The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpasses $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont owing the least, according to an analysis released on Monday.
Delegations from the United States and North Korea met on Monday for two-day talks to discuss a possible disarmament of North Korea's nuclear weapon's program.
Tensions rise between the U.S. and Syria as diplomats are called home.
The weak housing sector continues to pose a strong headwind to the economic recovery, and the Federal Reserve could potentially do more to drive down mortgage rates to support the sector, an influential Federal Reserve official said on Monday.
Netflix Inc lost more customers than it anticipated in the third quarter and warned of still more defections to come, pushing its shares down almost 20 percent as the one-time Wall Street star grapples with the fallout from a price hike and other unpopular moves.
Another round of quantitative easing is a possible option for the central bank as it attempts to boost the slow U.S. economic recovery, one of the most influential Fed officials said on Monday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's no stranger to protests, but that the rule of law must be respected.
He may be related to one of the richest and most powerful celebrities in the world, but Anthony Ciccone, otherwise known as Madonna's brother, is homeless on the streets of Michigan.
It seems Demi Moore has already forgotten the rumors that husband Ashton Kutcher has cheated her with mistress Sara Leal. Moore reportedly spent the day on Friday lounging with Kutcher in his trailer after showing up at his Two and a Half Men set.
WikiLeaks will have to stop publishing secret cables and devote itself to fund-raising if it is unable to end a financial blockade by U.S. firms such as Visa and MasterCard by the end of the year, founder Julian Assange said on Monday.
Wikileaks, a whistle-blowing Web site known for releasing secret government files, on Monday said it is suspending its publication in order to seek funding to sustain its work. Wikileaks has been forced to shift focus toward fundraising because 95 percent of its revenue has been destroyed.
Stuart Walker, a young gay hotel manager and barman, was found tied, beaten and burned alive in Cumnock, Scotland this weekend. Though police will not confirm that Walker was the victim of a hate crime, his death, evoking as it does the legacy of Matthew Shepard and the rash of gay teen suicides in North America, is a testament to how far the LGBT movement still has to go, and how stark a reality dying for who you love can still be for gay teens and adults.
Most Americans, weighed down by the everyday problems triggered by the U.S.'s sluggish economy, probably aren't contemplating the nation's infrastructure; but it's a topic worthy of discussion -- for national asset reasons, and the fact that an infrastructure rebuilding program can boost U.S. GDP growth.
At a recent press conference, 2012 GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann called regulating late-term abortions a state issue. The video of her remarks is online, but she now says she never made them.
A letter released from the Vatican on Monday calls for sweeping reforms to the global economy for the return of a system in favor of ethical behavior and achievement of a universal common good for both rich and poor countries.
Even before he was elected, some on the right have questioned President Barack Obama's place of birth. Will Rick Perry's recent comments bring the issue back to the forefront?
While the humanitarian tragedy arising from the quake will not occupy the hearts, minds and bodies of the local population – the longer-term struggle between Kurds and Turks will likely not abate.
A TSA officer allegedly left a note in one travelers' bag that read GET YOUR FREAK ON GIRL after he discovered her vibrator.
Just weeks before fallen hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam was sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading, U.S. prosecutors pressed him to turn on his friend, former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta, Newsweek Daily Beast reported.
Stocks rose on Monday, adding to three weeks of gains by the S&P 500, after strong earnings from Caterpillar and some proposed acquisitions boosted investor sentiment.
Caterpillar Inc far exceeded analyst expectations on Monday, reporting a 44 percent quarterly earnings increase due to record revenue, and the company signaled optimism in its 2012 outlook.
Despite claims by Libya's interim government that dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed in crossfire after revolutionary fighters captured him Thursday, a Libyan rebel has confessed on camera to the killing.
