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The American defended her gold medal from 2008 with another gold medal.

The reaction to a market disturbance the affected the price of stock in hundreds of companies early Wednesday was markedly muted late in the day, as market participants, exchange operators and regulators were still trying to get a grasp on exactly what had just occurred.

The U.S. private sector added more jobs than forecast in July, ADP reported on Wednesday, giving the market some relief after three sluggish months as it awaits Friday's government employment report.

Match report from the Red Bull Arena of Tottenham's victory over the New York Red Bulls.

A top U.S. housing regulator refused on Tuesday to offer principal reductions for mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, highlighting a sharp difference in views over the best way to aid the beleagured real estate market.

The global marketing chief for General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) was ousted because of an expensive, poorly negotiated deal with Manchester United, the world's most popular soccer club, according to a report.

On the heels of a gruesome theater shooting in Colorado and with estimates that 48,000 Americans could be killed by guns in the next four years, two Democratic lawmakers have proposed a legislation to ban the online sales of ammunition in order to prevent potential mass murderers from stocking up.

Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have demonstrated appeal across party lines, and, with the end of their respective terms in office approaching, they both could be moving up the political food chain.

Through his manager, actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron denied a request from a formerly bullied gay teenager who wanted to discuss the homophobic things Cameron has said in the past and the actions he's taken to prevent the legalization of gay marriage.

Storms hit the U.S. Northeast, leaving at least one person dead, while strong winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of residents. Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpour are expected to hit the U.S. Midwest today and into New York City and the Northeast, forecasters said.

An outbreak of severe weather could hit the Northeast and especially New York City Thursday evening, with some meteorologists predicting a wallop similar to the ‘derecho’ that knocked out Washington D.C.’s power.

Mitt Romney randomly mentioned U.S. Senator Marco Rubio during a Piers Morgan interview, reigniting speculation that the Florida Republican will be the former Massachusetts governor’s Vice Presidential pick.

Catfights are not new to the entertainment industry and in most of the cases; the fight is for a man. This incident took place almost a year back in Miami's Dream Nightclub last year when the famous Victoria Secret Model Selita Ebanks allegedly hit the 34-year-old Telemundo model Liza Irizarry and broke her nose for kissing boyfriend Terrence J.

Based on analyst estimates, Merck & Co. will report earnings of $1.01 a share on sales of about $12.16 billion -- an increase of 0.1 percent from the year-earlier quarter. The company posts its second-quarter earnings on Friday, before the opening bell.

Late Wednesday former NBA star Dennis Rodman had a life changing experience. After 42 long years he finally met his estranged father, Philander Rodman Jr.

The four year veteran will look to continue his development playing alongside Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

Do you prefer rooftop terraces to big backyards, an evening at the theater to a night on the couch, or coffee at a café instead of a cup of tea at home alone? If so, you may want to check out one of the cities on Coldwell Banker’s new survey of America’s top 10 markets for “social seekers.”

The Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed Tuesday its policy to exclude gays from joining or being leaders.

It seems as though the world if retail is hitting some mid-year skids, leaving market watchers wondering if they already need to write of the second-most important sales season of the year: Back to school.

United customers staged a rebellion in a Shanghai airport after their flight was cancelled again and again. After being scheduled to leave China on Wednesday, customers finally landed in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday morning. Passengers pulled a customer service representative across the counter by his tie.

A photo from a New Jersey gay couple's engagement party has landed an anti-gay union organization in hot water, after it used the photo without permission in a political attack ad against a pro-civil union Republican in Colorado.