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The latest weight loss procedure, the tongue patch diet, is gaining criticism after reports surfaced that it causes pain and constricts patients to a strictly liquid diet.

Here are five things you need to know about the Verizon - U.S. government phone records scandal.

The Chinese president's first visit to Mexico marks the start of a new relationship between the Asian giant and Central America's strongest economy.

The two leftist, anti-American leaders agreed to join forces in economic and security policies, and criticized Colombia's intention of joining NATO.

So far in 2013, the overall U.S. unemployment rate has fallen 0.4 percentage points, from 7.9 percent in January to 7.5 percent in April.

The two Boston Marathon attendees identified as “Bag Men” by the New York Post are suing the tabloid for defamation.

The latest trend for getting drunk is smoking alcohol through vaporizing. But is inhaling alcoholic vapors dangerous?

Company chairman says investments will boost India's growth at a time when foreign investments into India are falling.

Sotheby's auction house said it sold a Persian rug from the 1600s to an anonymous bidder for a record price.

The Obama administration said its mass collection of phone records is a critical tool in protecting against terror threats, AP reported.

John Edwards is making a return to public life with plans to open a North Carolina law firm this September.

PepsiCo is thirsty for the revenue that would come from SodaStream International, whose U.S. sales have doubled since 2012.

Miley Cyrus, 20, is not the only hot one in the family, as her brother Braison makes his modeling debut this summer

Car sales in the UK increased 11 percent in May, suggesting Brits are more confident than their continental counterparts.

Credit bureau Experian says a significant percentage of Americans got cars by leasing them first and then buying, in early 2013.

The insider trading trial of Mathew Martoma, a former hedge fund portfolio manager for SAC Capital Advisors, is set for November.

Planned U.S. job cuts continued their three month decline, signaling a potential recovery of sentiment among U.S. employers.

China’s food imports and agribusiness will jump over the next decade pressuring global business, resources and the environment, a report says.

Microsoft, along with the FBI and other authorities, disrupted a cyber crime network that led to $500 million in losses to financial institutions.

U.S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after falling steeply in the previous session.

Monsanto said sabotage could be a possible cause of the unapproved Roundup Ready strain of wheat recently found in Oregon.