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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Sunday that a fresh round of monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve would not help the fragile U.S. economy.

Not only did this represent a grave violation of fair trade practices, but it also smacked of a naked ploy to consolidate their political bases (who, no doubt, agree with their views anyway).

Michael Phelps, the legendary American swimmer on Saturday bade goodbye to competitive swimming by extending his world record as the U.S. team won gold in the 4x100 medley relay. Earlier, Phelps announced that he will quit professional swimming career after the London Olympics.

China criticizes the U.S. for accusing Beijing of escalating tensions in the South China Sea by setting up a new military garrison on a disputed island in the waters.

Asian stock markets ended with gains last week as the speculation of further stimulus measures from the major central banks offered support. However, markets pared gains after policy makers in the U.S. and Europe failed to offer any new stimulus measures needed to bolster growth. Particularly, the lack of concrete new action by the European Central Bank weighed on the sentiment.

Harper Gruzins, the 11-year-old girl who sang the U.S. national anthem at a Major League Soccer game last weekend, has come under fire across the country for her version of the song. Given the difficultly singers have with the song, some sports fans are wondering why it is performed so often in the first place.

It was another big day for Team USA.

President Obama is one of the youngest presidents in history, coming in only behind Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. The 44th president is spending his birthday golfing and having dinner with the first lady at Camp David. He'll attend fundraising events across the country in the next few days in an attempt to make sure this won't be his last birthday in the White House.

The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons tells inmates not to "lose hope," following the highly publicized suicide of a prisoner in the notorious maximum security prison in Colorado unofficially known as ADX Florence.

Jennifer Aniston has certainly come a long way from the quirky role of Rachel Green on “Friends.” On Thursday the actress showed off her tan legs with style, sporting a pair of roughed-up skimpy shorts on the set of her new movie “We Are the Millers.”

If hundreds and hundreds of teddy bears can't bring down Europe's last dictatorship, what can?

The humanitarian group says it has verified rebel claims that Bashar al-Assad's regime is using the controversial munitions in the civil war

Tropical Storm Florence formed on Saturday, joining Tropical Storm Ernesto, as the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season began to take shape. The two storms have moved westward on paths that could bring them to the coastal United States.

The U.S. men's basketball team looks to stay undefeated in the 2012 Olympics as they take on Lithuania. You can watch a live stream of the game online for free.

Just about nine out of 10 adults (88 percent) in the U.S. owns a cellphone and according to a new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a vast majority of them report experiencing problems like dropped calls and slow data with their devices.

Watch live coverage of the women's gold medal match between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, plus a full preview and prediction.

With China’s economy continuing to slowdown in 2012 market participants feel it is imperative that stimulus measures be implemented to regain the growth momentum.

Thanks to Apple's record-setting quarter of its iPad sales, the worldwide tablet market saw a better-than-anticipated second quarter with a robust year-over-year growth rate of 66.2 percent, according to a report by IDC.

The pressures on the Washington Post Co., the sixth-largest U.S. newspaper group by circulation, are twofold: the erosion in advertising and circulation revenue of its print properties, and the plunging profit of Kaplan, its for-profit education division, as the federal government enacts more regulations.

The French swimmer surprised many with his gold-medal finish.

After almost three decades of searching for the Loch Ness monster, George Edwards thinks he's finally had a breakthrough. Edwards, who captains a Nessie-themed cruise boat on Loch Ness, released a photo to the public Friday of what he claims is further proof that the beast really exists.