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Higher car prices and a shortage of fuel-efficient vehicles likely threw a roadblock in the U.S. auto industry's recovery path in May, when the Japan crisis had its biggest impact on U.S. sales so far.

Public faith in Western currencies has hit an extreme low. Faith in the US dollar is especially weak because the US government keeps on spending money it doesn’t have by borrowing from the generous printing presses of the Federal Reserve.

A U.S. judge approved a class action settlement over Google's Buzz social network, and awarded $500,000 to an Internet privacy group that had previously been left out of the proposed deal.

BigGovernment.com questioning published accounts by Rep. Anthony Weiner about his activity on Twitter when a lewd photo from his account was sent publicly to one of the people following his postings.

Wealthy U.S. individuals have already pulled most of their money from Swiss private banks and could exit altogether as a global clampdown on tax evasion and banking secrecy benefits onshore rivals, a report showed.

There has always been a debate about whether or not mobile phone usage causes cancer. Finally, international experts have the answer, which is we think so.

Luxury list accompanies the magazine's Ipad launch

Three trillion dollars is a lot of cash to hoard up in barely 10 years. It's a lot of cash to unleash on the world's commodity markets, too. And peak oil or not, we monetary maniacs might just have a point. Real returns to cash do matter.

Gasoline fell to its lowest level in seven weeks and diesel fuel dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time in two months, the Energy Department said on Tuesday.

The latest S&P/Case-Shiller index readings continue to confirm that the US housing market is crashing and burning.

As much of a quarter of the recent decline in the U.S. jobless rate is due to long-term unemployment benefits running out, according to research from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank published on Tuesday.

Sony plans to restore access to its PlayStation Network and Qriocity movie and music services in the U.S., Europe by the end of this week.

Mitt Romney, the Republican Presidential candidate hopeful, says he isn't worried that people in the United States will be considering his religion as they go to the polls in November of 2012.

These tips will make your furry friend's trip as smooth as possible.

U.S. retailers are expected to show a moderate increase in May sales, as high gas prices likely tempered consumer demand for summer clothing and other discretionary items.

While the military has begun paying attention and devoting more resources to the problem, military suicide it is still stigmatized.

The number of people killed or left homeless in last year’s earthquake in Haiti was much lower than claimed by the country’s leaders, according to a draft report commissioned by the US government.

Boeing Co has seen increased interest in its Super Hornet fighter jet from potential international customers as Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has faced development and cost challenges, a Boeing executive said on Tuesday.

Cell phones contain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields that can possibly increase the risk of glioma, a malignant brain cancer, in human beings, the WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said.

Higher car prices and a shortage of fuel-efficient vehicles likely threw a roadblock in the U.S. auto industry's recovery path in May, when the Japan crisis had its biggest impact on U.S. sales so far.

The rising tide of stocks last year further erased the damage of the 2008 financial crisis and buoyed worldwide personal wealth to a new record high.