In his farewell speech Wednesday after a 23-year-long stint in the Congress, Texas Republican Ron Paul criticized the successive governments for failing the Constitution.
In an apparent gesture of goodwill, Myanmar would free 452 political prisoners ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s landmark visit to that country, state media reported Thursday.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Consumer Price Index for September.
Channing Tatum's wife is happy her husband is "Sexiest Man Alive."
When he was 22, Michael Dell was the guy to sell you a PC or laptop by mail. Now it's services.
BP Plc is expected to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster under a plea deal with the Justice Department that could be announced as soon as Thursday, two sources familiar with discussions tell Reuters.
A U.S. cybersecurity bill opposed by business and privacy groups, was dead after it failed a second test vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday evening.
The United Nations has called for an end to the U.S. embargo of Cuba that has been in place for over half a century.
Rihanna and Billy Joel are just two of 125 artists who have signed a petition to fight Pandora over royalties. The artists claim that Pandora is trying to lower royalty payouts and reduce compensation.
Toyota's massive worldwide recalls to fix minor pumps and steering problems could be a sign automakers are just being more proactive.
Seen from Taiwan, China's leadership change is a hopeful moment -- but not without some amusing twists.
Taylor Swift bought a $4.8 million home neighboring the Kennedy Compound after dating Conor Kennedy over the summer.
An Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman position paper reveals the ways Israel may "punish" the Palestinians for seeking statehood at the U.N.
Omar Hammami is an Alabama man fighting with al Qaeda-linked al-Shahaab in Somalia
At least 80,000 people think Texas should secede. Here's a look at what kind of nation they'd get. Hint: It would be big.
Lindsay Vonn is released from a hospital in Colorado where she was treated for intestinal pain.
There are many vulnerable spots in the U.S. power grid that can be damaged by storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) rose 13 percent Wednesday despite the availability of 800 million new shares offered to employees as stock options.
A new decree in the United Arab Emirates will enforce stricter internet censorship to head off dissent.
Solo tied the knot with Stevens despite the former NFL player allegedly attacking Solo Monday.
Congress passed a bill Tuesday that would bar U.S. airlines from having to pay carbon taxes under the EU's controversial Emissions Trading Scheme.
The law has been targeted plenty of times, but the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case addressing the issue for the second time in three years.
