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The U.S. government has warned airport security group TSA that terrorists might hide bombs inside their bodies.

President Barack Obama holds a town hall webcast on the economy and jobs on Twitter on Wednesday, but his answers are likely to be longer than the average tweet.

A man accused of hacking into AT&T Inc servers and stealing personal data belonging to 120,000 Apple Inc iPad users was indicted on Wednesday, two weeks after a co-defendant pleaded guilty.

A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand, triggering a tsunami in the area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center.

Car makers are hiring more workers and growing faster than the rest of the U.S. economy, outpacing industries that include health care and airplane manufacturing

Angelina is Hollywood's highest paid actress, but that's not all the pouty-lipped beauty has going for her. She's also a mom of 6, a producer and a UN Ambassador.

Republicans tried to send a direct message to President Barack Obama during his first-ever Twitter town hall by crashing the event with a flurry of comments on the social networking site.

U.S. stocks were mostly flat on Wednesday as strength in transportation names helped offset a downgrade of Portugal's credit rating, which pressured banking shares.

The United States government has issued a warning to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after receiving new information that terrorist groups are considering surgically implanting explosives to avoid security.

Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile provider, will stop offering customers unlimited data service plans on July 7, meaning higher prices for heavy users of services such as mobile Web surfing.

British fertility researchers developed a more accurate way to predict which pregnancies have more chance to end in miscarriage and say it could help doctors target a treatment to women.

It's highly unlikely that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will replace U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on the 2012 Democratic Party presidential ticket, but sometimes is U.S. presidential politics, the unexpected occurs.

U.S. regulators will be able to snatch back up to two years of Wall Street executives' pay if they are found responsible for the collapse of a major financial firm, under a rule approved on Wednesday.

Congressional Republicans lambasted President Barack Obama for his decision to try a Somali man accused of supporting terrorist groups in civilian court, thus affording him the legal protections of U.S. citizens.

Below are highlights of International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde's first news conference since being tapped to run the IMF.

Though there is no indication that an attack is imminent, a U.S. security official said on Wednesday that militants are showing renewed interest in using surgically implanted bombs to blow up commercial flights.

Pair spotted together in Toronto on July 3

In 1977, Harvey Milk made history when he became the first openly gay man elected to public office. In a few years, California school children could be studying and learning about his life and accomplishments.

Another report on how many iPhone 5s will be sold.

Stocks bounced off session highs on Wednesday after investors shrugged off a downgrade of Portugal's credit rating and an interest-rate hike in China.

As this global treasure hunt garners more and more recognition, will scares subside?