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It's been said that Congress doesn't react unless American voters compel it to do so. Well, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is imploring Congress to 'get ahead of the curve,' on the budget deficit / debt ceiling issue, as the consequences of not acting could be enormous: it would leave the U.S. vulnerable to rising interest rates, if the Greece debt situation triggers another financial contagion.

Alzheimer's Disease, which is a progressive degeneration of the brain, claims about 23,000 American lives a year. A look at some of the celebrities who succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, suggesting little improvement in the labor market this month after employment stumbled in May.

Oil fell sharply on Thursday, with North Sea Brent down more than $6 per barrel, after the International Energy Agency said 60 million barrels of oil would be released from strategic stockpiles to help the global economy.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting little improvement in the labor market this month after employment stumbled in May.

Oil futures are plunging as the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that the U.S. and 27 other nations will release a total of 60-million barrels of oil from strategic reserves.

The seven Harry Potter novels will be available in ebook form in October, author J.K. Rowling said on Thursday at the launch of a new interactive online website Pottermore (www.pottermore.com) that will allow readers to navigate through the boy wizard stories.

House lawmakers will introduce a bill Thursday that would lift the federal prohibition on marijuana, delegating decisions about the legal status of cannabis to the states.

OJ admits to killing his wife

President Barack Obama's plan to accelerate the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan has already provoked an outpouring of reactions at home and abroad, ranging from praise for his boldness to criticism that he is not being bold enough or is acting rashly.

The vandalized Soviet monument has been cleaned after an unidentified street artist painted the statue to look like comic heroes.

Direct e-book publishing by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling takes out traditional and new economy book companies.

Sales of new U.S. single family homes fell for the first time in three months in May, but inventories of new homes for sale reached record lows and the median sales price rose slightly, a government report showed on Thursday.

KIEV, June 23 - Ukraine's state security service on Thursday said it had broken up an international hacking ring that infiltrated foreign banks' computer networks and stole $72 million.

Oil fell sharply on Thursday with North Sea Brent down more than $8 per barrel after the United States and International Energy Agency and they would release 60 million barrels of oil from strategic stockpiles to help the global economy.

The American Automobile Association will begin deploying electric-vehicle mobile charging units this summer with the help of its roadside assistance fleet, to help drivers of electric vehicles such as Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf and Cheverolet Cruze recharge their car batteries.

Fugitive South Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, wanted in connection with 19 murders, and a person on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, was captured by federal law enforcement officials at a home in Southern California, ending a 16-year manhunt.

Wall Street was set to drop about 1 percent at the open on Thursday after the latest data on the labor market further confirmed investor fears of a slowdown in the economy.

Will Amazon win over Apple this time?

A look at the actress' previous court outfits.

As schools let out across the U.S., JetBlue Airways and PBS Kids are teaming up to keep children reading wherever they go this summer.