Seeking to avoid another extension of Bush-era tax cuts for the nation's top earners, Senate Democrats unveiled a plan to let tax breaks expire for all Americans and then implement a separate tax cut for middle-class Americans.
The latest on the speculation surrounding Clint Dempsey's proposed move to Liverpool.
Chip-maker Intel is betting big on 20 Windows 8 tablets powered by the Clover Trail Atom SoC and 140 Ivy Bridge ultrabook designs to turn the tide in its favour in the next quarter.
The price of hamburgers, hot dogs and other commonly grilled items shot up dramatically in June, government data released Tuesday showed, far outpacing price increases seen for other food items and the general cost of living, which actually dipped slightly in the month.
The U.S. officially Tuesday confirmed that shots were fired by a U.S. Navy vessel, killing an Indian national and injuring three others off a Dubai port Monday afternoon, Indian officials said.
Taxes may rise modestly for average Americans and more sharply for wealthier citizens as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.
The nascent U.S. housing recovery could be concealing another financial time bomb: home equity loans.
U.S. stock index futures point to lower opening Wednesday as investors were disheartened after the Federal Reserve gave no indication of stimulus measures to boost the economic growth.
Most European markets rose Wednesday but investors remained cautious as there were no strong hints that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce more stimulus measures to boost the economic growth.
Asian markets fell Wednesday as investors were disappointed to note that the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did not offer any hint of monetary easing measures to rejuvenate the faltering economic growth.
The Grumpy Justin Bieber meme swept across Twitter on Tuesday, quickly becoming an international phenomenon. Learn more about it here.
The Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed Tuesday its policy to exclude gays from joining or being leaders.
Steeped in history -- both spectacular and sordid -- Cambodia is the perpetual comeback kid.
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, Tuesday reported decent second-quarter financials but spooked investors and Silicon Valley with the dreaded news: third-quarter sales will be worse than expected.
Silymarin, a botanical extract from milk thistle, performed no better than placebo in a trial of hepatitis C patients.
It seems as though the world if retail is hitting some mid-year skids, leaving market watchers wondering if they already need to write of the second-most important sales season of the year: Back to school.
Scientists modeled the spread of radioactive material from the site of a nuclear accident in Japan and predict that health effects will be higher than some officials have acknowledged.
Russia has already said it would to veto the resolution, which first proposed by Britain, the United States, France and Germany. China is expected to vote against the draft as well.
The aptly named Lauryn Mark will be representing Australia at the upcoming 2012 London Olympics as the American-born Mark tries to go for gold in skeet shooting.
The other side of the coin -- receiving less attention but meriting far more -- is his determination to preserve the Bush tax cuts for those under the $250,000 threshold.
Warren Hill, who is mentally disabled according to the state's courts, will be executed via lethal injection on Wednesday, unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes.
The head of HSBC Holdings Plc's anti-money laundering programs used his opportunity to testify at a Senate hearing called to investigate risky practices at his employer, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
