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Fed up flyers flirt with train travel

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - After idling for decades, train travel in the United States, while not quite out of the station, is beginning to work up a healthy head of steam.

Fed officials back extended period language

Top Federal Reserve officials on Thursday showed little urgency about softening the central bank's commitment to hold rates low for a long time, suggesting the Fed will repeat the pledge when it meets late this month.

Foreclosures drop 2nd straight month in February

U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity, a report released on Thursday showed.

Special Report: Sweethearts in crime

Jeffery Stone and his wife Janette Diller Stone, one-time operators of a now-defunct New York investment firm called Crescent Fund, are not on any government most wanted list. And they aren't exactly hiding, either. But the former Greenwich, Connecticut, residents owe U.S. regulators nearly a half-million dollars in fines and restitution for their part in a five-year-old penny stock manipulation ...

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Stocks may fly on jobs, profit hopes

Optimism about an improving labor market and corporate profits could propel U.S. stocks higher this week as earnings season approaches.

Jobs, profit hopes may drive rally

Optimism about an improving labor market and corporate profits could propel U.S. stocks higher next week as earnings season approaches.

Jobs, earnings hopes to push stocks higher

Optimism over corporate profits and an improving labor market could propel U.S. stocks higher next week as earnings season approaches.

My Baby is Born Without Eyes

A baby in Florida was born with a rare condition that has left her without eyes.

Obama admin expands housing hardest hit fund

The Obama administration on Monday unveiled another bailout program for troubled homeowners, pledging to divert $600 million in housing rescue funds to 5 more states on its list of hardest-hit markets.

Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study

(Reuters) - Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.

$10.5 million U.S. media project aimed at local news gap

The U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting launched a $10.5 million project on Thursday to increase regional reporting, filling a growing gap due to cutbacks in the news industry where profits have tumbled.

Amid housing downturn, Toll downsizes its homes

Toll Brothers Inc, which dominates the market for large, expensive houses known as McMansions, is shrinking its square footage as the worst housing market downturn since the Great Depression grinds on.

Obama signs historic healthcare reform into law

(Reuters) - A jubilant President Barack Obama signed the most sweeping U.S. social policy legislation in decades into law on Tuesday, putting his name on a healthcare bill that will help shape his legacy and the Democrats' chances of holding on to power in Congress.

Lennar posts narrower-than-expected loss

Top-five homebuilder Lennar Corp reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday and said it was on track to make a profit in 2010, sending shares up nearly 5 percent in early trading.

Health reform leaves Americans split, confused

(Reuters) - The overhaul of the healthcare system is being hailed in political circles as the biggest health policy change in four decades, but President Barack Obama's landmark reform has left some Americans divided and confused.

Court orders Fed to release bailout documents

In a significant victory for news media, a federal appeals court said the Federal Reserve must disclose records on emergency lending programs to banks bailed out by the government in the financial crisis.

Toyota faces racketeering claims in consumer suits

Lawyers seeking civil damages against Toyota Motor Corp on behalf of U.S. consumers for diminished resale value of recalled vehicles are broadening their cases to add racketeering claims against the automaker.

EA to offer complete online Woods game around Masters

Tiger Woods return to pro golf for the Masters tournament next month is being celebrated by more than fans as EA Sports will launch the final commercial version of its online golf game named after the world's top golfer that week, the company's president said on Wednesday.

Woods says returning to golf at Masters in April

World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods, who withdrew from the game late last year after a damaging adultery scandal, announced on Tuesday he would make his comeback to professional golf at the U.S. Masters in early April.

Ex-NY bank president first accused of TARP fraud

The former president of New York's privately held Park Avenue Bank was arrested on Monday on fraud charges, the first person accused of attempting to steal U.S. government bailout funds in the financial crisis.

New York City bank among three U.S. bank failures

The Park Avenue Bank, a New York City-based institution, was among three banks seized by regulators on Friday, and is the second area bank to fail in two days.

Treasury says 1 million homeowners in loan modifications

An Obama administration program to help struggling homeowners modify their mortgages has more than one million active borrowers,

Witness: Battlefield dead haunt U.S. Marines and Afghans alike

Corporal Jacob Turbett gave out a single groan of pain before the Taliban bullet, which had pierced his heart, ended his life.

CBOE strives to sell members on $300 mln IPO

CBOE Holdings Inc plans a $300 million public offering in a long-awaited move that could allow the biggest U.S. options exchange to expand or be acquired.

Foreclosures drop for 2nd month in February: RealtyTrac

Papaya leaf extract reveals anticancer power

In the paper published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, papaya leaf extract has been found to boost the production of key signaling molecules called Th1-type cytokines that suggests potential therapeutic abilities that use the immune system to fight cancers in addition to its direct antitumour effect on various cancers.