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President Barack Obama distanced himself from a deeply divided U.S. Congress on Thursday, pledging to deliver fresh ideas to create jobs and slamming lawmakers for "bickering" that gets in the way of recovery.

Perry's spokesman Mark Miner told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Texas governor will be running for president and will make his intentions known on Saturday while visiting South Carolina and New Hampshire as most of his presidential rivals compete in a test vote in Iowa.

According to Perry's spokesperson, the governor is running for office

In days past, jawboning from Presidents and central banks was often enough to stem a financial markets selloff. Not anymore.

Novak Djokovic's reign as world number one got off to a wild start as he scrambled to a 7-5 6-1 win over Russian Nikolai Davydenko at the Montreal Masters on Wednesday, improving his season record to a dazzling 49-1.

The world's fastest aircraft ever has just fallen into the sea for the second time.

The Republican Party argues it's the party of job creation, but the statistics indicate otherwise, at least concerning U.S. presidential administrations. Democratic presidents have a higher annual job creation average, 1.647 million per year, than Republican presidents, 966,388 per year.

Singer Gavin DeGraw will return to performing on August 24, after an assault in New York that left him with concussion and a broken nose, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.

A woman in a headscarf runs into the street to calm a crowd before violence erupts. "This is what a war zone looks like," a voiceover declares.

Brinker International Inc (EAT.N) reported quarterly profit that was slightly higher than Wall Street expectations, as more patrons visited its Chili's Grill & Bar chain, and its shares jumped nearly 7 percent.

Wendy's Co (WEN.N), the third-largest U.S. fast-food hamburger chain, reported quarterly profit from continuing operations that matched Wall Street's view on Thursday, and shares rose nearly 2 percent.

Sarah Palin announced that the One Nation bus tour will be back on the road and headed to the Iowa State Fair before the GOP presidential straw poll.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) claims all is going well with its landline operations, though has filed injunctions against striking employees for destruction of property.

The singer's latest music video involves a series of television screens.

Casey Anthony, Spencer Pratt and Octomom are the top three "Most Hated" people in America

Christopher Nolan and the crew of upcoming Batman flick "The Dark Knight Rises" turned a Pittsburgh street into a snow-covered wonderland.

The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, tested by the U.S. Defense Advance Research Projects Agency Thursday, was supposed to be fastest aircraft ever flown.

Jennifer Lopez and estranged husband Marc Anthony reunited briefly at a Hamptons beach so the dad could enjoy quality time with their 3-year-old twins.

South African stocks added more than 3 percent on Thursday, the biggest daily percentage increase in 15 months, boosted by sentiment generated by better-than-expected U.S. labour market data.

Defense agency says it lost contact with the HTV-2 aircraft soon after launch.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says contact with the Falcon HTV-2 was lost shortly after takeoff.