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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, did not mince words Monday regarding who the American people should blame, if the U.S. Government defaults on its debt and Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling: President Obama and Congressional Democrats.

When David Beckham and Victoria Posh Spice Beckham gave birth to a girl and named her Harper Seven Beckham, we started thinking, what would other people in the news name their next child if they followed in Posh and Becks' footsteps? Here are a few guesses.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will announce after a swing through New Hampshire whether he will run for U.S. president in 2012.

Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan calling for a broad restructuring of Medicare has made the race for his Wisconsin seat a closely watched indicator of the larger political landscape, Roll Call reported.

A new strain of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea was found to be resistant to antibiotics, international researchers say. According to the CDC, more than 700,000 persons in the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year and less than half of these infections are reported to CDC.

Law enforcement officials are investigating how a stun gun ended up on a JetBlue aircraft in New Jersey Friday night.

Visitor passes for the first day of the soon-to-be-opened 9/11 Memorial vanished within an hour of being made available on Monday morning. The first day for public admittance is September 12, 2011. A private service will be held on September 11, 2011 for relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

Today at 4:30pm (EST), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 will heat up New York City's Lincoln Center with its red-carpet premiere. Hundreds of fans have already lined up - and slept out - outside the venue with the wish for a glimpse of the stars.

This is the first day visitors can make a free, online reservation to visit the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. Advance visitor passes for date and time are required, officials said, and are free. The Memorial will be dedicated on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on September 11, 2011.

President Barack Obama on Monday reiterated that Congressional Republicans and Democrats will resolve the debt ceiling and that the U.S. Government would not default on its debt -- but the key, he underscored, is a GOP compromise on the revenue component. Major cuts in spending are already a part of the deal.

Social daily coupon network Groupon is changing its privacy policy. The company will collect and share more user information.

Is Microsoft going for the kill with Nokia?

Need For Speed: The Run will arrive on November 15, 2011

Cutting federal spending in 2011 could tip the U.S. economy back into a recession, just as it almost did in 1937. On the contrary, if the federal government spent more on infrastructure/public works projects it would create many jobs, and achieve great things, like the construction of the Empire State Building in the 1930s and 1 World Trade Center today.

A giant hogweed is spreading across New York, threatening humans with sap that causes severe burns, blistering, permanent scarring and even blindness. N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a giant hogweed warning and set up a hotline since the weed's growth has become out of control.

Currently, the Yankees' batter is dating Friday Night Lights actress Minka Kelly.

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association indicates cell phone usage and texting are helping cause one-fourth of all accidents on the road.

Navel swabs of volunteers threw up nearly 600 new strains of bacteria

A New York City artist, who installed spyware onto public computers to snap photos of customers in Apple stores was visited by US Secret Service this week.

Derek Jeter slammed a home run at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday to reach his 3000th career hit.

James Thomas Hackemer, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, was riding the Ride of Steel roller coaster in the front row when he fell off to his untimely death.