UNITED STATES

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Thursday, ahead of the ADP National Employment Report and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) report on Initial Jobless Claims.

Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday the models details and availability date of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, in Canada. The highly-anticipated smartphone will be available through leading Canadian wireless carriers and authorized national retailers, starting June 20.

Japan's industrial production gained in April from the previous month but remained below expectation, raising concerns about the country's faltering economic growth momentum.

Asian shares, the euro and oil prices fell Thursday as surging borrowing costs in Spain heightened fears of euro zone debt contagion.

Ford Motor Co will pursue its boldest attempt yet to tackle a nearly $50 billion risk to its business when it begins offering lump-sum pension payout offers to 98,000 white-collar retirees and former employees this summer.

An honorary consul of Syria in the United States quit Wednesday, saying his decision was motivated by the killings of more than 100 civilians in Houla.

Kidnapped French reporter Romeo Langlois was released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) today during an exchange near the village of San Isidro in Colombia. He was apprehended by the leftist rebel group on April 28.

Almost $100,000 in donations has been raised for Diane Tran, a Texas high school student who gained national attention last week for being jailed for truancy.

The five things you need to know about the female favorite to win the French Open.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday that Israel should consider unilateral action if peace talks with the Palestinians prove to be impossible, a statement widely interpreted as a call for his country to withdraw from the West Bank.

Can you really protect your allies while still cutting the military? That's the conundrum the U.S. is now facing, even as it talks about pivoting back to Asia and returning in force to the Western Pacific.

Where to watch live coverage of USA Vs. Brazil, plus a detailed preview, prediction and probable lineups.

As a homeless man lies in a Miami hospital with 75 percent of his face chewed off from a horrific cannibal attack, a drug company is using the crime as an opportunity to boost sales of bath salts, which are thought to have crazed the attacker.

Crude oil prices slid more than 3 percent Wednesday on fears of a slowdown in global economic growth. U.S. stocks also closed lower, with major indexes all down more than 1 percent and yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury sank to a record 1.64 percent.

The president has shown in recent weeks that while he may be interested in their votes, he doesn?t really value women?s interests.

The summer television lineup is typically choked with lackluster replacement shows and reruns. But this summer season promises to have an extra bite --three new shows are set to premiere that have a great deal in common.

Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen said in Washington on Wednesday that he will travel to Moscow in the very near future.

With dark clouds gathering over China's economy, Beijing is feeling greater pressure to introduce stimulus measures to support growth.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer for more than a year now. He has been in power since 1999 and intends to run for re-election in October, but questions remain about whether his health will hold up and who could replace him in the event it does not.

A history of the Russia-Syria military relationship, starting with the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

Several western celebrities have adopted a child from Africa, and a new report from the African Child Policy Forum shows that many other hopeful parents are following suit. But the inter-country adoption process is rife with complications, and the ACPF explains exactly why it is in need of reform