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The U.S. Energy Information Administration believes there are 4 billion barrels of proven reserves of oil within U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico and more than 12,000 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.), a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus as well as New Jersey’s first African-American representative, died Tuesday of colon cancer.

Show Girls star Elizabeth Berkley is pregnant and is expecting her first baby with husband Greg Lauren.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez confirmed this weekend that he had suffered a recurrence of cancer, saying he would need radiotherapy treatment after the removal of another tumor even though there was no evidence of metastasis.

Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in the city of Homs Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Gas prices have risen to above $4 per gallon in many parts of the United States, sending economists into a tizzy about its impact on consumer spending, consumer confidence and the effects it will have on the housing market.

Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in Homs on Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Almost all the fighters battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces withdrew from their stronghold in the Baba Amro district of the city, leaving behind comrades to cover their retreat.

Angela Castro, older sister to Fidel and Raul Castro, died in Havana on Wednesday at the age of 88.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is said to be recovering successfully after a Monday operation.

Spanish oil company Repsol, which started deep-water oil exploration off Cuba this month, is still battling a well blowout that took place almost two weeks ago in Alaska's North Slope.

Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor (and Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress are some of the most-anticipated awards that will be given out tonight at Oscars 2012. But the differences between these two categories are not always entirely clear. This article helps you understand what the difference is.

Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, will fly to Cuba this Friday in preparation for the surgery he will undergo next week. Chavez has a recurring growth in his pelvic region. He was operated on in the same area last year in June when he was diagnosed with cancer.

Venezuela's ailing socialist leader, Hugo Chavez, will fly to Cuba on Friday for an unknown period to undergo new cancer surgery that has shaken the South American nation before an October presidential election.

Ron Paul is used to receiving passionate reactions from the audience when he talks about Iran and foreign policy at Republican debates, and it was no different in Arizona Wednesday night.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich face off tonight in Arizona for their last primary debate before Super Tuesday. Click here for live coverage of the debate, hosted by CNN, with minute-by-minute updates.

President Hugo Chavez told Venezuelans Tuesday that a cancerous tumor has probably repapered and that he was doubtful if he still had the energy to run a successful re-election race, dropping hints for the first time that his reign at the front row of Latin American politics might be near its end.

Gas prices have risen to above $4 per gallon in many parts of the country, but compared to other countries, it's actually a rather low figure.

A large natural gas find off the northern coast of Venezuela is changing the way gas in the Caribbean Basin is being sought.

Spanish oil producer Repsol, in the news in recent weeks for starting deep-water oil exploration off Cuba, is on Thursday expecting crews from Texas to help control a blowout in one of its Alaska exploration wells.

With Repsol exploring for oil in Cuban waters, just how much recoverable oil could there be?