tablets to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich version. However, before getting anywhere near conclusion, one has to note that wireless communication vendors including Amazon, Apple others are creating a buzz in the industry and are anticipated to saturate the table market with their powerful line-up devices at low costs.

German high-jumper Ariane Friedrich has publicly revealed the identity of the man she says harassed her and e-mailed her pictures of his genitals. The 28-year old athlete, who is the midst of training for London's Summer 2012 Olympics, posted the alleged stalker's name, e-mail address, his hometown, and excerpts from the e-mails she received, reported MSN news. She has also filed a criminal complaint with authorities, who are now investigating the matter.

The New York Republican primary may be awarding the most delegates of all the presidentials contests on Tuesday, but Manhattan voters largely stayed home. Their state traditionally votes Democrat in the general election, and the GOP nomination has already been all but declared for Mitt Romney.

U.S. regulators are investigating major U.S. movie studios' dealings with China as the entertainment companies try to get a greater foothold in one of the fastest-growing movie markets in the world.