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The U.S. stock market extended its rally on Wednesday as fears of a double-dip recession and global financial crisis continue to fade.

Senior government officials in Iran have hailed the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and across the U.S., claiming the protests will eventually bring down the capitalist system. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly stated that capitalism's “corrupt foundation has been exposed to the American people.

The Nigerian man accused of trying to use a bomb in his underwear to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day 2009 pleaded guilty on Wednesday to all charges against him and warned the United States could face a great calamity.

Two former executives of a bank that received a $300 million federal bailout before its collapse during the financial crisis are facing criminal and civil fraud charges for their role in trying to conceal loan losses.

The U.S. State Department issued a Worldwide Travel Alert on Tuesday due to the Iran terror plot.

U.S. stocks and other global risk assets traded higher on Wednesday on more good news out of Europe.

Graphics cards help supercomputers perform more calculations while using less energy, an important step in speeding up the world's fastest machines.

U.S. stocks are mixed for much of Tuesday as investors weigh U.S. earnings optimism against worries from Europe.

The Unites States and the European Union has said the trial for former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was politically motivated and has condemned the seven-year jail sentence.

The two men as Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old U.S. citizen with dual Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, reportedly a member of the Quds Force.

Six protesters associated with the Occupy D.C. and Stop The Machine movements were arrested for demonstrating inside the Hart Senate Office building on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks are mixed on Tuesday as investors eye Slovakia's vote on the EFSF expansion and Alcoa's (NYSE:AA) earnings report. Investors seem upbeat as Alcoa shares have surged 2.78 percent in afternoon trading.

Chicago O’Hare, Cleveland Hopkins, and Los Angeles International named most dangerous U.S. airports.

U.S. stocks are mixed Tuesday morning as investors wait for the result of a Slovak vote on the Eurozone bailout fund expansion.

The loss of Alicia Sacramone to a torn Achilles tendon did not deter the United States women's gymnastics team, which won gold in the World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

U.S. stock futures are slightly down as investors await the results of a key Eurozone vote and Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) earnings report.

After getting hammered in August and September, U.S. stocks have staged an impressive rally since the afternoon of Oct. 4.

In case investors forgot amid the excitement coming out of Europe, third-quarter earnings are about to begin.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, along with other global risk assets, as investors welcomed a promise from German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkorzy to devise a bailout plan for the Eurozone.

U.S. stocks will face the third quarter earnings season next week. Some investors are hoping that U.S. earnings will take center stage, take focus off the European debt crisis and potentially prolong the current mini-rebound in U.S. stocks.

English musician and composer Paul McCartney will marry US heiress Nancy Shevell Sunday. This is going to be his third marriage.