The first minutes of The Newsroom pilot episode are a harbinger of the appalling gender representations to come. While giving a talk at a university, the show's protagonist, newscaster Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels), explodes after a perky blonde college sophomore asks a (stupid) question about why America is the greatest country in the world, referring to the dumbfounded student as a sorority girl who may or may not accidentally wander into a voting booth one day.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is back in power, with a fresh face. Now it must convince observers that it has abandoned its old, corrupt ways.
When CBS News broke the story that U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts had first decided to vote with his fellow Supreme Court conservatives on so-called Obamacare and then changed his mind, it led to huge questions, not only about him but also about his motivations.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts was originally set to vote with the Supreme Court's conservative justices to strike down the Affordable Care Act, CBS News reported. However, he changed his mind about a month ago to join the court's liberal justices in mostly upholding the constitutionality of the law.
It's no secret that romance novels have appealed to women for decades. So what is the appeal of these fantastical stories?
Disappointed by the lack of aggressive action by the U.S. Federal Reserve during the meeting of its powerful rate-setting committee last week, and expecting little more than rehashed promises from the leaders of Europe this week, pessimistic market-watchers are turning to once again guessing when the clock atop the Eurozone time-bomb will finally run to 0.
European airplane manufacturer Airbus SAS will build its first U.S. factory in Mobile, Ala., as it intensifies its competition with main rival, U.S.-based Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), The Associated Press reported Thursday.
The newspapers that give Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (Nasdaq: NWSA) its name may soon be on their own after the media giant's board approved a breakup that could radically reshape the global media landscape.
A Turkish convoy of 30 military vehicles and trucks loaded with missile batteries is heading for Syrian border 50 kilometer away from Turkey's coastal town of Iskenderun in Hatay province, Turkish state-run news agency reported Thursday.
It's an open secret Ann Curry will be replaced on the Today show. She'll announce her exit Thursday morning.
Peter Madoff has reportedly agreed to a 10-year prison term.
Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday, left many witty observations.
News of Nora Ephron's passing on Tuesday has brought renewed attention to her remarkable life and work. Here's a look back at some of Ephron's most notable career highlights.
Christofias criticized the EU, the ECB and IMF for behaving like a ?colonial force? with respect to its fiscal demands on Greece.
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War was auctioned off to billionaire David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group, for over $2,085,000.
The president even told his senior aides that he had ?the least power to prevent? the potential collapse of Pakistan.