Echoing the anchor babies argument heard here in the United States, Hong Kong's Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying has proposed a zero quota policy that will prevent Chinese women from crossing into Hong Kong to give birth.
Starbucks Corp. is expected to report a higher second quarter profit as the company's expansion efforts and growing line of products, as well as the diminishing cost of coffee, continue to add revenue sources for the company.
The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said that, had the prostitutes involved in the Secret Service scandal have connections with any networks or agencies opposing the United States, there could have been a risk to the president.
The target U.S. interest rate will remain at its current level of 0 to 0.25 percent through late 2014, the Federal Open Market Committee led by Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke decided at a meeting Wednesday.
Bradley Manning, the U.S. intelligence analyst charged with leaking thousands of classified U.S. government cables to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, will face a court martial on September 21, a military judge said on Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday offered a modestly brighter assessment of the economy's prospects and few clues on the path of monetary policy, as it reiterated that interest rates likely will not rise until at least late 2014.
Shares of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), the No. 3 U.S. telecommunications company, jumped as much as 7 percent after the company reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter loss.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is now facing questions from the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Secret Service prostitution scandal, which overshadowed President Barack Obama's visit to Cartagena, Colombia, for the Summit of the Americas.
Palladium prices are bouncing back from a big decline that started in February in what could be a sign of rising investor confidence in the U.S. recovery, thanks to rising auto sales, and concerns over Russian supplies.
The high costs and moral implications of applying the death penalty has led five states to repeal their capital punishment laws in the same number of years.
Mad cow disease has emerged once again in the United States, for the first time in six years. The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy infection was confirmed on Tuesday. Health concerns were allayed by the USDA, but economic concerns are taking their place.
The U.S. military will conduct a comprehensive review of its training materials in an effort to eliminate any anti-Islamic content, Wired's Danger Room reported.
Global food prices are rising again, pushed higher by costlier oil, strong demand from Asia and bad weather in parts of Europe, South America and the United States, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
Gantz?s moderate and cautious rhetoric is a far cry from the dramatic statements and belligerent stances of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak,
A military judge on Wednesday denied a defense motion to dismiss all 22 charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning.
You finally get to meet the president of the United States and you spill yogurt on him. That is exactly what happened to University of Colorado freshman Kolbi Zerbest yesterday.
German sportscar maker Porsche is bracing for slower sales growth in China this year as the country's premium auto segment loses momentum amid a slowdown in economic growth.
Wall Street jumped on Wednesday after forecast-beating results from Apple cleared away a weeks-old market overhang and lifted optimism in an earnings season already far outstripping expectations.
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome Sciences was full and fair and it was the only obvious owner for the biotechnology firm.
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome Sciences was full and fair and it was the only obvious owner for the biotechnology firm.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, reported a 29 percent jump in its first-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates and boosted its full-year outlook, as U.S. builders replaced their aging machinery and demand for mining equipment boomed.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Wednesday said the internal lawyer serving as its global compliance officer on foreign corrupt practices act issues is Tom Gean, and gave details on the external teams helping with its ongoing investigations.
