"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane is set to host the 2013 Oscars. Here are five things to know about MacFarlane.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not hear a case regarding the contentious full body scanners and comprehensive pat-downs at airport checkpoints.
Markus Persson’s “Minecraft” may be the poster child of indie gaming, but its sales numbers have elevated to a commercial scale. As of Monday, the originally PC-exclusive game has reached 4 million in sales on the Xbox 360 platform.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a speech in Indiana, went back to explaining why the Fed is good for us.
Braintree is rolling out a new feature as part of its effort to rebrand its mobile payments system into a one-stop shop that will scale alongside the companies that use it.
If President Barack Obama was serious last week when he addressed the United Nations, then he has just quietly declared war on the First Amendment.
Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, closed at an all-time high of $761.78, boosting its value above Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).
While political leaders butt heads over the future of the Bush tax cuts, the payroll tax holiday will likely expire next year.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision to its global outlook for 2012 Monday after improved global airline performance in the second quarter.
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) will launch a news operation along with its Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 as part of an overhaul for MSN.
The Syrian foreign minister accused the U.S. and other nations of supporting "terrorism" in his country, during a speech to the U.N.
Chelsea have been linked with two of the game's leading stars in the latest transfer news.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Monday robustly defended the bank's unconventional program to stimulate the U.S. economy, quantitative easing.
A former Pakistani legislator has offered a $200,000 bounty for the killing of the maker of the anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims.”
Going against Republican states that want tougher immigration enforcement, California's governor issues a veto -- even though he is a Democrat.
The former Secretary of State saw the Republican presidential candidate speak last week at the Clinton Global initiative. She is not thrilled.
Facing his own presidential campaign, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has endorsed U.S. President Obama.
Natalie Portman could portray Jackie Kennedy in a new film that chronicles the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
A Russian court paved the way for a potential closure of video-sharing website YouTube by banning an anti-Islam video on Monday that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world.
Despite mild uptick in September's U.S. PMI, the deepening euro zone crisis will continue to weigh on the global economy.
Affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage could all be up for rulings in this very important session.
A survivor of the Aurora movie theater shootings is urging candidates to offer their plans to combat gun violence during Wednesday's presidential debate.
