Newt Gingrich is standing behind his comment that Palestine is a nation of invented people with no real right to their own state. His comments have inflamed Arab sentiments and may alienate some Jewish voters, but Gingrich insists his remarks are factually accurate and historically true. Watch his initial comments and response here.
Early results from a pivotal trial of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental leukemia drug ponatinib show it is effective in nearly half of patients who had stopped responding to currently available drugs.
Girl band Little Mix became the first group to win Britain's X Factor television talent show on Sunday, beating hairdresser Marcus Collins in the final.
Associates of Yasser Arafat offer personal recollections in a documentary screened in Dubai this week on his search for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that descended into violence and failed to lead to a Palestinian state.
As unprecedented conditions continue to buffet the U.S. equities, and investors pull tens of billions out, investment managers are increasingly counseling their clients on what could be the most basic of stock market strategies: put your cash in mature high-dividend shares of mature companies, and stop fussing.
I am confident the high court will uphold Arizona's constitutional authority and obligation to protect the safety and welfare of its citizens, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday.
Anti-Wall Street demonstrators, confronted by police in riot gear, marched on several West Coast ports on Monday seeking to disrupt cargo traffic and re-energize their protest movement.
More tests are needed to determine the size of the latest natural gas find by ConocoPhillips in the North Sea, Norwegian government officials announced Monday.
Former New York FBI agent was taken in Iran nearly four years ago without any leads or suspects. How do kidnapping victims cope with such as these traumatic events?
The world is forecast to grow hotter, sea levels to rise, intense weather to wreak even more destruction and the new deal struck by governments in Durban to cut greenhouse gas emissions will do little to lessen that damage.
The 2012 election has witnessed a revival of Republican antipathy for the federal Department of Education, a longtime target of Republican calls to curtail government. What would happen if we did away with the federal Department of Education?
Van Morrison has been left devastated following the death of his former lover and mother of his youngest child, Gigi Lee, who passed two months ago after a long battle with cancer. She was 44.
With European Union leaders implementing measures to stabilize government finances at a Galacial pace, what represents the best asset class in the event of a government default by Italy?
Christmas markets attract millions of tourists every year. Looking for the best market to visit in 2011? Here are the top ten Christmas markets.
Activision Blizzard, the biggest U.S. video game publisher by market capitalization, said its game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 crossed $1 billion in sales since its launch on November 8.
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse has come under fire after the retail company pulled advertisements from TLC's reality show, All-American Muslim. The ads were pulled after the Florida Family Association claimed that TLC's 'All-American Muslim' is propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.
Stocks fell on Monday on lingering concerns over a deal for economic integration in Europe and after Intel cut its revenue outlook.
Precious metals assets tumbled Monday on doubts that last week's Eurozone restructuring plan addresses immediate threats of dollar liquidity, bank defaults and national bankruptcies.
Shares of Intel, the No. 1 chipmaker, fell four percent after warning of a revenue shortfall, coming after Texas Instruments previously warned of lower revenue for the quarter.
NEW YORK - Four months after U.S. financial regulators opened a whistleblower office, more than three-quarters of polled Americans said they would blow the whistle under the protections and incentives now offered by the government.
By appointing Valdes, Humala may be seeking to impose a more authoritarian-style government in Peru.
The embattled chief of the U.S. nuclear safety regulator found some powerful political support on Saturday ahead of Capitol Hill hearings next week that will scrutinize his bid to enact sweeping safety reforms.
