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Delta Air Lines reported a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday as fuel expenses topped $1 billion despite rising revenue.

The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK will recognize the Libyan rebels as the "sole governmental authority" of that war-torn country.

Physicists in the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson, or God particle, have set themselves an 18-month time frame to unlock the mystery of the all-important missing link in the predominant particle physics theory called the 'standard model'.

A rare infection that can paralyze and sicken, have affected 24 people in an area across the Arizona-Mexico border, said authorities on Tuesday. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) normally affects only about one in 100,000 people, hence only after 16 cases appeared; it caught the attention of the health officials on both-sides.

There was little good news on the debt deal front early Wednesday: Democrats and Republicans are working on separately debt reduction plans, neither of which is likely to pass both chambers. A debt deal at this late stage is looking increasingly less likely.

Stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday as concerns over a possible debt default by the United States continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

Applications for U.S. home mortgages slipped last week after a sharp jump the week before and as interest rates edged up, an industry group said on Wednesday.

Stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday as concerns over a possible debt default by the United States continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

A Republican plan to cut the U.S. deficit faced delay and stiff opposition on Wednesday, piling anxiety onto investors and ordinary Americans hoping for a late compromise to avoid a crippling debt default.

Nasdaq OMX Group said on Wednesday its quarterly income fell 4 percent, still beating expectations, as weaker U.S. and European volumes offset market share gains in U.S. options and stocks.

Contrasting statements by euro zone politicians to domestic audiences have underlined the fragility of last week's deal to rescue Greece and unsettled financial markets already on edge because of the U.S. debt impasse.

The Utah Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake has confirmed that Olympic medal-winning US skier Jeret Peterson was found dead from gunshot wounds in a remote canyon between Salt Lake City and Park City in Lambs Canyon on Monday. Here is a profile of the colorful sportsman.

Sitting on a hospital wheel chair, six-year-old Lucy Mangum told the story of a shark attack that spooked those who frequent North Carolina's Ocrakoke Beach.

Nippon Steel Corp <5401.T>, Japan's top steelmaker, forecast profits to rise this year as a slow global economic rebound bolsters demand, outperforming smaller rival JFE Holdings Inc <5411.T> which expects earnings to dwindle on tough competition in Asia's export markets.

In its measures to fight incidences of obesity in Florida, Mississippi and Texas, UnitedHealthcare has donated $55,000 to Florida 4-H to kick start its funding programs that would tackle obesity at the community level. The partnership at the national level connects the National 4-H council and UnitedHealthcare group for outreach programs at the state and community levels. The pilot initiative is a precursor to similar activities to be staged in Mississippi and Texas.

There may be a point at which global investors get indigestion from U.S. money printing.

Drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA slashed its profit outlook on sluggish demand for liquid crystals and took hefty one-off charges for a fresh start under its new finance chief.

Stock index futures pointed to a mixed opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.13 percent at 0940 GMT.

When 21-year-old Zhang, an average student in college, got set for the Graduate Record Exam in Beijing this year, she felt so unprepared that she skipped the exam entirely.

US department stores, Macy's revealed the details regarding its collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld for a capsule collection set to launch in Macy's "Impulse" departments this fall.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) issued its quarterly 10Q which stated that the company's contribution to the recently announced Nortel patent win will be $2.6 billion, once the deal closes.