UNITED STATES

Most of the European markets rose Thursday amid hope that the European Central Bank would announce stimulus measures later in the day to boost the faltering euro zone economy.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors remained watchful ahead of the European Central Bank meeting later in the day in which stimulus measures to boost the faltering euro zone economy are expected to be announced.

Despite competing in the Olympics since 148, until the 2012 Olympic games in London, Venezuela had only won a single gold medal, courtesy of men's light flyweight boxer Fransisco Rodriguez in 1968. Now, however, the South American nation has taken home another gold medal, thanks to epee fencer Rubèn Limardo.

President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for the Syrian rebels, U.S. sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters.

During the Olympic women's water polo match between Spain and the United States, one player ended up pulling down another's swimsuit on live television. The "wardrobe malfunction" resulted in NBC airing bare breasts and nipple live on television.

Despite the fact she has pinkeye, US beach volleyball Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has consistently been dominating her opponents in London. Still, will her infection be the downfall of the team?

The FBI kept tabs on Monroe under the file "Foreign Intelligence." J. Edgar Hoover was worried she had taken up with communists while other conspiracies suggest the Kennedy brothers had her killed. Theories have only heated up since the FBI has delayed releasing information to the Associated Press.

India's Sahara India Pariwar Ltd. has agreed to buy a controlling stake in New York's Plaza Hotel for $570 million, placing a bet on one of the most robust U.S. hotel markets.

Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber gets congratulated by the teen idol.

Luo Yutong and Qin Kai helped lead China to yet another top finish.

The reaction to a market disturbance the affected the price of stock in hundreds of companies early Wednesday was markedly muted late in the day, as market participants, exchange operators and regulators were still trying to get a grasp on exactly what had just occurred.

Four badminton teams were thrown out of the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday after attempting to purposely lose preliminary matches to get an easier track to a medal.

A German submarine was found 70 miles south of Nantucket Island after almost 70 years of sitting on the bottom of the ocean. U-550 was sunk after it torpedoed an American tanker, which led to depth charges from the USS Joyce. The crew abandoned ship and now researchers plan to tell the families of the casualties the exact location of their loved ones' resting place.

Unconventional times require unconventional measures, and with the U.S. economy growing at a truly tepid rate, perhaps it's time to try an innovative fiscal stimulus proposal recommended by an economist about three years ago.

Liuyang Jiao of China set an Olympic record in the 200 meter butterfly en route to her gold medal victory on Wednesday.

In a small trial of 61 Parkinson's patients, those that took caffeine supplements for six weeks saw modest improvements in some of their symptoms.

Now that Samsung has released its Galaxy S3 flagship device, attention has turned to the Galaxy Note 2. Rumors have indicated that the phone-tablet hybrid will launch this month, but new speculations say that the Korea-based company will release two different versions.

Amazon on Wednesday released an iPad app that provides video streaming for movies and television shows available through its Instant Video service. The free app lets anyone with an iPad buy and stream movies and TV shows, while Amazon Prime members in the U.S. can watch them for free.

The U.S. women go for their 36th straight win in Olympic play as they take on Turkey on Tuesday afternoon.

Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) reported on Wednesday July U.S. sales rose 45.3 percent to 116,944 as the Japanese automaker continues its robust recovery from last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan and flooding in Thailand.

Numerous reports falsely claimed earlier this week that Robert Pattinson will be cancelling his first public appearance due to girlfriend Kristen Stewart's cheating scandal, according to the "Twilight" actor's rep.