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There's been a whole lot of Bill Clinton in the news recently. The former Democratic president has become his party's go-to surrogate on the campaign trail this year, most recently by raising the profile of Wisconsin's gubernatorial election on Friday.

The Yankees have their eye on Matt Garza.

BP (NYSE:BP) announced Friday is it pursuing options to sell its interest in TNK-BP, a Russian oil company jointly owned with a local partner.

But it?s not Hal Jordan.

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)?s plans to acquire Hughes Telematics (OTC: HUTC) for $612 million indicates the biggest U.S. phone company is seeking a new market: Mercedes-Benz drivers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo just broke New York?s heart. Literally. He got rid of it. In a move some New Yorkers are calling ?heartless,? he?s replaced the iconic logo I Love NY with ?I [fill in the blank] NY.?

The U.S. has been carrying out secret cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear facilities. President Barack Obama sped things up within his first month in office.

Jerry Jones has been the owner and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys for 22 years. But 16 years after his last Super Bowl trip it may be time for him to step aside as GM.

The growing scarcity of sterile, injectable drugs is one of the biggest issues confronting hospitals across the country, and will be a key issue at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago this weekend.

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban sales of large soda drinks drew swift criticism from beverage makers and retailers, who say consumers should be able to make their own decisions.

Following a high-volatility period over that past few days that has seen the political situation in Greece worsen, highly disappointing economic data prints in the U.S. and China and -- most prominently -- a surprise banking crisis in Spain, U.S. Treasuries have been hitting historically low yields on a daily basis. Lawrence Dyer, a New York-based rates strategist for British giant bank HSBC says should soon fall to 1.32 percent or lower.

A Wisconsin law that limited collective bargaining for local unions had led to a sharp decline in membership in the past 15 months, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Offices occupied by men seemed to have 10 to 20 percent more bacteria, on average, than offices occupied by women, a new study found.

Those who order, help or fail to stop attacks on civilians are individually criminally liable for their actions, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said in Geneva.

There have been a lot of talks regarding the involvement of the United States and Israel behind a Stuxnet cyber attack, but with no concrete evidence to confirm the same. However, a latest report tends to claim that the US has indeed played a crucial role in that matter.

In 2011, this tiny nation of only 8-million people recorded 86 murders per 100,000 inhabitants (the highest rate on the planet), up from 82 in the prior year, and double the rate from just six years ago

A federal judge Thursday declared a Florida election law harsh and impractical for requiring groups conducting voter registration drives to turn in registration forms within 48 hours of collecting them, and blocked enforcement of the deadline.

Sex ed is apparently taken very seriously at Brooklyn's James Madison High School, aka Horndog High, which is embroiled in yet another sex scandal, as allegations emerge that married English teacher Erin Sayar allegedly had a month-long sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student.

Will Meryl Street star in the inevitable adaptation? We hope so!

Michael McKean was released from St. Luke's Hospital on Wednesday after he was hit by a car in Manhattan last week.

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) appointed Alan Horn as chairman of Disney Studios, replacing former chairman Rich Ross, who was forced out of the role in April, the company announced Thursday.