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Famous artists such as Da Vinci, Monet, Picasso and Warhol are common household names. Art & Design takes a look at a four of the most influential and famous artists to have shaped the world of art.

The Byrds from Casper, Wyo. is suing Aaron's, a national rental chain, for spying on them using a webcam from a software installed on the computer they rented.

In the city of Philadelphia, the budget crunch will hammer the school district, which covers 155,000 students.

The following is the full text of US President Barack Obama's announcement that the US has killed Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

The president addressed the nation on Sunday night.

Text of White House's official statement on Osama Bin Laden's death by President Obama: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

Shares of Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) touched a new 2-year high of $40.45 on Thursday. The company's first quarter earnings and revenue exceeded Street view as its casinos saw a growth in business, and it raised outlook for the year.

A new lawsuit is alleging that Apple's iPhone and iPad does not do enough to prevent unauthorized purchases of applications by children, allowing the company to bank millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.

'Nonstop' negotiations on passing a federal budget for the remainder of the fiscal year were continuing ahead of a Friday deadline to avert a shutdown of a big portion of the government, as House Republicans and Senate Democrats allied with President Obama sought to break an impasse that could put hundreds of thousands of workers on leave without funding in place.

A former U.S. politician plans to meet with Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi in Tripoli in order to propose a peace plan, according to CNN.

A recent novel experiment conducted by an assistant professor in communications at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania found that personal tweets on the social media platform raise the credibility of professors in the eyes of students.

The nuclear crisis in earthquake-ravaged Japan has hit a new peak of worry – engineers are concerned that two more reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex may have become unstable.

Never heard of St. Peter's or Wofford? You're not alone.

Americans will turn to public transportation in record numbers as gasoline prices continue increasing, predicts American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

Seven out of the top ten positions in a ranking of global universities by Times Higher Education according to their reputation and perception among academics were bagged by universities in the U.S., with Harvard emerging on top.

Seven children died Tuesday evening from carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation after a fire engulfed a home in a central Pennsylvania farming town, according to a local coroner.

Schools in these states will receive $9 million in federal funds that will help them provide students with wireless broadband connection for laptops, phones and mobile devices even after regular campus hours.

The Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal Justin Rigali, announced in a statement on Tuesday the suspension of 21 priests following examination of files implicating them in sexual abuse of minors.

The newly-elected governor of Pennsylvania has presented a budget that contains no new taxes, but provides for steep spending cuts, particularly in education.

The following is the prepared text of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's budget address:

A sweeping insider trading case that shook the hedge fund world is finally set for trial, with onetime billionaire Raj Rajaratnam fighting to stay out of prison in a courtroom drama over corporate secrets, tapped telephones and friends-turned-government witnesses.