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Mobile privacy safeguards should also extend to third-party application developers, two lawmakers said after reviewing the practices of four major U.S. wireless carriers.

The death toll in the South continued to rise to nearly 300 Thursday evening after massive storms with tornadoes ripped through the region a day earlier and first responders continued to search for survivors, with about two-thirds of the victims coming from Alabama.

Verizon Wireless said it has fixed problems with its high-speed U.S. wireless network that left customers unable to connect for about a day.

Former SAC Capital Advisors LP analyst Jonathan Hollander reached a settlement with U.S. securities regulators over allegations he engaged in insider trading in his personal account, while working at Steven A. Cohen's $12 billion hedge fund.

Tornadoes and thunderstorms, termed catastrophic by U.S. President Barack Obama, that swept across the southern United States the past few days, left a trail of death and destruction - properties worth millions of dollars were damaged, nearly 300 people are dead and hundreds of thousands injured.

Rev. Franklin Graham's comments on President Barack Obama's birth certificate, views on presidential politics and his charge that the Muslim Brotherhood has influence in U.S. State Department and military have come into the spotlight this week.

General Motors Co Chief Executive Dan Akerson said the company has not been greatly affected by supply disruptions due to the March earthquake in Japan, and the company wants to repay U.S. taxpayers before making acquisitions or declaring a dividend.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone recently gave investors more information about three U.S. government investigations into his Harbinger Capital Partners fund firm.

The Royal Wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton will take place tomorrow in April 29, 2011 at 06:00am EDT. There is plenty of anticipation growing over the event, with media coverage increasing on a daily basis. The event could end up being the most watched event in history.

Shareholders ratcheted up pressure on NYSE Euronext to wrangle a better takeover deal than the one it has with Deutsche Boerse by using a rival bid to its advantage.

Worry not, folks. We didn't receive an invite to the Royal Wedding either. That doesn't mean we cannot watch Prince William tie the knot with his princess to be Kate Middleton

The wait for the white-colored iPhone 4 has officially ended as Apple's anticipated smartphone hit shelves today, but those hoping to snag one later may be out of luck.

Economic growth braked sharply in the first quarter as higher food and gasoline prices dampened consumer spending and sent inflation rising at its fastest pace in 2-1/2 years.

The Dow Jones transports closed at an all-time high on Thursday, leading U.S. stocks higher and signaling more gains due to its role as a touchtone of economic demand.

Here's a look at photos of Kate Middleton and Prince William on the few days prior to their wedding.

Pending sales of existing U.S. homes were much stronger than expected in March and a homebuilding company trimmed losses, offering faint glimmers of hope for the depressed U.S. housing market.

The full text of the patent infringement complaint filed by Samsung against Apple.

American International Group sued two money management firms on Thursday as the bailed-out insurer launched a fight to recoup billions of dollars it said it lost due to fraud.

There is a whole book coming out next month that claims to establish the constitutional ineligibility of Barack Obama for the office of the US presidency.

Pending sales of existing U.S. homes rose a much stronger than expected 5.1 percent in March, data from a real estate trade group showed on Thursday.

The much anticipated Royal Wedding has finally arrived. On Friday, April 29, Prince William and Kate Middleton will finally tie the knot in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.