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NASA announced the eight members of the 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class at the Johnson Space Center on Tuesday.

The best U.S. companies to work for tended to generate better returns than those with weaker corporate brands or staff morale.

Kim Kardashian showed off some new curves while attending a funeral for Kanye West's grandfather Portwood Williams, Sr.

Sonia Leticia Solis allegedly voted five different times using five different names, according to federal officials.

If GM CEO Dan Akerson has his way, the next Chevrolet Volt will see its MPGe break 100.

Pamela Jones announced that she would close her award-winning Groklaw blog after 10 years of covering tech law.

The death of extremist militia leader Abubakar Shekau would be significant, but not a game-changer, for Nigeria.

Just 18 minutes of minimum-wage work in Australia earns you a Big Mac, but in Afghanistan and India it takes around 6 hours.

Rodriguez paid legal fees for the owner of a Miami anti-aging clinic at the center of a doping scandal.

As JPMorgan is investigated for hiring the relatives of Chinese officials, a recent survey gauges how China feels about nepotism.

The co-owner of the Portland Aquarium denied reports that more than 200 animals at the facility died due to negligence.

The British government has taken frightening steps to stop press coverage of Edward Snowden's leaks. But is the U.S. complicit?

The Brazilian currency keeps dropping, and consumers and investors are losing confidence.

Musharraf could face the death penalty if convicted.

The Republican senator said he was told as a youth that he could choose Canadian or American citizenship, so he went for the U.S.

China extends a welcome to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, a man in need of allies.

The five-year crunch may have ended, but consumers still aren't able to get loans. So where is the Fed's quantitative easing going?

On Tuesday, U.S. and Canadian apparel companies are scheduled to meet in Chicago to initiate the implementation of a five-year safety plan.

Zhan Baosheng tried to claim the trademarks of at least three other companies since 2006.

NYC photographer Stanley Greenberg creates breathtaking photographs of the complex machines used in physics experiments.

The wait for the release of the FOMC meeting minutes could keep U.S. stocks rangebound.