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In the wake of a lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts attorney general, GMAC Mortgage, a subsidiary of Ally Financial, said on Friday that it would stop buying mortgage loans in the state after Dec. 5.

A 2009 report from the Office of Congressional Ethics said there was probable cause to believe Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois agreed to raise campaign money for Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate seat.

Abdulfattah John Jandali, Steve Jobs' biological father, has declared his support for the Syrian protesters after the government banned his son's invention, Apple iPhone throughout the country.

The nation's major freight railroads averted the possibility of an imminent strike, which could hit the retail industry hard during the holiday season, by reaching tentative agreements with two labor unions and agreeing to extend talks with a third late Thursday, just hours after Republican House leaders said they would move to vote Friday an emergency bill to block a strike.

GQ has just released a list of The 25 Least Influential People of 2011, and the list had some big surprises, including past GQ favorites like January Jones and President Barack Obama. See the full list here, and GQ's reasons for including the unlucky 25.

A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted to subpoena Jon Corzine to testify before Congress about the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd., after the former CEO refused an earlier invitation.

The United Nations High Commissioner for human rights on Friday urged the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands following a reveal of evidence by an independent panel that suggests the country's security forces have committed crimes against humanity as it attempts to clamp down on an eight-month-old uprising.

U.S. International Trade Commissioners on Friday said there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. solar industry is being harmed by the alleged dumping of Chinese solar components.

HRW said the bloodiest incident happened on November 26, the final day of the election campaign.

Congress' ongoing battle over a proposed extension of the payroll-tax cut hit its first legislative wall on Thursday night, as two measures to keep the rate at least at 4.2 percent failed to overcome a filibuster in the Senate.

Top leaders in Albany are prepared to align themselves with Gov. Cuomo and his bid to bring casinos to New York, just as the governor discusses amending the tax code.

British Prime Minister David Cameron threatened on Friday to obstruct a Franco-German drive for swift change to the European Union's treaty intended to help save the euro.

Complaints of racial profiling against the NYPD are no new phenomenon, but evidence of a systemic trend of police officers targeting minorities in recent years should trouble New Yorkers of all stripes.

U.S. unemployment rates continue to drop this fall, with a sharp increase in job creation at the start of November. As federal and private employers contribute to a steadily recovering economy, many are asking: Will unemployment rates continue to drop? And if so, what does that mean for Obama's re-election, and his GOP contenders?

Forbes released a list of the top ten worst cities for finding a job in America this week. Based off aggregated data from Indeed.com, Forbes found that Miami, Los Angeles, Riverside, Calif. and Las Vegas topped the list as the worst metro areas for job seekers.

Thanks to a positive unemployment report released Friday, which said America's unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent, or its lowest level since March 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama's chances of getting re-elected have increased.

A Tibetan monk has been hospitalized after he set himself on fire Thursday in the Chinese-ruled Tibetan autonomous region, the 12th self-immolation in an apparent protest against Chinese rule, a human rights group said.

Efforts to have bamboo technology in Africa.

Gordhan said that the debt crisis in Europe is harming economies thousands of miles way.

Thaksin Shinawatra, the former-Prime Minister of Thailand who was overthrown in a 2006 coup and went into self-imposed exile in Dubai, could soon be getting his passport back.

Bills to fight online piracy currently pending in the U.S. Congress have received opposition from tech giants like Google and Apple.

The euro rose for a fifth straight session against the dollar on Friday, bolstered by speculation that the European Central Bank may lend to weak euro zone countries through the International Monetary Fund.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has unveiled a campaign to help voters surmount restrictive state voting laws that have been enacted by Republican legislatures across the country.

Donald Ramotar of the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP/C) will be the next Guyanese president, scoring the fifth straight such victory for the party.

Ginger White apologized to Gloria Cain and both her own and Cain's children last night, saying she was not a cold-hearted person and explaining why she came forward as Cain's mistress. White also gave some key insights into the GOP candidate's character, including whether he'll quit the race. Watch the interview and read White's statement here.

Hilary Clinton is in Burma (Myanmar) meeting with ruling and opposition leaders in an effort to promote democracy.

U.S. added more jobs in November and jobless rate fell unexpectedly to the lowest point since March 2009. Revised data show that hiring in early fall grew faster than initially reported. All signs indicate a moderate recovery in the labor market.

Cain, who has never held elected office, says he will make a decision before Monday on the future of his White House bid. Still on the campaign trail, Cain will reportedly sit down with his wife, Gloria, this weekend to discuss whether or not he drops out of the race amid allegations of sexual harassment and a long-term affair.

The initial signs from Myanmar, following U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and with the president Thein Sein, a former junta member, indicate a step in right direction.