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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney raked in $18.25 million in the second quarter of 2011, flexing the financial muscle that has bolstered his status as the de facto frontrunner.

Germany’s Parliament will debate the government’s controversial plan to sell sale of 200 Leopard II battle tanks to Saudi Arabia.

The tide of illegal immigration from Mexico to the U.S. is receding, as many Mexicans choose to pursue careers in their home country, whose economy has improved substantially in the past five years.

China will reform its export of rare earths based in part on World Trade Organization rules, state media reported on Wednesday, a day after the global trade governing body ruled against its curbs on exports.

Banks and other large financial companies that could be seized and liquidated by the U.S. government are balking at a proposed plan they argue gives regulators too much power to snatch back executives' pay if their institutions fail.

Stocks were poised for a lower open on Wednesday after Moody's downgrade of Portugal's credit rating to junk and China's interest rate rise sparked jitters about global growth prospects.

A Somali terror suspect captured and interrogated by the U.S. military in the Gulf of Aden will face a federal indictment in New York, placing the man at the center of an ongoing debate about how and where to try terror suspects.

Speculation and rumors that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin may have died have led government internet censors to quash any such discussion of the subject online.

Casey Anthony was convicted of four misdemeanor counts of lying to law enforcement officers. Though she could face up to four years in prison, her having spent 3 years in jail may release Anthony as early as tomorrow, when the sentence is announced.What's more, Anthony can potentially appeal the conviction and be found completely innocent.

A recent Barron's article predicted that oil prices could top $150 next year and if this becomes true it could wreak havoc on the global economy with a devastating impact.

Casey Anthony, the 25-year-old Orlando, was reportedly tearing up after she heard the not guilty verdict on Tuesday evening. The seven-woman, five-man jury delivered the verdict at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, finding Casey Anthony not guilty of all counts except for providing false information to law enforcement officers.

Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc's Android operating system as the software giant has a wide range of patents used in the mobile platform, local media reported on Wednesday.

Stock index futures fell on Wednesday after Moody's downgrade of Portugal's credit rating to junk and China's interest rate rise triggered unease about global growth prospects.

The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms increased for the second month in a row in June, though downsizing in the first half of the year was at the lowest level since 2000, a report on Wednesday showed.

Beneath the vote backing President Barack Obama's candidacy lies a deep discomfort with his education policies to-date.

Casey Anthony trial verdict has made a majority of those who have been following the trial gasp in shock. Casey Anthony, mother of the dead two-year-old Caylee Anthony, has been found not guilty of murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter, but guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer. In fact, even if Casey chooses to make some money by confessing to her crime or write an OJ Simpson-style If I Did It type book nothin...

Casey Anthony trial verdict has made a majority of those who have been following the trial gasp in shock as Casey was let off from first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter. However, she was convicted for four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement officials.

Purchase applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, but refinancing activity plunged as interest rates jumped, an industry group said on Wednesday.

In an attempt to find ways to produce more and bigger crawfish, a Louisiana researcher said, she's had success with lighting the ponds at night and also believes that her work could pave the way for expanding crawfish farming in cooler areas, an AP report said.

A recent report from ComScore cited some interesting figures detailing how Apple's iPhone and Android devices are beating the BlackBerry.

The nation was shocked by the Casey Anthony verdict in which the jury said Casey was not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter. She was found guilty only in four counts relating to the lies she told the investigators.