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U.S. authorities are investigating whether banks such as Standard Chartered and Barclays played down the extent of previous wrongdoings.

A cable-industry trade group urged the FCC not to move too hastily in redefining the rules that regulate pay-TV.

Syria's Bashar Assad reportedly bombed a refugee camp while rebels signed a temporary truce with opposition brigades.

Activist Yehuda Glick was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Jerusalem after leaving a conference about Temple Mount.

Hagel approved a strict, 21-day quarantine-like monitoring period for all U.S. troops returning from the Ebola relief mission in West Africa, the Pentagon said.

NATO aircraft tracked Russian aircraft over the Baltic in what the Western alliance called an unusual burst of activity at a tense time in East-West relations.

Obama may take action on deportation relief this year, but some worry that the measure will leave out undocumented LGBT immigrants.

The matchup between the Giants and the Royals was shaping up as the lowest-rated World Series in history. That could change tonight.

Ashton Kutcher had the skeletons in his closet cleaned out by Star magazine when they reported the actor had cheated on Mila Kunis in 2012.

Many factors contributed to the economic recovery, and the Fed's intervention is only one.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will lower its brand load to seven after Ferrari becomes a standalone company.

As Western forces pull out of Afghanistan, NATO promises it will keep up air support for Afghans. That is far from sure.

White House does damage control over a slur used by an administration official to describe the Israeli prime minister.

Global warming and an indebted national flood insurance program are driving up rates for some of NYC's poorest homeowners.

The $3 billion industry is only growing, despite American and Afghan efforts to put a stop to it.

The Fed ended its unprecedented asset-purchasing program that has poured more than $4 trillion into the economy.

Ford Motor Co. says corrosion of fuel tank brackets is the culprit in its voluntary recall.

Orbital Sciences, which lost $200 million Tuesday, still needs to launch six cargo flights to the International Space Station.

Higher milk and cocoa prices dragged down the candy maker's third-quarter earnings.

Recalls announced Tuesday include 2010-14 Ram trucks, as well as 2014 Dodge Durangos and Jeep Grand Cherokees.

Don't worry, Fireball Whisky has not been recalled in the U.S., and the company that produces it ensured customers Tuesday that the whiskey is "safe to drink."