Today, regulators will force companies to lower the rates they charge inmates and their families. But the companies won't go down without a fight.
The hearings are part of the eighth investigation into the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Libya that left a U.S. ambassador and other Americans dead.
Chinese investors expect fresh stimulus before a key government meeting next week, while European markets look to the ECB for a boost.
Xiaomi is no longer China's biggest smartphone maker as the Internet company says it is considering launching its smartphones in the U.S.
A new report on cybersecurity says 26.6 percent of all malware attacks in 2015 were aimed at healthcare sites.
Documents appearing on the WikiLeaks site date from before 2009. None appeared to contain sensitive information, but more disclosures were promised for Thursday.
September was the second-hottest on record, and the fifth straight month to be a record-setter. In addition, nine states shattered temperature records last month.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York, who is leading the investigation, is best known for spearheading a 2011 probe that crippled the online poker industry.
To meet sales goals amid a stock price slide and criticism of its Model S, electric-car maker Tesla is offering incentives for current customers to help recruit new ones.
Republican front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson will lead a field of 10 candidates at the Oct. 28 event in Boulder, Colorado.
The Republican presidential front-runner used Joe Biden's Wednesday announcement as an opportunity to hurl criticism at Clinton, the Democratic front-runner.
The aging and slow flying A-10 can hit smaller targets more accurately than newer hi-tech jets.
The Mormon church has long fought against the advancement of gay rights but signaled a more conciliatory tone Tuesday.
China, the largest economy in Asia and the second-largest in the world, is also the world's largest consumer of crude oil.
Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have a long history, sometimes marked by tension.
A top market regulator outlined potential regulations that he said could limit the risks posed by high-frequency trading.
A new poll found a clear majority of U.S. residents support legalizing marijuana, another benchmark in shifting attitudes.
Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has vowed to pull out of the F-35 fighter program and withdraw from the Iraq coalition bombing campaign.
The startup is patching together available insurance data to help patients suffering from rare maladies find the right doctor.
"Back to the Future" is just one of many sci-fi movies from old Hollywood whose fictional futures are upon us.
More Americans die from drug overdoses every year than car crashes, the government says.
The U.S. is using diplomacy to prevent the Iraqi government from maintaining its relationship with Moscow.
