The United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, is the top natural gas producer and consumer in the world, and with its 273 trillion cubic feet of proven reserves, the United States holds the fourth largest source of natural gas deposits globally.
A broad settlement with major banks over mortgage servicing abuses that would bring relief to distressed U.S. homeowners could be announced as early Thursday, two people familiar with the matter said.
Roseanne Barr's bid to become the President of the United States has taken a step forward.
Airports in the U.S. will see faster flights with new GPS navigation thanks to a bill allowing the FAA to spend about $11 billion on air traffic system upgrades. GPS guided airplanes can take off and land faster because of more precise navigation, and the FAA will now have until 2015 to come up with new arrival procedures at the 35 busiest airports in the nation, the Associated Press reported. Airplanes can take advantage of satellite-based navigation to approach landings at a steeper angle, and...
New York, NY - The New York Giants' ticker tape parade on Tuesday created an estimated $38 million boost for downtown Manhattan, according to Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest The Voice a gimmicky show and making clear he was fed up with defending Idols slipping ratings.
A former top aide to Texas financier Allen Stanford said on Tuesday he continued to hide financial misdeeds as Stanford's empire was crumbling in early 2009.
Ever since Jordan Hoffart decided to turn his back on the seemingly incessant rain of his native Vancouver, he has been living his dream as a professional skateboarder in the perpetual sunshine of southern California.
Exporting to Mexico could potentially present great opportunities for U.S businesses.
U.S. authorities are building a steel and concrete barrier 300 feet out into the Pacific Ocean south of San Diego to curb dangerous attempts by illegal immigrants and smugglers to slip through the breakers to California.
An appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the Supreme Court.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that California's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Business groups argue the disputed rule, a provision of the Dodd-Frank reform law, is nothing more than a political talking point that does nothing to convey information about the health of a corporation.
A plan to fast-track the stalled Keystone XL pipeline was passed by a key committee in the House of Representatives Tuesday, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has become a major issue in the 2012 elections.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday renewed a pledge to prevent Europe's financial crisis from damaging the U.S. economy in testimony before Congress that mirrored remarks he made last week.
If the single Home is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley's latest album of the same name, then the song Thinking of You is the CD's hearth because the fire within it warms both body and soul.
U.S. borrowers tacked on $19.6 billion in revolving -- mostly credit card-related -- debt in December, according to preliminary data from the Federal Reserve. Non-revolving credit was also up. Borrowing grew across all categories -- be it charges on commercial credit cards, student promissory notes, auto loans of fixed-term mortgages.
Former United States President George W. Bush defended the emergency bailout funds his administration provided to General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC in a speech to car dealers Monday, saying he would do it again.
Bahati’s bill may simply be a form of grandstanding since homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda, as it is in most African nations.
Clint Eastwood is setting the record straight about his improbably controversial Chrysler ad that aired on Sunday's Super Bowl.
The budget deficit shrank by nearly half in January compared to a year earlier as tax collections from individuals rose and outlays fell, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.
Prop 8 just got glitter bombed, wrote Kathy Griffin.
