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With his allegations that Planned Parenthood has misused federal funds, U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., is taking out his frustration by lobbing malicious, unsubstantiated allegations, just like an elementary school bully who's angry that he lost a game.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency released a plan that proposes using fences and other means to beef up the border with Canada.

Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner's other ex, is putting her engagement ring up for auction at Christie's.

Obama's reelection campaign is well underway. The President is firing on all cylinders in an attempt to win the bid for the White House again in 2012.

The Federal Reserve will act if the economy weakens further and has the tools to do so, a top Fed official said on Friday.

Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc has begun its share buybacks, Buffett said on Friday, but the repurchases will not stop the company from also making acquisitions or spending on infrastructure for its portfolio of companies.

Their goal was this: 'Move in' and Occupy Wall Street for a little bit, flood lower Manhattan with peaceful protestors and fill it with bedding and kitchens and demonstration signs. Their motive was to show that 'We the 99% are fed up with the greed and corruption of the 1%.

Stocks opened lower on Friday, putting equities on track for their fifth straight monthly decline as China's manufacturing shrank and kept fears of a global economic slowdown in the forefront.

Stocks opened lower on Friday, putting equities on track for their fifth straight monthly decline, as China's manufacturing shrank and kept fears of a global economic slowdown in the forefront.

The card company's newest collection features animals and some encouraging words.

As the anticipation for Apple's iPhone 5 increases a new study shows that there are certain features consumers are hoping for in the next-generation iPhone.

Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corp , the world's biggest chipmaker, believes valuations of early-stage technology companies in India have reached a near-bubble stage, as too much capital chases too few quality opportunities.

Industrial conglomerate Ingersoll Rand Plc cut its third-quarter and full-year earnings forecast to below market estimates, due to weak demand at its key North American residential and commercial security markets.

This morning, the death of terror boss Anwar al-Awlaki was reported by Yemen officials.

Stock index futures fell on Friday after data showing a continued contraction in China stirred fears the global economy was slowing.

Incomes fell for the first time in nearly two years in August and consumers dug into their savings to keep spending, according to a government report that showed the impact of the weak jobs market.

iPhone 5 chatter set to go off the rails as anticipation builds for Oct. 4 unveiling. Android users could switch to iPhone in huge numbers.

Can Congress increase the income tax on the wealthy? It can if the latest Bloomberg Poll is any indicator -- global investors overwhelming support President Barack Obama's proposed tax increase on adults with adjusted gross incomes of $1 million or more annually.

On Wednesday, T-Mobile joined Verizon in filing an amicus brief in the most recently contested Apple vs. Samsung case over the design of the Galaxy line of tablet computers and phones. The original suit was filed in April in Northern California and covered seven utility patents, three design patents, several iOS app icons, and a number of trade dress designs for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, as well as the packaging for the Apple products.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that a potential $1 trillion cut to the Pentagon budget could raise U.S. unemployment by 1 percentage point but analysts differ on how many jobs could be lost and what that actually means for the economy.

Governors along the U.S.-Mexico border agreed on Thursday to examine how to create shared databases where they can swap DNA and other biometric information on criminals in an effort to curb the flow of guns and drugs between the two countries.