Florida lawmakers did not approve more than $50 million in federal child-abuse prevention funds that were tied to the Obama administration's healthcare reform package.
Bank of China <3988.HK> <601988.SS> is a leading contender in the race to acquire the aircraft leasing business being sold off by Royal Bank of Scotland , the Sunday Times reported without citing sources.
A top North Korea diplomat will visit New York this week to explore resuming six-country nuclear negotiations that ended in 2008 when North Korea walk out of talks.
Ali Larijani, Iran's parliamentary speaker on Sunday blamed the United States and Israel for the killing of an Iranian scientist reports Reuters.
Switzerland's parliament would not vote for a second tax treaty to help settle U.S. charges that Credit Suisse bankers helped wealthy Americans evade taxes, Swiss politicians were quoted as saying on Sunday.
The Alaskan Pollock widely used in fast-food fish sandwiches will now be used to neutralize toxic lead in residential yards, reports the New York Times.
Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, from Buffalo, New York became the state’s first legally-wed same-sex couple on Saturday, with traditional honeymoon capital Niagara Falls as the backdrop for the historic event.
Jennifer Lopez after her sudden split from Marc Anthony has taken off to Miami, Florida on Friday night at the condo she owns to spend her 42nd birthday.
Retired Army Gen. and former Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, John Shalikashvili, died on Saturday from complications of a stroke reports Reuters.
The world Santa Claus Congress 2011 is being celebrated in Copenhagen
A federal appeals court refused to stop prison officials from forcibly drugging Jared Lee Loughner, the key suspect in the shooting rampage that left a congresswoman with brain damage, and six dead.
As industry observers point to a September release date for the iPhone 5, surprising analysis shows that the previous iPhone is still selling strongly on U.S. carriers.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, took pains to underscore that not only have the debt deal talks resumed, he says all parties are working toward an agreement. Time certainly is of the essence: the U.S. has less than 10 days to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default.
Google Inc has removed excerpts of customer reviews from sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor from Google Places, its competing online service aimed at helping consumers search for local businesses.
U.S. authorities were apparently so flustered by Norway’s inability to grasp the threat posed by terrorists that they had to “press” their Norwegian counterparts to deal with the topic seriously.
British rock-star Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home on Saturday, according to officials, sending an outpouring of condolences and prayer from stars the world over.
The Harvard School of Public Health and Alzheimer Europe conducted a telephone survey of 2,678 people who were at least 18 years of age across the U.S. and Europe, and they found that about 25 percent of responders feared getting the disease.
Top House and Senate leaders arrived at the White House on Saturday in a meeting called by President Barack Obama with the aim of advancing a negotiation to avert a federal default.
There's no way to sugarcoat it: the U.S. housing market remains a buyer's market. That said, are there ways home sellers can better-position their home for a sale amid such intense competition? Indeed there are, and here are five.
A recent study has shown that English Premier League club Manchester United is more popular in the US than its city rivals Manchester City.
The heat wave across parts the Midwest and East Coast continues on Thursday.
In a report released this week, Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps, the Institute of Medicine recommends the full range of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity.
