Presidential debates are serious business, but they can also provide moments of hilarity. Thursday's Republican debate in Orlando, Fla., had plenty of both. Gary Johnson wins for the best quote of the night, but Mitt Romney had the most zingers, with four on the list.
There was a new face at the Republican debate in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday: Gary Johnson. But who is this presidential candidate who has remained out of public sight for so long?
Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson had the line of the night when he joked about dogs creating more shovel-ready jobs than President Obama at Thursday night's Republican debate.
U.S. President Barack Obama sought support for his job creation plan at a philanthropic summit on Wednesday, saying improving the prospects of the world's richest economy was good for the world.
Fourteen states have people infected from listeria-tainted cantaloupes.
Don't have the time to pour over U.S. economic data and related reports? Well, for a quick-read on the U.S. economy, monitor the price of oil and General Electric's (GE) stock price.
A multi-state outbreak of food-borne bacteria, listeria, that arose in early September took another life in Maryland after a person died from eating contaminated produce, leaving the death toll at eight.
Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened overnight as it tracked on a path well north of the Leeward Islands.
Science teacher James Drake compiled 600 images of the Earth that were taken by astronauts from space since the 1960s to create a time-elapsed 60-second video which gives the illusion of how astronauts from the International Space Station see Earth.
A Mexican man and woman jailed for sending online messages that mistakenly warned an elementary school was under attack were freed on Wednesday, an attorney for the pair said.
Border Patrol has abused detainees, immigrant group alleges.
On its projected path, Tropical Storm Ophelia will be just north of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico by early next week.
On Tuesday, the bodies of 23 men and 12 women were left on a highway at rush hour. They dead bodies showed signs of torture. The murders are considered the latest casualties in the Mexico's ongoing drug war.
Ever wondered what it would be like soaring high above the Earth, or even circling the planet on the International Space Station? Thanks to science educator James Drake, you're in luck.
Brewing giant SABMiller agreed to buy Foster's Group for a sweetened price of A$9.9 billion ($10.2 billion) on Wednesday after talks between the two last week ended in a couple of beers which sealed the deal this week.
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed in the tropical Atlantic and is on a projected path toward the northern Leeward Islands.
Merging 600 images of the Earth that were taken by astronauts from space since the 1960s, science teacher, James Drake, has created a time-lapsed 60-second video to give the illusion of how astronauts from the International Space Station see Earth.
Paleontologists have debated for years over the fate of the earliest archaic birds who were very different from today's species and whether their populations declined slowly over time or were killed off by the giant impact in the Gulf of Mexico.
If you are one of those who dream of going into the space and have a look back at the blue planet, science educator James Drake has something for you to offer. Drake has created a minute-long video that gives the illusion of how astronauts from the International Space Station see the planet.
Recent observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission suggest that the family of asteroids thought to be responsible for the dinosaurs' extinction 65 million years ago may not have been the culprit.
Strong policies are urgently needed to increase economic growth and reduce the risk of a double-dip recession in the developed world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its revised World Economic Outlook. The IMF also decreased its 2011 global GDP growth forecast to 4 percent, down 0.3 percentage points from the June 2011 forecast.
The Baptistina family of asteroids has just been ruled out in the 65-million year-old cold case surrounding the mysterious death of Earth's dinosaurs, leaving scientists to now ask 'Who did it?'
