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A pregnant woman in Iowa has suffered a miscarriage after contracting a listeria infection from infected cantaloupe melon, according to state health officials.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has produced its share of headlines in the past two months, and not all of them have been pleasant. Where is Hewlett's stock headed from here?

While fear fosters headlines, cash is what creates stories. And cash is the route the European Central Bank has chosen to go.

Amidst an outpouring of social media tributes to Steve Jobs on Wednesday in the immediate aftermath of the Apple co-founder's death, so have donations toward awareness and research of his longtime battle with pancreatic cancer.

More than 2,000 Hispanic students in Alabama missed school on Monday following a judge's decision to uphold the state's strict immigration law, which requires schools to verify the citizenship status of their students.

Stocks rose for a third day in a row on Thursday as developing euro zone plans to backstop European banks gave investors hope the threat of a financial crisis was waning.

Charles Napier, 75, passed away Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital near his home in California. The cause of death is unclear. The actor, recognized for his square, granite jaw and toothy grin, is best known for playing tough guys and military figures in movies.

When Apple announced the death of its co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs Wednesday afternoon, friends, rivals, colleagues and even the President all responded swiftly to pay tribute and express sadness.

It’s probably fitting that on the day Steve Jobs died the company he co-founded was vying for the crown of most valuable with Exxon Mobil, the legacy of an earlier titan of commerce, John D. Rockefeller. In the early 20th century it was Rockefeller who had the vision to remake entire industries and help modernize the U.S. economy while creating vast fortunes in the process.

The head of General Electric Co's finance arm is sympathetic to the protesters who have taken to the streets of U.S. cities to decry the nation's financial system, but is not sure what corporate America could do to assuage them.

One day after former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away, Apple stock dropped slightly to $377.10.

Journalist's murder, one of almost a hundred cases since 2000, is a test case for Putin's Russia.

Amanda Knox is receiving countless offers for interviews and book deals as she struggles to reclaim a normal life in Seattle, Washington.

Corporate America's chiefs do not expect the nation to slip back into recession, but say political gridlock in the United States and Europe could make for a long, slow recovery.

OCT 6 - Sony Corp is nearing a deal to buy out Telefon AB LM Ericsson's stake in their 50:50 smartphone joint venture, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter.

U.S. stocks continued to rally on Thursday’s afternoon session ahead of Friday’s all-important September jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

“India is trying to create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan [and trying to form] a weak Pakistan so that it can be dominated.

Steve Jobs died at his home on Wednesday night, and the sad event eclipsed most other news stories, including Sarah Palin's official decision not to run for president.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, preparing for a return to the Kremlin, urged Europe on Thursday to deal resolutely with its sovereign debt crisis and said Moscow was better prepared to cope than it was before the global crash of 2008.

President Barack Obama held a Thursday press conference urging Congress to pass his jobs bill. A vote is scheduled in the Senate for next week.

The U.S. economy is not slipping back into recession but will face a long, slow recovery as political gridlock in Washington and Europe make businesses wary of investing, according to General Electric Co's Jeff Immelt and other top executives.