Jackie Robinson will forever be known as the man who broke baseball's color barrier. People are familiar with his story on the field, but it was his life off the field that contained some of his most interesting moments.
After suffering their worst two weeks of the year, stocks will look to quarterly earnings to determine whether the recent pullback has been exhausted or more losses are justified.
As U.S. taxpayers complete their income tax forms, few had as good a 2011 as new Apple CEO Tim Cook, whose compensation now is valued above $600 million.
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday that a wider yuan trading band could help reduce global trade imbalances if it allows more play for market forces.
Multiple blasts and gun fire erupted in Afghanistan's capital Sunday. The Taliban-linked militants fired rockets at the parliament and NATO base, while reports said a series of blasts were heard in the highly guarded diplomatic area in Kabul.
China's weekend reform of its currency regime nails shut the coffin on the last remains of doubt about whether the world's second biggest economy has successfully steered a course past a hard economic landing.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged and they have the blessings of the LGBT community.
Discussions of Iran's nuclear program between the Islamic Republic on the one side and the so-called P-5 Plus 1 group -- Britain, China, France, Russia, and the U.S., plus Germany -- on the other side appear to have gone reasonably well in Istanbul on Saturday.
As Tax Day looms on April 17, Americans face a gigantic tax code that is four times the size of the complete works of William Shakespeare.
With April 17 being the tax day deadline for 2012, several big companies and retail outlets are bombarding Facebook and social networking sites with special deals and freebies on everything from curly fries to beverages and much more.
Verizon Wireless announced Friday that it would expand its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Southern California in the next few weeks.
US President Barack Obama Friday said that North Korea should be isolated more from the international community to stop the reclusive country from going ahead with its objectionable nuclear and missile programs.
A dozen of US secret service agents assigned for President Barack Obama at an international summit in Colombia have been relieved of duty after allegations of drinking and consorting with prostitutes.
Following Kim Kardashian on Twitter always pays off to her fans. The brunette beauty knows she is pretty and never shies away from posting some treat for the eyes for her fans.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will launch his new TV talk show on Russia Today on April 17, but is keeping the guest list secret, the Kremlin-funded English language station said on Friday.
South Korea's central bank said Friday that it is keeping the key interest rate unchanged at 3.25 percent, subsequent to the inflationary pressures witnessed by the country.
Lockheed Martin Corp on Friday won a $259 million contract adding two more F-35 fighter jets to a fifth batch of jets being purchased by the U.S. military, boosting the size of that order to 32 jets, the Pentagon and Lockheed officials said.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore Friday tightened monetary policy in an attempt to alleviate core inflationary pressures and thereby to enhance growth.
After suffering their worst two weeks of the year, stocks will look to quarterly earnings to determine whether the recent pullback has been exhausted or more losses are justified.
A tornado touched down close to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., on Friday around 4 p.m. CDT -- the first in a series of twisters that the service's forecasters project will hit the central U.S. this weekend.
Mitt Romney aimed to assure gun owners Friday he would safeguard our Second Amendment as he claimed President Barack Obama undermines the U.S. Supreme Court and tramples on constitutional rights.
Apple Inc has rejected the U.S. Justice Department's allegations that it colluded with publishers over electronic book pricing, calling the charges simply not true.
