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Factory growth slows, casts shadow on U.S. economy

Manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, casting doubt on expectations the faltering recovery would quickly regain steam.

Asian stocks fall on data, US debt; eyes on yen

Asian shares fell on Tuesday on concerns about a downgrade of the United States credit rating and economic worries after sluggish data, while the yen gave some gains on jitters over the possibility of intervention by Bank of Japan.

Celina Cass Found Dead: Case is 'Suspicious', Say Investigators

Celina Cass, the eleven-year-old New Hampshire girl who went missing on July 25, has been found dead in a river half a mile from her home on Monday. Though the finding of her body has brought to an end a massive air, land and water-borne search operation conducted by the local police and the FBI, the investigators now have the harder task of unlocking the mystery behind her disappearance and death.

China official paper says U.S. debt worries

The United States' debt woes still threaten the global economy despite a last-minute deal struck by Congress, China's main official newspaper said on Tuesday, nonetheless adding there was no short-term escape from the dominance of the dollar.

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Gold steady below record; debt talks eyed

Gold flat after South Korea buy

Gold was flat in early trade on Tuesday, supported by the gold purchase by South Korea's central bank, while investors watched the outcome of a vote on the debt deal.

High inflation unlikely to stay: San Francisco Fed

Underlying trends suggest that the current bout of high inflation in the United States is likely to be short-lived, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank researchers said on Monday.

Moody's revises Minnesota rating outlook to negative

Moody's Investors Service on Monday revised the outlook on Minnesota's general obligation Aa1 rating to negative from stable, citing the state's widening structural deficit and political strife.

House approves debt deal a day before deadline

The House of Representatives on Monday approved an 11th-hour deal to raise the borrowing limit, clearing the biggest hurdle to averting a potentially catastrophic debt default.

Merrill hires 7 advisers with $813 mln in assets

Merrill Lynch, the second largest U.S. brokerage by assets and financial advisers, on Monday said it hired seven new advisers overseeing more than $800 million in combined client assets.

Magnetic field exposure linked to asthma risk

Children whose mothers had high exposure to electromagnetic fields while pregnant may have an increased risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to an ongoing debate.

Body of Celina Cass Found in Connecticut River, Death Considered 'Suspicious'

Monday, a week-long search ended when the body of a missing 11-year-old girl, Celina Cass, was found in the Connecticut River near her home.

LIVESTOCK-Cattle at 2-week high on supply, exports

U.S. cattle futures set a two-week high on Monday lifted by a sharp drop in this week's cattle supplies and on news of active beef exports last week, traders said.

US Cash Products-Midwest gasoline lifted by cycle changes

Midwest cash gasoline differentials rose on Monday following cycle changes in both Chicago and Group Three markets.

House Easily Passes Debt Deal Bill, 269-161; Senate Is Next

The bill, which will cut federal spending by up to $2.4 trillion over 10 years, raises the debt ceiling, and now goes to the Senate, where that chamber is expected to vote on it, and pass it, by Tuesday, late afternoon. If all goes as planned, the bill will be on President Obama's desk, and his signature will avert a default.

Small amounts of exercise can lower risk for Erectile Dysfunction and coronary heart disease

Daily Exercise Lowers Heart Disease Risk by Nearly 15 Percent

Small amounts of exercise, or roughly 20 minute workouts, performed daily can reduce the risk of heart disease by nearly 15 percent, according to a new study by the American Heart Association (AHA), with results stronger in women.

Kings of Leon Tour Cancels Remaining US Tour

The group's rep released a statement saying "We are so sorry to say Kings of Leon are canceling their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion. The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break."

U.S. one dollar bills are displayed in this file photograph.

Money market edgy as Washington votes on debt cap

Interest rates on most Treasury bills fell on Monday after a tentative deal among top Washington lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling soothed anxiety of a sovereign debt default.

Missing NH Girl Found Dead: Body Discovered in River Identified as Celina Cass

Worst fears are confirmed

A sign calling Central Falls, Rhode Island a "City of Dreams" marks the town's boundary on Higginson Avenue

Rhode Island's Central Falls files for bankruptcy

Central Falls, Rhode Island, one of a handful of U.S. cities and counties facing fiscal collapse in the wake of the economic recession, filed for a rare Chapter 9 bankruptcy on Monday.

Washington D.C. Adults are Nation?s Top Drug and Alcohol Abusers

A new study finds that adults in Washington D.C. abuse more drugs and alcohol than anywhere else in the nation.

Russian Prime Minister Putin answers questions from the audience during his visit to the summer camp of the pro-Kremlin youth group "Nashi" at lake Seliger

Putin says U.S. is a "parasite" on global economy

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets.

Missing NH Girl Feared Dead After Female Body Found in River

Body has not yet been identified

House, Senate Set to Vote Monday Night on Debt Deal, Within Deadline

Leaders from both, major political parties fanned-out across Capitol Hill Monday night to secure votes to pass the bipartisan debt deal bill, which would also raise the debt ceiling, and avert a U.S. Government default. The strongest opposition will occur in the House, but two-chamber passage is expected by 1 a.m. EDT Tuesday.

Factory growth slows, casts shadow on economy

U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, casting doubt on expectations the faltering recovery would quickly regain steam.

A box of Tri-Cyclen Lo birth control medication for women is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto

United States approves free birth control for women

U.S. health insurance companies must offer women free birth control and other preventive health care services under Obama administration rules released on Monday, a historic decision supported by family planning groups and opposed by conservative groups.