The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing President Barack Obama and Congress as they try to tackle high unemployment and a moribund economy.
Leila Lopes, Miss Angola 2011, beat 88 contestants Monday night to take home the Miss Universe crown.The 25-year-old beauty hopes to use her new role to help the people of Angola (which is situated in south-central Africa, on the Western coast).The pageant was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the native language is Portugese. Since Angola is a former Portugese colony, Lopes was able to wow the crowd by speaking the local language.Lopes is a business student from the town of Benguela...
What Miss Universe 2011 considers as the key to her victory was, as a lesson for women across the globe, her inner beauty and principles.
Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, on Monday at Sao Paulo in Brazil was crowned as the winner of Miss Universe 2011, becoming the first Angolan Miss Universe.
Al Gore is renewing his campaign to convince sceptics of the link between climate change and extreme weather events by means of a global multimedia event.
On Monday, millions of people across the world watched in admiration as Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, was crowned the winner of the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.
Prospects for job seekers are gloomier in most major economies than they were three months ago, as weak U.S. and European economies begin to affect employers' confidence in other parts of the world, according to a quarterly hiring survey by ManpowerGroup.
Miss Universe 2011 is is the gorgeous Miss Angola Leila Lopes!
The Miss Universe 2011 pageant on Monday night will be a very Bravo affair, with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Adrienne Maloof on the judges' panel and executive producer Andy Cohen hosting.Joining Maloof will be joined by Vivica A. Fox, former news anchor (and current wife of Maury Povich) Connie Chung, actress Lea Salonga and model Isabeli Fontana.The 60th Annual Miss Universe Pageant will be broadcast live from Credicard Hall in SãoPaulo, Brazil on September 12 ...
Its decision day for the Miss Universe Pageant, whose judges will tonight reveal the world's most beautiful woman.
A right-wing retired general promising a crackdown on rampant crime led Guatemala's presidential election Sunday, although he fell short of the votes needed to avoid a runoff in November.
Right-wing retired general Otto Perez took an early lead in Guatemala's presidential election Sunday, promising a crackdown on gangs and rampant crime.
88 gorgeous ladies are preparing themselves for the grand event on Sept. 12, in which one of them will be declared as the most beautiful women in the Universe. Who will be the lucky one to be crowned?
Tropical Storm Lee dumped heavy rain on an already soggy U.S. northeast on Thursday leading the river to break high-water records set nearly 40 years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes.
China's trade surplus fell sharply in August as exports pulled back from a record high and imports jumped, indicating the world's second-largest economy is feeling the pinch from weaker global growth while domestic demand remains resilient.
New Mexico governor admits paternal grandparents came to U.S. ‘without documents.’
When it comes to Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul, it appears The Daily Show host Jon Stewart has a bit of a soft spot for him.
The Miss Universe 2011 swimsuit presentation took place on Thursday night, as the international beauties showed their stuff in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Power companies in Southern California restored electricity to most customers by early Friday after a massive blackout on Thursday left nearly 5 million people in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico in the dark.
In the immediate wake of the terrorist strikes in New York and Washington D.C., when Osama bin Laden's face become plastered across TV sets, people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh suddenly became viewed with extreme suspicion and in some case abuse.
Tropical Storm Maria is on path to hit the Lesser Antilles tonight before heading across the northeastern Caribbean towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
More than 1.4 million people plunged into darkness during a power outage that encompassed southern California and beyond can blame an electric utility employee in Arizona.
