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Newt Gingrich and Bobby Jindal have been intensely critical of Mitt Romney's claim that the Obama campaign gave voters "gifts" -- in the form of funding -- in exchange for votes.

The summer is past and cooler temperatures prevail throughout the Middle East. What a season for a good fight.

Counting down to Thanksgiving.

The latest presidential election and cable TV news coverage underscored the extremely polarized state of politics in the contemporary U.S.

Mike Ditka is a throwback to a long-vanished America.

The odd-even gas rationing system in New York City will be extended through Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

U.S. President Barack Obama Monday lauded the courage of fellow Nobel Peace laureate and Myanmarese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has relentlessly fought for establishing democracy in the former pariah country.

In his historic visit to Myanmar Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the country’s shift to democracy and pushed for further reforms.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Monday ahead of the National Association of Realtors' home sales report.

Before the launch of Wii U, a number of reports suggested that streaming services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video and Nintendo's own TVii service were to get delayed for the next few weeks. However, it has been confirmed that Netflix is fully functional on Wii U.

Crude oil prices advanced in Asia Monday on fears that growing tensions in the Middle East may threaten supplies.

Japanese yen hit the lowest against the U.S. dollar in the last seven months Monday amid reports that policymakers in Japan were under pressure to further loosen the monetary policy to revive the economy.

Most of the Asian markets rose Monday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that the U.S. congressional leaders will come to an agreement with President Barack Obama in taking the measures to overcome the lingering fiscal cliff.

Acting on intelligence gathered during a joint investigation by Chinese and U.S. law-enforcement authorities, Chinese police on Sunday arrested 73 people who are suspected of being involved in the counterfeit luxury-bag trade across national borders.

Wrapping up a mission lasting over four months, three members of the Expedition 33 crew, namely Sunita Williams, Akihiko Hoshide and Yuri Malenchenko returned to Earth from the International Space Station and landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday.

Thailand’s economic growth slowed down in the third quarter compared to that in the previous quarter, indicating that the weak global demand continues to affect the country’s economy.

A wave of suicides prompted a law offering two-year protection for needy families. But no one knows what will happen if the economy fails to recover.

A Hamas spokesman reportedly says Israel and Hamas have agreed on “90 percent” of a ceasefire deal in Egypt.

Sans the hysteria, the U.S. budget situation is like a living room getting cooler, not a "fiscal cliff."

Reiterating calls to give middle class families hope for the holiday season, Obama urged House Republicans to prevent tax hike on first $250,000 of anyone's income.

A senior Israeli official arrived in Cairo Sunday morning for talks on reaching a cease-fire, Egyptian officials said.