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Aaron H. Swartz, an activist, computer programmer, and early architect of the popular website Reddit, committed suicide Friday in New York. Swartz was 26.

Action film superstar Jackie Chan may have made millions of dollars at the U.S. box office, but this doesn’t mean he has to like the country that helped make him an international name. In an interview on a Hong Kong television show, Chan expressed some pretty baffling anti-Americanism, calling the U.S. “the most corrupt [country] in the world.”

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is preparing a set of proposals on various ways to combat gun-related violence in America.

Conspiracy theorists can now count Robert F. Kennedy Jr. among their ranks after the nephew of U.S. President John F. Kennedy discussed his belief that the assassination of his uncle was more than the work of a lone gunman.

Muslim prisoners at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., are again allowed to gather for daily prayers after a U.S. district judge ruled in favor of John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban” who spearheaded a lawsuit.

Sorry, “Star Wars” fans. Despite a wildly popular petition on the White House’s “We the People” website, the U.S. government has officially decided not to create a full-scale Death Star to intimidate its foes across the galaxy.

Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen all broke sales records last year, thanks largely to Chinese and American consumers.

As massive train-building schemes take shape across the globe, a different mode of transportation is booming in the United States: intercity buses.

U.S. drivers are entering an era of cheaper gasoline, thanks to a host of factors, including the expansion of the Seaway pipeline.

Brooke Greenberg is 20 years old, but she looks much, much younger. In fact, despite her age, she closely resembles a toddler, both physically and mentally.

Four top U.S. Senate Democrats are ready to back President Barack Obama if he chooses to bypass Congress in reaching a debt-ceiling solution.

Market participants this week will begin to close the books on 2012 and get their first glimpse of global economic activity in 2013.

A run on flu shots may be causing isolated local shortages in the U.S., but it doesn’t seem to be creating a dangerous drop in vaccine supply.

There are 52 Starbucks locations in France, with 39 in Paris itself. To say that some Parisians are not impressed would be an understatement.

Most Americans have banked less pay this month because of the end of the payroll-tax cut, and some who backed the president say they feel duped.

Donald Trump says that he will sue Bill Maher if he does not cough up the $5 million that was promised.

Meredith Vieira is leaving the quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" after 11 seasons she said to pursue “other ventures.”

The date of the speech to Congress has been revealed as House Speaker John Boehner sent the president a formal invitation.

Five Iowa straw poll workers say their pay was withheld after they refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is ordering all newly built residences to install fiber optic connections in any city or county where the networks are available.

Charlie Sheen donated $12,000 to the family of Chris Guerra after the actor learned that they were struggling to raise funds for his funeral.