UNITED STATES

Groups representing more than 500,000 U.S. health care professionals have identified potentially superfluous, or even harmful, tests/procedures.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a slight rebound on Wall Street Friday after declining in the last two sessions.

A war tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders is being held up by funding problems, making a death a potential loophole for aging defendants.

A new study of gun violence across the United States has confirmed that over 900 people have died in mass shootings over the past seven years.

Chuck Hagel’s fiercely resisted bid to become secretary of defense gained steam Thursday when Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, a senior conservative Republican, said he would vote for him.

A Fox News contributor has accused Qatar-based news organization Al Jazeera of attempting to “infiltrate” the United States and collaborating with supposed Muslim sleeper cells.

"Monster goldfish" have invaded Lake Tahoe and with aquarium dumping to blame.

Oracle Corp. announced three advanced software products for financial institutions to minimize risk, improve credit analysis and monitor capital requirements.

Over two decades have passed since it helped usher in the grunge era, but Pearl Jam’s “Ten” has finally sold 10 million copies.

The body of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam was exhumed from a water tank at the Cecil Hotel Tuesday. Guests are believed to have been ingesting the water in which the woman's body floated for up to three weeks.

Researches from Oceana have discovered there is seafood fraud in the U.S. with nearly one-third of fish being mislabeled.

As Nigeria clamps down on the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, it's going after the Russians.

China's military has made vast improvements in developing unmanned aircraft. What is China planning to do with its drone technology?

The lead detective was pulled after it emerged that he has attempted murder charges.

The U.S. government is now required to respond to an official petition to make cellphone unlocking legal again.

China’s Lenovo Group said Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo, will be an “observer” on its board of directors, although he won’t have a vote.

Pegasystems Inc, GrafTech International Ltd, Perry Ellis International, Groupon Inc, Ann Inc, VeriFone Systems Inc, Deutsche Bank AG and STMicroelectronics N.V. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.

North Korea defended its most recent nuclear test Thursday, saying countries which gave in to U.S. pressure suffered “tragic consequences.”

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January.

The false claim that Chuck Hagel had been endorsed for defense secretary by a nonexistent group called “Friends of Hamas” began as a ridiculous hypothetical, says the reporter who first floated it.

Kellogg has voluntarily recalled their Special K Red Berries cereal because of broken glass fragments.