Marijuana reform advocate NORML blasted the administration's response to a petition requesting that pot be regulated like alcohol.
Ann Coulter, no stranger to controversial remarks, was at it again Monday night, saying black Republicans were superior to black Democrats.
Gold prices fell sharply Tuesday but regained much of the lost ground to close down 0.8 percent on reports that retail investors are increasing their exposure to gold-back exchange-traded products.
David Beckham created the 15th-minute winner for Mike Magee as the L.A. Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 in their Major League Soccer Western Conference semi-final, first-leg match Sunday.
Is now a good time to consider the shares of giant drug store chain Walgreen (WAG)?
Mitt Romney hasn't won the Republican nomination yet, but President Barack Obama seems to be treating him like an opponent.
New York City agreed to a $70 million settlement with the Justice Department, which accused the city's personal-care services of over billing Medicaid's PCS Program millions of dollars.
Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker, reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts' expectations based on U.S. growth of their cholesterol block-buster drug Lipitor, favorable foreign exchange rates and increases in overseas sales.
Agents from the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency and local police officers raided multiple apartments without a search warrant and detained 20 residents. When asked if they had a warrant, one ICE agent replied, We don't need a warrant, we're ICE.
Bridgepoint Education and Corinthian Colleges were upbeat about signing up new students entering 2012, signaling that the worst is finally over for U.S. for-profit colleges that had faced dwindling enrollments in the wake of stricter government rules.
The pace of growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed last month, though improvement in October new orders suggested stable but slow growth for the U.S. economy.
China has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft, a small step into achieving their larger space exploration goals.
Chrysler Group LLC posted a 27 percent gain in October U.S. sales -- its best result in four years -- as major automakers reported results pointing to the strongest showing for industrywide vehicle sales since the start of 2011.
President Barack Obama will sign a declaration Tuesday afternoon declaring Fort Monroe as a national monument. The fort played an important part in both the beginning and end of slavery in America.
South African stocks ended sharply lower on Tuesday, extending the decline to two days as investors worldwide offloaded risky assets after Greece's shock move to hold a referendum on a rescue deal.
The Federal Reserve could begin to prepare financial markets for further monetary easing at the conclusion of a two-day meeting that began on Tuesday, even if it refrains from any new stimulus just yet.
Heroin and cocaine can be deadly, but they pale in comparison to prescription painkillers that have reached epidemic levels, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
Former Olympic champions Maurice Greene, Gail Devers and Vince Matthews have been named to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, USA Track & Field (USATF) said on Tuesday.
Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has elected little-known academic Abdul Raheem al-Keeb as the new interim prime minister to guide the country as it emerges from a bitter civil war towards a new constitution and democratic elections.
Stocks tumbled more than 2 percent on Tuesday after a proposed Greek referendum threatened to upend a European bailout plan to contain the sovereign debt crisis.
Animated movie Puss in Boots landed on its feet with a $51 million global debut over the weekend and likely set a Halloween weekend record for a domestic opening, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
She's been atop the leader board on TV contest Dancing With the Stars several times, but Ricki Lake still doesn't believe she'll end up with the mirror ball trophy. The winner, she thinks, will be J.R. Martinez.
