Sen. Bernard Sanders (Independent-Vt,), introduced a new law this week to curb speculation in oil futures.
Stocks edged lower on Friday, keeping the S&P 500 on track for its first weekly decline in six weeks as housing-related stocks fell after data showed a drop in single-family home sales.
French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, asserts that French terrorist Mohamed Merah could not have been arrested before the Toulouse massacre.
A New Jersey middle school banned its sixth through eighth grade students from hugging due to inappropriate behavior.
The Hunger Games trailer alone is enough to inspire a trip to North Carolina and the Tar Heel State expects its biggest film-inspired tourism boom since Dirty Dancing hit theaters in 1987.
Although leaders of the military coup in Mali appear to be rounding up and jailing potential opponents among politicians and policymakers, they seem to be trying to minimize disruptions to the economy and daily life, leaving in place government ministers in charge of finance, trade and industries.
China has already vowed to boycott the tax, while the U.S. and Russia have also objected to the scheme.
Analysis by the two government-backed lenders, which have cost taxpayers over $150 billion since their 2008 bailout, shows loan forgiveness would keep hundreds of thousands of Americans in their homes while saving money.
The development of a novel antidepressant ground to a halt this week when researchers found it did not make patients feel any better than the pills they were already taking.
A game of tug of war like no other.
The Hunger Games, the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of the popular book series by Suzanne Collins, was finally released on Friday, and for the most part, critics love it.
The group UltraViolet said it hoped Obama's nominee, a doctor with extensive experience in public health and now Dartmouth College's president, will be a champion for women and girls throughout the world.
The EU announced it was to suspend development operations in Mali Friday, after mutinous soldiers overthrew President Amadou Toumani Toure, sealed the borders and allegedly arrested members of the government.
The U.S.'s No. 4 cell phone service T-Mobile USA, Inc. said Thursday it plans to cut about 1,900 jobs and close seven customer service call centers as it undergoes restructuring after a proposed purchase by AT&T was nixed by regulators.
Almost 50,000 people have died in Mexico since the state initiated a crackdown on drug cartels six years ago.
Conservative blogger Tara Servatius of Charlotte, resigned on Thursday, after posting an offensive photo of U.S. President Barack Obama on the John Locke Foundation's website earlier this week.
A new set of guidelines will expand the government's ability to retain data about American citizens, empowering officials to store information on U.S. residents for up to five years.
Another possible scenario, if the situation in Europe continues to improve and we are able to avoid any black swans, involves a robust economic growth period.
Volkswagen AG said Thursday it will create 800 more jobs at its only U.S. plant to ramp up production of the Passat sedan. Meanwhile, the United Auto Workers has launched a drive to unionize workers at the plant.
Cuba has become a prominent subject in Washington circles lately amidst reports that President Raul Castro’s government has been cracking down on dissent ahead of a widely anticipated visit later this month by Pope Benedict XVI.
The president said it's imperative that authorities fully investigate the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin and he expressed sympathy for the slain teen's parents.
U.S. new-home sales fell 1.6 percent in February, but prices jumped to their highest level in seven months, according to the Commerce Department.
