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Earnings at companies in the S&P 500 index are at record levels. Here's a list of 30 notable earnings reports to watch this week.

Fun history facts about Cinco de Mayo and its celebrations for kids.

Mother's Day is just around the corner on Sunday, May 12, in the United States and 81 other countries. Break away from a generic flower gift with some of these ideas.

Trade, drug trade, and immigration will all be discussed, but some topics will be discussed more openly than others.

Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the bill into law following a vote of 56-16.

Obama chose his two friends to fill the commerce secretary and U.S. trade representative posts -- the last two vacancies in his 2013 cabinet.

Taking a charismatic species like the bald eagle or the gray wolf off the endangered list is a process fraught with tension.

The Heritage Foundation charges that the Obama administration's regulatory policy lacks proper oversight.

The goal gave the Blues a two goal lead in the second leg of their Europa League match with Basel Thursday.

A hack on a U.S. army database containing information about thousands dams was traced to China.

Millions in rations and medical supplies won't topple Bashar al-Assad. Here's what the rebels' General Salim Idriss really wants to get.

A recent report found 36 countries to be using a sophisticated spyware used to monitor political dissidents. New versions are disguised as Mozilla Firefox and information about the Malaysian General Election.

As U.S. states mull Medicaid expansion options, a new study offers a mixed review of the short-term impacts of the program for low-income people.

More than 3,000 inmates are reportedly at risk for contracting the potentially deadly Valley Fever disease.

Researchers believe they are on the brink of finding a cure for the HIV infection.

The Chinese are now the second-largest foreign investors in U.S. housing, after Canadians.

Fully or partly absolving the bombers, they take aim at a harsh, cold, uncaring, and aggressive behemoth known as America.

May is national high blood pressure education and stroke awareness month. Here are some tips on managing your blood pressure.

After weather delays canceled the delivery of the final pieces of One World Trade center, the final two pieces are scheduled to be delivered today, weather permitting.

Ford will add a third shift to its Kansas City, Mo., assembly plant to hike output of F-150 pickup trucks as demand for it rises.

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that calories consumed from added sugars make up 13 percent of U.S. adults' diet.