President Barack Obama has the chance to change world economic development when he selects the next President of the World Bank, the outgrowth of World War II-era plans to use rich counties to spearhead economic growth.
The Dave Matthews Band 2012 Summer Tour begins on May 18 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, Texas, and ends on Sept. 9 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. The full schedule is below.
Four days after Whitney Houston's death, her doctors' drug records were subpoenaed by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called iPad 3 -- on March 7. But while most reports say Apple's third iPad will mirror the form factor of the iPad 2, is there a chance that Apple will release an 8-inch iPad instead?
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place this week in New York. A Pekingese named Ch Palacegarden Malachy was named the winner of Best in Show late Tuesday. Find a full list of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show results of the Groups and Best in Show here.
By now, the Knicks' newest point guard, Jeremy Lin, is a household name and #Linsanity has taken the nation by storm. His performance on the court and his demeanor garnered him Linstant national attention.
Whitney Houston's death hotel room is not being rented, a Beverly Hilton rep said Wednesday morning.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Oregon on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
New Yahoo CEO Scott Thomson faces a new nightmare: activist shareholder Third Point Capital has upped its holdings and launched a proxy battle to control the company.
Linsanity has taken the sports world by storm, and at least one business-minded individual is trying to patent the term and profit off of the New York Knicks player's success.
Indian parents pressure their children to succeed in academics and to shun 'frivolous' pursuits like sports, arts and music
Two lucky women and two men became the first same-sex couples to wed in the 61st-floor area of the Empire State Building, New York, Tuesday, following the legalization of gay and lesbian marriages by the NYC government in June, 2011.
Talks between Yahoo Inc and China's Alibaba Group over the U.S. Internet giant's Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources briefed on the situation.
Chaka Khan has criticized Clive Davis, the man who discovered and mentored singer Whitney Houston, for continuing to host his pre-Grammys party hours at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California hours after the singer died in a bathtub in the same hotel. I thought that was complete insanity, Chaka Khan said on Piers Morgan Tonight on Monday. And knowing Whitney, I don't believe she would've said, the show must go on. She's the kind of woman who would've said, 'Sto...
A Piranha bite-proof fish called the Arapaima may hold the secret to more flexible, tougher body armor because of its unique scales. The 300-pound Amazonian fish shares the same watery environment as the notorious Piranha, and when river levels dip in the dry season, they must share quite shallow stretches of the world's largest river. Scientists from the University of California, San Diego are working on a way to translate the strong, flexible scale technology into better human body armor.
Xi is slated to become the leader of China by 2013 (which would arguably make him the most powerful man in the world)
Whitney Houston's New Jersey mansion, the setting of her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, is for sale, with an asking price of $1.75 million following the start's death last weekend.
Shares of Yahoo, the No. 2 search engine, fell about 7 percent after reports of problems in divesting Asian assets by new CEO Scott Thompson.
The iPad 3 will be the first Apple device to accommodate the high-speed Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, according to the Wall Street Journal. But if Apple releases its next iPad with LTE, it's a near-certainty that LTE will also come to the iPhone 5, which is set to release in June or July 2012.
President Barack Obama was characteristically reticent on the issue of gay marriage.
Get some! shouts a young man as he jumps out of an airplane circling the skies above Hollywood, Calif. The gentleman falling from the sky is a NAVY SEAL, and he's giving his best effort to raise attention given to the pseudo-propagandist film, Act of Valor, which hits theaters on Feb. 24. Act of Valor, a story about U.S. Navy Seals, is acted out by real NAVY SEALS, and accordingly, real NAVY SEALS parachuted into the premier Monday night.
Photos have emerged of the hotel bathtub where Whitney Houston's dead body was found, as well as one of her final meal accompanied by the alcohol that may have contributed to her death Saturday at the age of 48. All of the photos were released by TMZ.com.
