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Shares of cruise operator Carnival Corp. plunged 15 percent on Tuesday after a ship operated by its unit struck a submerged rock and keeled over off the coast of Italy late on Friday.

Jeb Corliss, a professional base jumper, was seriously injured when he crashed into rocks during a 3,500-foot freefall drop at Table Mountain in Cape Town on Monday. According to Park officials, the jump was unsanctioned, executed by Corliss without permission.

Laura Kaeppeler, 23, was crowned Miss America during the 2012 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas late Saturday. Take a closer look at the Miss America Pageant winners from the past twelve years.

L.L. Bean celebrated its 100-year anniversary on Tuesday with a giant mobile replica of its original boot, dubbed the Bootmobile. In honor of the 100-year anniversary, here’s a look at some of the best L.L. Bean products of all time, plus Leon Leonwood Bean's original patent sketch of the Duck Boots.

Feeding preschoolers smaller portions of the main dish at lunchtime means they'll eat more fruit and vegetables on the side and fewer total calories, according to a new study.

Stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday as Chinese data fueled the belief the government may move to stimulate growth, overshadowing recent credit downgrades in Europe and a mixed bag of bank earnings.

Citigroup Inc fourth-quarter profit fell 11 percent and missed Wall Street estimates as the European debt crisis battered capital markets trading and discouraged clients from doing deals.

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to announce a digital textbook creation toolkit at its Jan. 19 event in New York City. The move could spell trouble for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).

A new report from Brookings Institute shows President Barack Obama faces more federal judicial vacancies than he can keep up with and a longer confirmation process for his choices.

Green Bay was expected to go to the Super Bowl.

NYC now has an estimated 10,000 homeless families, including 17,000 homeless on its mean streets on this freezing night that outreach struggles to shelter.

Both Terrell Owens and now Vernon Davis have caught last-minute, game-winning playoff touchdowns for the San Francisco 49ers in their careers, and ironically enough, their reactions were similar.

Beyonce's baby girl Blue Ivy Carter is absolutely gorgeous, the singer's former Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams told USA Today. We were all in love, she said.

Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin turned Miss America 2012, on Saturday, publicly made a plea to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. If you're watching, Aaron Rodgers, call me. Here's why we think Rodgers should call her.

Hopefully, retailers liked 2011, because 2012 is looking like it will offer more of the same.

Despite the bankruptcy of Hostess Bakeries, the Twinkie brand still has enormous equity and could be a valuable asset to a new Hostess or an acquirer, venerable brand expert Clive Chajet told International Business Times.

The Lamartine Place Historic District, twelve historic houses in Chelsea that were essential to the Underground Railroad, were recognized in the weekend preceding Martin Luther King Day with a brand new sign that hangs on 339 W. 29th Street.

Kelsey Grammer doesn't let age get in his way. The 56-year-old actor just announced he's having twins with wife, Kayte Walsh, 32.

Six months before Christopher Nolan's final Batman film hits theaters, tickets for The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience are on sale for theaters in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco for an early July 19 screening. Advance tickets are selling out fast, so Batman fanboys and those eager to see Anne Hathaway as Catwoman early are advised to buy up the tickets while they can.

Montreal's Max Pacioretty scored twice as the Canadiens rose to the occasion with a 4-1 victory over the NHL-leading New York Rangers on Sunday.

The three states with the highest number of beauty queens -- California, Ohio and Oklahoma – boast six winners each