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The internet erupted when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were spotted out on a date Wednesday. The two were seen in New York City going to the movies to see The Hunger Games.

Alcoa Inc., the U.S. aluminum giant, said Thursday it will reduce its annual total alumina production capacity by 2 percent this year, aimed at matching output with its plans to reduce smelter capacity amid global oversupply that has hurt prices.

Those lyrics are from the most patriotic American anthem of the last half-century, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” Ronald Reagan played the song the year it came out, at the 1984 Republican convention, and it gained iconic status after the 9/11 atrocities.

The different allergy labels in common use may be confusing consumers instead of helping them decide whether to buy a food product, a new Canadian study shows.

The Mega Millions mess just got a lot messier. Mirlande Wilson, the supposed winner from Maryland who refused to share her portion of the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot with McDonald's co-workers who claimed the winning ticket was purchased with money from an office pool, told NBC News on Thursday that she lost the ticket.

Rumors are flying about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. While some reports say the two are dating, other reports said that they have been together since Kardashian's ill-fated 72-day marriage to New York Nets forward Kris Humphries.

A ghost ship that has been adrift since the tsunami struck Japan last year, has been shot up and sunken by U.S. Coast Guard cannon fire.

The Finnish phone maker is all set to kick-off the launch of its biggest bet - Nokia Lumia 900 -- in an event later today at New Yourk Times Square.

U.S. employers hired 120,000 workers in March, well below economists' forecast, and the smallest gain since October, signaling the economy could be losing momentum.

The pink slime scandal has gripped Americans who are disgusted about the use of ammonia in ground beef, but ammonia is also used in the production of many other foods including cheese, chocolate, baked goods and more.

Watch live streaming coverage from the 2012 Masters at Augusta National, plus view Friday tee-off times and read a preview of play on day two.

Russia will take all necessary efforts to get its citizen returned to his native country, the foreign ministry said. Bout, dubbed the Merchant of Death and basis for the movie Lord of War, was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison.

The Titanic wreck site is the newest on the list of UNESCO's underwater heritage sites across the world, as the wreck now comes under the cover of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova said in a statement Thursday.

Tumbling in the polls, even in his native Pennsylvania, and under increasing pressure to quit the Republican race, Rick Santorum huddled with conservative leaders and aides Thursday to plot strategy.

Contrary to speculation, Matt Lauer is not leaving NBC's morning program The Today Show. On Thursday, Lauer signed a new multi-year contract with NBC News to remain as the show's co-host. Today will announce the news on the air Friday morning, but given the recent signing of Ryan Seacrest to the network, will Ann Curry be axed?

The Transition flying car from Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia stretched its wings for the first time at a motor show at the New York International Auto Show 2012, but its automotive press debut on Thursday suffered some turbulence in the air and bumps in the road.

The 45-year-old Russian was busted in a 2008 sting in Thailand in which undercover informants working for U.S. authorities posed as members of the Colombian rebel group FARC. Bout insists he was a legitimate businessman just trying to sell airplanes, not weapons.

Greg Mortenson, author of the bestselling 'Three Cups of Tea,' mismanaged the funds of his charity, the Central Asia Institute, according to a report released on Thursday.

Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco International CEO whose $6,000 shower curtain made him a symbol of corporate greed, was denied parole this week, New York's Department of Corrections said on Thursday.

The New York Mets downed the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day behind five strong innings from Johan Santana and an impressive showing from their bullpen.

Lady Gaga is the perfect exemplification of From rags to riches as she was spotted driving her new car: a silver Audi R8 GT on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. Almost immediately after paparazzi photos began to circulate of the mother monster in her new hot rod, we love gaga's new car became a trending topic on Twitter, sparking worldwide interest.