President Barack Obama was set on Wednesday to unveil a plan to stabilize the troubled housing market, a main cause of the economy's deepening slump.
Rapper DMX, whose real name Earl Simmons, 38, was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday for convictions on theft, drug-possession and animal-cruelty charges.
San Francisco Giants' former first baseman Will Clark - one of the most popular players in history of Giants is rejoining the clubs as a special assistant in the front office.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached a preliminary agreement with agent right-hander Jon Garland A deal of one-year contract that includes a club option for 2010 that would guarantee the pitcher about $7 million.
Nielsen Media Research compiled a list of the top 20 shows watched during prime-time viewership hours during Jan. 5-11.
Frank Bush replaces Richard Smith as Texans promoted him to defensive coordinator on Tuesday.
Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a swarm of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, scientists reported on Friday.
Republican John McCain told Ohio autoworkers on Friday he supports free-trade agreements while many of them say cost American jobs in a time of economy slow down.
The economy is in a bad place and people are casting about, sometimes desperately, for ways to ease the crunch. I know this because of the contents of my e-mail inbox, which grows more outlandish all the time.
A small robotic probe will examine the planet's arctic circle to for signs of life
Wal-Mart is planning to prepare and serve fresh food at delicatessen counters in its new Marketside convenience stores, in a bit to compete with Tesco's Fresh & Easy offering.
Since Wednesday, April 30, natural gas spot prices increased at most markets in the Lower 48 States. Prices at the Henry Hub rose 27 cents per million Btu (MMBtu), or about 2.5 percent, to $11.08 per MMBtu.
Since Wednesday, April 9, natural gas spot prices increased at virtually all market locations in the Lower 48 States. Currently, spot prices exceed the average spot prices of the 2007-2008 heating s...
By Emanuel Balarie
With all the talk about housing, a declining US Dollar, and the inevitable recession, many people may be overlooking a potentially more devastating economic factor, writes...
Barack Obama holds a slight lead on Hillary Clinton in Texas and has almost pulled even in Ohio before contests that could decide their Democratic presidential battle, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Friday.
Technical problems have forced the Bush administration to retool a high-tech virtual fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and will delay the first phase for at least three years, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
There are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, many from Mexico. Immigration is a highly charged topic and a major issue in the campaign for November's presidential election.
The distressed housing market should benefit from bargain prices but tighter lending will curtail the chance of a boom.
Hedge fund managers are backing politicians
Voters in 24 states make their choices in an unpredictable U.S. presidential campaign on Tuesday, with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a close fight and Republican John McCain aiming for a knockout blow against Mitt Romney.
Millions of fingers scurrying over mobile electronic devices probably paused this week as news emerged of a trove of text messages containing flirty and sexually explicit chat between Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a top aide. Even those engaging in more wholesome dialogue would be wise to wonder: Do text messages disappear _ like oral conversations _ or are they permanently logged somewhere for potential retrieval _ like e-mail usually is?
Blockbuster Inc Chief Executive James Keyes said on Wednesday he was comfortable the nation's leading DVD rental chain will meet financial targets of its debt agreements in the first quarter and beyond.
Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
