UNITED STATES

President Barack Obama took the oath of office officially at the White House Sunday and will take it ceremonially at the Capitol Monday.

The United Arab Emirates seems to lead the world in terms of renewable energy research -- so why all the oil rigs?

Laos’ construction of a hydropower dam on the Mekong River has angered its downstream neighbors and raised concerns.

Most of the Asian markets rose as investor confidence was lifted amid the encouraging economic indicators from the U.S. and China.

Frederick Buttaccio, 58, of Katy, Texas, is the first American confirmed dead as a result of the continuing hostage crisis in Algeria.

Economists continue to be at odds over the reliability of official Chinese data, but Baring Asset’s Khiem Do says they are "OK."

Taylor Swift has become known for dating a lot of famous young men lately, and it appears the “Back to the Future” film-series star Michael J. Fox doesn’t want his son to become the latest victim of Swift’s serial-dating ways.

After the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, met defeat by congressional inaction last year, its failure stood as proof of Netizens' power to rally against and thereby halt legislation that is portrayed as censorship. With Friday the first anniversary of SOPA’s defeat, activists have dubbed Jan. 18 Internet Freedom Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates transparency online.

Al Gore may have just made close to $100 million from the sale of the Current TV network, but it appears the former U.S. vice president is not done pocketing the big bucks quite yet. Gore this week bought roughly $29 million worth of Apple Inc. stock for pennies on the dollar, making him even richer than ever.

Lance Armstrong is probably hoping the second part of his two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey goes a little better than the first one did. The former Tour de France champion admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs in each of his seven title-winning races, but did little to woo the public he was trying to win back.

Seattle coffee giant Starbucks is expected to report a 14 percent gain in earnings per share on an 11 percent sales increase.

World leaders complained that news coming out of Algeria has been confusing and even contradictory.

Time has not been kind to these once-famous vacation destinations.

Obama's second inauguration is brought to you by: Microsoft, AT&T, Southern Company ...

The agency that grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as it investigates battery malfunctions does not know when it will allow the plane to fly again.

Learn all the key details of Super Bowl XLVII.

The Sunday Times want to recover $1.6 million.

The producer of "Gossip Girl" said a revamped version of the show is expected to debut later this year in Mexico.

The body scanners that have produced near-naked images of travelers since 2010 will be gone from all U.S. airports by June, according to the TSA.

Quantitative easing’s long-term dollar impact has not been determined. That said, to cite Twain, reports of the dollar’s death are greatly exaggerated.

Coffeehouses and cafes with public Internet access will not be affected by the coming Six-Strikes anti-piracy scheme, but not all businesses will be subject to the same clemency.