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Foster children who statistically face a greater risk of identity theft than adults or other children may be protected from having their identities stolen or exploited, under a new law, proposed by a Rhode Island congressman.

Incredibly, U.S. home mortgage rates continue to trend lower -- the average 30-year, fixed rate is now 4.07 percent, and they could drop even lower. Still, given soft home prices, jumping into the housing market is hardly a slam-dunk no-brainer, and here are five factors to consider before buying a home.

U.S. stocks will face the third quarter earnings season next week. Some investors are hoping that U.S. earnings will take center stage, take focus off the European debt crisis and potentially prolong the current mini-rebound in U.S. stocks.

Investors tiring of the euro zone's debt crisis dragging the market all over the place are hoping to focus on something else this week -- earnings.

General Motors Co said it was recalling about 6,000 Chevrolet Corvette Coupes over a concern they may fail to meet a federal safety standard covering rear hinges.

The shipping estimate for Apple’s new iPhone 4S indicates that customers pre-ordered the new smartphone can expect their devices to be shipped from one to two weeks.

France, Belgium and Luxembourg agreed a rescue plan for Dexia SA on Sunday ahead of a planned board meeting expected to decide on a break-up of the first lender to fall victim to the euro zone crisis.

Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011. The man who brought us iPad, iPhone, iPod, the man who changed the way we think of the digital world, the man who changed the concept of mobile phone and tablet, the man who revolutionized the technology industry forever has passed away.

Recently announced by Apple, the iPhone 4S will be launched within the next two weeks, while Samsung launched its Galaxy S2 in U.S. markets sometime in the middle of September. The Motorola Droid Bionic was also released around the same time. Here is a comparison of the three phones - on the basis of specs, features and price.

Apple's new iPhone 4S has quickly become the latest and greatest among iPhone users, as carrier AT&T received more than 200,000 pre-orders for the device within the first 12 hours.

Despite doleful predictions of an epic fail, Apple Inc. has hit yet another out-of-the-park home run with its new iPhone 4S. By all accounts, the new smartphone has had a tremendous response from consumers.

American journeyman Briny Baird covered his final seven holes in four under par to break two strokes clear of a tightly bunched leaderboard in Saturday's third round of the Frys.com Open.

Tens of thousands of fans rocked to the hits of Michael Jackson on Saturday at a tribute concert his brothers hoped would put the spotlight on his musical legacy after so much controversy.

Latest developments in the ongoing saga that is the Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher breakup indicate Moore, 48, has apparently had enough of Kutcher, 33, and his allegedly philandering ways.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed the second half of the two-part California Dream Act, which makes illegal immigrant students eligible for state-funded scholarships and aid at state universities.

The business jet industry is expecting 2012 to mark its first year of growth in deliveries since the financial downturn, but more pain could still be ahead for the low end of the segment that has been hardest hit.

Apple Inc.'s preorder stock of the new iPhone 4S for delivery on its release date has been sold out, at least on the company's Web site. Now the Web site says of the new smartphone, Ships: 1-2 weeks.

The Draconid meteor shower, last seen in 2005, emerged Saturday with shooting stars seen dazzling in the night sky.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the second half of the two-part California Dream Act on Saturday, which will make undocumented immigrant students in California eligible for state-funded financial aid for college.

One of the eight jurors responsible for overturning the guilty verdict of Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher said he never believed that they were guilty.

What started as a protest to occupy Wall Street seems to have turned into a protest that wants to occupy more New York locations.