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More consumers had trouble making payments on credit cards and other debts during the first three months of the year due to higher food and gas prices, an industry report said on Thursday.

President Barack Obama took to Twitter on Wednesday to press his economic agenda, using the popular social media site to tweak Republicans and advocate for a deal to reduce the deficit.

China is well within its rights, legally and morally, to limit rare earth exports, argued an article in Chinese state media on Thursday, days after the World Trade Organization ruled against China on its curbs of raw materials exports.

In unofficial internet poles, comment sections, Twitter, other social media majority of US citizens despise the idea of reading a book on Casey Anthony or watching a movie based on her life story. Apparently the public can't stand Casey Anthony even as a porn star.Porn kingpin Steven Hirsch and founder of Vivid Entertainment, had offered a lucrative deal to Casey for starring in his forthcoming feature film with liberty to choose her own costars. But the public proved him wrong. Hirsch has of...

Wall Street was set to edge up on Thursday, with a key index at its highest in seven weeks, as investors await labor market data giving indications of the recovery in the U.S. economy.

The US government on Wednesday has issued warning to all the airlines after receiving intelligence reports that terrorist are considering surgically implanting explosives in the bodies of suicide bombers.

Caylee's law would be requiring parents to swiftly report the death or disappearance of a child in the first legislation stemming from the death of the Florida toddler.

Despite recent market volatility and unfavorable labor statistics, second quarter employee confidence over job security, pay raises and the job market has returned to levels last seen in the height of the recession.

The US military was ordered a halt on the policy of discharging gay service members by the federal court on Wednesday. The order came citing the impending demise of don't ask, don't tell and the Obama administration's increasing criticism of anti-gay laws.

Expect a fellow driver pacing ahead of you to spread wings and zoom into the sky. The highways in the United States are going to get a lot of variety. Luxury sedans, trucks and SUVs will get the company of pure-bred amphibian vehicles that would roll on the road and fly in the air at will.

The New York Stock Exchange, an icon of American capitalism, is expected to take a crucial step toward ceding control to a German company on Thursday, with little opposition expected from investors.

President Obama tweeted today, In order to reduce the deficit, what costs would you cut and what investments would you keep? creating the first Twitter town hall meeting at the White House. Twitter followers asked about gay marriage, the Patriot Act, abortion, and war as well as who his favorite Power Ranger is.

A tsunami warning issued for New Zealand following a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck in the Pacific Ocean northeast of the country has been canceled, but local officials are still urging caution in the coastal areas.

Jurors of the Casey Anthony trial felt sick to [their] stomachs after they acquitted Casey Anthony.

Researches have found that Chantix, the popular Pfizer drug that helps people quit smoking, may instead give people heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.

Asian shares drifted up toward a one-month high on Thursday as Chinese bank shares bounced higher on hopes of a near-term pause in policy tightening, while the euro steadied before a widely expected rate hike from the European Central Bank later in the day.

New Zealand civil defense authorities have issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean northeast of the country.

New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation is attempting to answer that question this summer, as it conducts a weathering study of Cleopatra's Needle, which was gifted to the United States government by Egypt as a token to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal. The obelisk has stood in Central Park since 1881, the New York Times reported.

Natalaie Portman and her fiancé Benjamin Millepied have revealed their baby's name.

According to the National Retail Federation, certain mainstays in the technology industry experienced the largest growth among all retailers in 2010.

A U.S. judge denied Apple Inc's attempt to quickly stop online retailer Amazon.com Inc from using the App Store name, according to a court document.