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Nintendo's introduces the Wii U, a new console/controller add-on with a 6.2 inch screen.

Private equity-backed Avaya Inc plans to file for a $1 billion initial public offering as early as this week, marking the latest in a rash of technology sector IPOs, according to a Wall Street Journal story.

Longtime Procter & Gamble Co executive Charles Chip Bergh, a leader in the Gillette razor business, is leaving to try to become a chief executive officer of a major company, the household products maker said on Tuesday.

This past weekend actress Reese Witherspoon was awarded the MTV Generation Award at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.

The U.S. economic recovery is disappointingly slow, but it would have to weaken much further for the Federal Reserve to consider more monetary support, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.

The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers are negotiating with an investment group headed by Joshua Harris for the sale of the NBA team.

A former employee of a so-called expert network firm is expected to plead guilty to charges of conspiring with others to leak corporate secrets to hedge funds in exchange for money, part of a broad U.S. crackdown on insider trading.

The Mavericks continued struggles shooting the ball might mean the end of their championship hopes.

Searches continue for Lauren Spierer, a missing Indiana University student from Westchester County.

Today's books video is an interview posted by Ashley Memory, the author of a forthcoming, darkly humorous suspense novel.

Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext unveiled a special dividend on Tuesday, flexing their financial muscle a month before shareholders decide whether to approve a merger that would create the world's largest exchange operator.

Ford Motor Co's global auto sales will grow about 50 percent to around 8 million vehicles a year by the middle of the decade, Ford executives said on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would cooperate with Europe as it deals with Greece's debt woes and said a potential default there would be disastrous.

We take a look at some of Britney's commercials from over the years.

The head of Moody's sovereign ratings group said on Tuesday it was hard to see how a private sector rollover of Greek debt would be truly voluntary and it would therefore likely constitute a default.

Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper blew the opposing pitcher a kiss as he rounded third on a home-run trot last night in a Class A baseball game in Hagerstown, Md.

Politicians should not play chicken with the country's credit rating, but need to focus urgently on finding ways to reduce the rising budget deficit, according to the head of General Motors Co.

Rains are more than welcome, but the Middle Kingdom is paying the toll for precipitation in human capital.

Wall Street bounced in light volume on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 fell to its lowest in over two months, with some describing the S&P's losses in the past five weeks as overdone.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is considering a toll hike for its bridges and tunnels, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.

The 33-year leader of the Gulfi nation, currently hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, is suffering from bleeding in his skull and burns on 40 percent of his body, according to one Time report.

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would cooperate with Europe as it deals with Greece's debt woes and said a potential default there would be disastrous.

Britney Spears has unveiled new artwork for her single, 'I Wanna Go' and Nicki Minaj promises the Britney Spears Tour will have a theatrical element.

Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext on Tuesday unveiled a special dividend as a way of encouraging shareholders to approve a $10.2 billion deal between the New York and Frankfurt-based companies.

Avoiding excessive weight gain in youth is key to sustainable health in adulthood. If you want to prevent obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and all their accompanying diseases, the DASH diet may pave a bright future for you - and for teenage girls, there is a better news.

Sony Corp unveiled the pricing of its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device at a flashy Los Angeles event and immediately ran into criticism the gadget was too expensive.

The couple will hire help for their Kensington Palace apartment.

Books such as America's Climate Choices, and more than 4,000 others, are now available for free online, as the National Academies Press has made all PDF versions of its books downloadable to anyone at no charge.

The U.S. economy is on increasingly unsteady footing, hurt by stubbornly high unemployment and volatile oil prices, the head of General Motors Co told reporters on Tuesday.