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U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price rises

Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as lawmakers finalize an overhaul of the healthcare system.

Cuba's Raul Castro crushes dissent like Fidel: report

Cuba's Raul Castro has kept the system his brother Fidel used to repress critics, refusing to free scores of people imprisoned years ago and jailing others for dangerousness, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued on Wednesday.

CORRECTED - UPDATE 4-Lowe's profit falls, sees housing return in mid 2010

Lowe's Cos Inc , the second-largest U.S. home improvement chain, posted a 30 percent drop in quarterly profit on Monday as consumers put off big renovations while the U.S. housing market remained sluggish.

VIDEO: Atlantis lifts off towards ISS with crucial spare parts

The shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted off into orbit Monday towards the International Space Station, carrying 15 tons of critical spare parts and equipment. Atlantis and its six-man crew launched as scheduled at 2:28 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission trip's purpose is to deliver equipment, including two gyroscopes, to the International Space Station.

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US foreclosures slow a 3rd month; lull temporary

U.S. home foreclosure filings slowed in October for a third straight month, but rising unemployment will spur another record year of failing mortgages in 2010, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday.

New invention addresses lithium battery fires

A new technology to prevent lithium-ion batteries from catching fire or exploding in laptops and mobile phones may be on the market as soon as the first quarter of 2010, its inventor said on Wednesday.

Madoff's NYC, Palm Beach homes get price cuts

It's still not cheap, but Livin' La Vida Madoff may now cost a bit less. Asking prices for homes once occupied by now imprisoned Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff in Manhattan's Upper East Side and in Palm Beach, Florida, have been cut, after about two months on the market.

Get ready, America: Here comes Sarah Palin

Get ready, America. Like her or not, Sarah Palin is coming to a city near you.

Treasury says 650,000 in trial home loan workouts

About 20 percent of struggling U.S. homeowners eligible for loan workouts have entered into a trial modification, but it is unclear how many of them will be able to keep the lower payments permanently, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

Ida's threat ebbs but U.S. Gulf energy output disrupted

A weakened Tropical Storm Ida drenched the U.S. Gulf Coast and oil installations on Monday, shutting down nearly 30 percent of Gulf energy production.

Ida weakens to tropical storm in U.S. Gulf

Ida weakened to a tropical storm as it churned toward oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast early on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.

Twilight movies inspire vampire stampede

'Twilight' here! We got your red hot 'Twilight' angle heah!

Some Muslims fear backlash after Fort Hood shooting

Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an Army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.

Liposuction: A source for breast augmentation?

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in the lab, but here's a more immediate use: Fat liposuctioned from other parts of the body can safely be used to increase a woman's breast size, according to study findings presented this week at the Plastic Surgery 2009 meeting in Seattle.

5 Notoriously Haunted Hotels in the US

If things that go bump in the night interest you, a stay at one of these Grand Old Dames would be a haunting good time! Since around the turn of the century, these hotels have offered exceptional

Ex-client of UBS gets house arrest for tax fraud

A former client of UBS AG who cooperated in a U.S. probe of the Swiss bank's ties with wealthy Americans hiding money overseas was sentenced to one year house arrest and a fine on Wednesday for a multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme.

Controversial couple dominates U.S. medical tourism

These are heady days for the medical tourism industry. With U.S. healthcare prices spiraling upward, more and more insurers and individuals are looking abroad for treatment. By some estimates, 650,000 Americans will check into foreign hospitals from Mexico to Thailand this year.

U.S. foreclosures spike in new regions in 3rd qtr

U.S. mortgage defaults ebbed in some hard-hit cities in the third quarter, but unemployment created new trouble spots as foreclosures set a record in the quarter, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.

U.S. schools homeowners to spot loan rescue scams

Sun Valley, a sun-baked and struggling corner of Los Angeles, is fertile ground for mortgage rescue scams with its high proportion of subprime borrowers, Spanish speakers and a sharp drop in home values.

Obama to give $3.4 billion in grants for smart grid

President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a smart electric grid that will save consumers money on their utility bills, reduce blackouts and carry power supplies generated by solar and wind energy, the White House said.

Winn-Dixie Q1 loss widens, cuts FY10 EBITDA view

Supermarket chain Winn-Dixie Stores Inc posted a wider quarterly loss, hurt by consumers shifting toward generic pharmaceuticals and the absence of storm-related sales, and cut its 2010 EBITDA outlook, sending its shares down 13 percent after the bell.