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Wall Street was set for a third day of losses Thursday as jobless claims data failed to meet heightened market expectations, leaving investors to wonder if the economy can sustain a rally.

Although The Hunger Games movie was a huge box office success, racist comments pertaining to the character of Rue as well as criticism over Jennifer Lawrence's too curvy figure have flooded the Internet and sullied the artistic endeavor attempted by the film.

The ‘Material Girl’, Madonna, has decided to sell her Beverly Hills mansion, which she bought in 2003 for a cool $12 million.

A police video showing Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, has surfaced, contradicting claims and police reports from the night of the killing.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were: Cleantech Solutions International, Loral Space & Communications, Ultra Clean Holdings, Charming Shoppes, Horizon Pharma and QuickLogic Corp. The top after-market NASDAQ losers were: Central European Distribution, Saba Software, Oncothyreon, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Brightcove Inc and Arena Pharmaceuticals.

Federal authorities filed criminal charges Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who ranted about religion and the Sept. 11 hijackings and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him in a midair uproar.

Still playing without starters Jeremy Lin and Amare Stoudemire, the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, thanks to high scoring games from Camelo Melo Anthony and Iman Shumpert.

Adrienne Rich, a leading American poet and advocate of women's and gay liberation, died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz, Calif., her family said. She was 82.

A finance executive at MF Global Holdings Ltd invoked her right against self-incrimination as lawmakers heard from officials who played critical roles in the final days of the futures brokerage, when a huge and still unexplained shortfall in customer money surfaced.

With all the talk about the Supreme Court case challenging President Barack Obama's health care legislation and the tough beating it took over the past few days, it's hard to sort through the policy and the politics.

Miss Asia Pacific World is a new beauty pageant/model search spotlighting the gorgeous, talented women from all over the world. The U.S. is hosting its own pageant to select a lucky girl to represent the country in the Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 pageant.

A new Tiger Woods-themed porno movie is on the way, and it will feature three of his porn star ex-mistresses.

Sports Illustrated's Peter King says Bill Parcells is very interested in coaching the Saints

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a new owner, and that's great news for the fans and Major League Baseball.

The couple has a son named William George Zimmerman.

The five-year court battle regarding legendary New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor's will has finally reached a settlement, according to her grandson, Philip Marshall. The settlement, which is to be filed Wednesday in Westchester County Surrogate Court, sets aside $100 million for charities. The recipients of the donations include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, New York City public schools, Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller University and a number of other importa...

Veronica Olguin, 15, had taken then three-month-old Selena to Florida Regional Medical Center for a high fever and bronchitis in October. Three days later when cutting off a bandage holding an IV in place, the nurse reportedly cut too far.

The bride-to-be and Dark Knight Rises actress celebrated her engagement Adam Shulman at a New York City bookstore with a couple of quirky details.

While the U.S. oil and natural gas industries are reaping astronomical profits now, they could increase them even more if companies weren't so wasteful, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.

Darrelle Revis says the Jets locker room is in disarray.

Airlines such as Southwest, JetBlue and American Airlines are all accustomed to the bad publicity that comes with having their employees cross the line while on the job.