Oil prices rebounded Thursday, boosting the blue-chip Dow ahead of earnings from social networking giant Twitter and professional networking site LinkedIn.
Bruce Rauner, the new governor, is putting organized labor on the defensive.
Pascal’s job has been the source of speculation since hackers showed she made racially insensitive jokes about U.S. President Obama.
In a video Google Hangout with youth with disabilities on Thursday, Pope Francis admitted to being "a disaster with machines."
The pontiff will speak to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24. It will be Francis’ first visit to the U.S. since he became pope.
Twitter users injected some levity into the debate after Obama's meeting with American Muslim leaders.
SpaceX dropped a suit against the Department of Defense over the bidding process on government contracts.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer helped boost the Dow Thursday after it bought injectable drug provider Hospira for $15 billion.
The three Chinese citizens were members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which China designates as a terrorist group.
Only two out of 660 scholars surveyed said John Kerry is the best U.S. secretary of state in the past 50 years.
It's the first major deal for the drug company since its failed attempt to acquire AstraZeneca last year.
Only two states do not permit vaccination exemptions based on religious or philosophical beliefs.
NATO's top leaders met Thursday to discuss an expansion of its rapid-reaction force from 13,000 to 30,000 troops.
To avoid a repeat of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, China says all airliners must have satellite communications by yearend.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Apple iPhone 6 could be almost indistinguishable, according to a recent leak.
Ahead of Nigeria's elections, Boko Haram is stepping up its campaign of violence — and using women to carry it out.
AstraZeneca would buy Actavis' branded respiratory drug business in the U.S. and Canada for an initial $600 million.
California has seen skyrocketing rates of parents claiming the exemption, and the issue has gained traction amid a measles outbreak.
U.S. officials have confirmed that the oil-rich Gulf nation suspended airstrikes against ISIS after Jordan's pilot was captured.
“Such acts negate the death of Kenji, who was working for peace,” Junichi Goto told Kyodo News late Wednesday.
Though the company posted strong figures for the last quarter, the strong dollar and declining ad revenue in its broadcast unit have hurt it.
The Kentucky Republican announced that he would vote against Loretta Lynch, citing conflicts over immigration and civil rights.