UNITED STATES

North Korea's release of a U.S. prisoner is good news, but it doesn't signal that the Hermit Kingdom is softening.

Be sure to catch Thursday's solar eclipse, but don't look at the sun with your naked eye.

A submarine search off Sweden recalls headlines and attitudes from 30 years ago. But the Cold War may not be back -- yet.

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) shares jumped more than 5 percent on Thursday after it reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its 2014 outlook, citing strong demand from the North American energy and construction industries.

With less than two weeks to go, several polls show the 2014 Senate race remains very competitive.

North Korea will reportedly ban international tourism starting Friday as a response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Redmond is pushing mobile and cloud products under new CEO Satya Nadella. The Street is watching.

Western nations are ready to crack down with sanctions on leaders they say incite the spreading chaos in Libya.

Many soft-drink makers are now combating falling sales by adopting alternative "health-conscious" products.

Japan, Ireland, Australia, Canada and others are doing little or nothing to crack down on companies that bribe foreign officials.

NBC benefited from the strong performances of 'The Voice,' 'The Blacklist,' and 'Sunday Night Football.'

China executed 2,400 people last year. The total number of executions for the rest of the world was 778 in 2013.

The U.S. Army and National Institutes of Health are spending millions to push Ebola research.

Russia is sending more troops up north into a thawing Arctic Circle, and one NATO member is already worried.

An online predator convinced three Colorado teenagers to skip school -- and the country -- to join Islamic State militants.

U.S. airstrikes have killed 521 ISIS militants and 32 civilians since they began a month ago, according to a Syria watchdog group.

North Korean officials said Wednesday that Kim Jong Un had personally ordered the release of detained American Jeffrey Fowle as a favor to the U.S.

Federal officials will examine if Takata misled safety regulators about the reliability of its product.

Nearly a dozen people in Connecticut and the Seattle area are under close watch for signs of Ebola.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie designated three hospitals to take in travelers displaying Ebola symptoms upon arrival at the Newark airport.

Rosneft, Russia's largest oil producer has asked for more than 2 trillion rubles from the country's National Wealth Fund.