The Fed is also well aware that employment had peaked in each of the past two springs before resuming growth late in the year.
George Zimmerman was charged with 2nd degree murder in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Why was he charged with that count?
Pennsylvania's state court issued an injunction against the state's latest hydraulic fracturing legislation, days before it was scheduled to take full effect.
Japan is ready to shoot down the North Korea's Unha-3 rocket with its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 land-to-air missiles if the rocket flies over Japanese airspace.
Foster Friess has a long history of controversies. Most recently a statement he made Wednesday has been interpreted as a form of threat against President Barack Obama. Here's a run-down of some of the major Republican donor's top controversies.
India replaced China as the top purchaser of Iranian oil in the first quarter of 2012, and has been trading wheat and grains for fuel.
Ann Romney's new Twitter account isn't the only one the Romney campaign has launched this week.
Adding to Mali’s insurmountable problems is the threat of civil war, prompted by an insurgency in the north by the minority Tuareg people.
The backlash against Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen continues to build after she said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's wife, Ann Romney, never worked a day in her life.
North Korea may wake on April 15 to find a present for the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il-sung: the country's first functional satellite. And North Koreans may not have long to wait for another big event, as the regime prepares what may be a third nuclear test.
As Mali prepares to organize new elections following the swearing in of interim president Dioncounda Traoré on Thursday, crises in the north continue to escalate.
With Rick Santorum out of the Republican presidential primary, Mitt Romney can turn his attention fully to the general election -- and a new Gallup poll shows the ground he has to make up.
Lori Handrahan and Igor Malenko have been fighting over custody of their five-year old daughter Mila since. Last November, Handrahan turned to the internet and the court of public opinion to garner support, but her online efforts to have been met with censorship.
Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced it has deployed an oil spill response vessel in the Gulf of Mexico after a 10-square mile oil sheen appeared near the company's area of operations.
It's not unusual for Fox to be attacked for conservative bias, but two recent and surprising instances have put the television news network in the spotlight this week.
Shares of Micron Technology (NYSE: MU), the only U.S. independent maker of memory chips, rose 5 percent after it announced plans to sell convertible senior notes valued at $1 billion.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Friday, making him the first Western head of state to set foot on its soil in more than half a century.
Tehran's top negotiator Saeed Jalili told the group of six world powers gathered in Istanbul for talks this Saturday that Iran is ready to hold successful and progressive talks on cooperation.
Chavez, who is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of abdominal cancer, says that his appearance at the Summit of the Americas will depend on his health.
The Kimberley Process only addresses diamonds produced in areas controlled by rebel militias. It doesn’t take into consideration violence committed by government forces.
Nobody knows who Detective Shavedlongcock truly is, but despite a shocking name that might scare some away, the anonymous blogger manages to attract plenty of visitors on a daily basis. On Thursday, the blogger celebrated four years of straight, in-depth, and to the point news, and granted a rare interview with the IBTimes' own Dave Smith.
The Chinese government has shut down 42 websites and arrested 1065 suspects for fabricating or disseminating online rumors, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The focus now turns to Friday, when activists have called for the largest demonstrations against the continued rule of President Bashar al-Assad in a move set to test the regime's willingness to hold to the truce.
Sudan is now in a state of war after troops from South Sudan seized the disputed, oil-rich border town of Heglig. Negotiations between the two countries have been suspend as forces are mobilized.
Ann Romney joined Twitter on Wednesday, to respond to Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen who told CNN that Mitt Romney's wife has never worked a day in her life and therefore, didn't have to worry about some of the economic issues a majority of women are now facing.
Rights groups also demanded Bajadi’s immediate release and called for a fair public trial for the activist.
In a sign that the Republican presidential field is narrowing further, Ron Paul emailed his supporters to say he is on the verge of leaving the race unless he can raise millions more.
Iran has stopped oil exports to Germany and declared a ban on imports from 100 European Union companies in retaliation to the EU embargo on Iranian crude imports which will come into force in July, the Press TV has reported.
The delay in resolving the crisis situation of Italian nationals being detained and held hostages on Indian soil may have something to do with India's ruling coalition United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's Italian roots.
The western coast of Mexico was struck by a more powerful earthquake Thursday morning after a 6.5 magnitude trembler rocked the sparsely populated mountain region in Michoacan state Wednesday evening.
