U.S.

U.S. payrolls expanded last month and unemployment fell, but some economists expect November's positive numbers to be revised down.

The U.S. housing recovery is building up some real steam. In '13, economists see further strong gains in home sales and starts.

Initial jobless claims fell for a third straight week last week, but still remain volatile.

Idiosyncratic events in Nov. likely hurt the U.S.'s slow, but steady, job market recovery from the depths of the Great Recession.

Poor Americans, on average, are likely to stay poor, according to the Congressional Research Service.

A deputy U.S. marshal was arrested in South Texas on Tuesday for allegedly disclosing the identity of an undercover agent to his father, who at the time was suspected of involvement in a drug-trafficking organization, federal prosecutors said.

Google and LG's Nexus 4 handset is almost sold out again in the U.S., but the UK and Germany are getting fresh shipments of the highly anticipated smartphone.

Report: the world pumped an estimated 35.6 billion tons of carbon air pollution in 2012; China and the U.S. lead in pollution.

Asian shares dipped Tuesday after U.S. manufacturing activity hit a three-year low in November.

U.S. government officials are concerned Syrian leader Assad may use chemical weapons against his opponents.

China surpassed the U.S. as a trading partner in many places around the world in the short span of five years, according to an analysis of trade data conducted by the Associated Press.

The U.S. Senate supported an amendment intended to prevent the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens.

Both the U.S. and Israel suspect Tehran is building nuclear bombs at its nuclear development facilities.

Economists have trimmed their expectations for Q1 2013 U.S. GDP growth for the fourth straight month.

It took 24 minutes for Morgan to score her first goal. She struck 10 minutes later for her second goal before scoring a hat-trick in the 44th minute of play.

The Obama administration, seeing the Syrian conflict tipping against the Assad regime, is reported weighing deeper intervention on the rebel side.

A new report, "The Learning Curve," ranks Finland the best educational performer on Earth -- and four Asian countries are the runners up.

The decision represents a temporary escape from Basel III.

A reversal of the gender gap behind the wheel will likely lead to lower fatality rates, researchers say.

Stock futures fell on Monday as investors returned to the market after a holiday-shortened trading week, focused on the meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Greece and negotiations in the U.S. over the "fiscal cliff."

The U.S. and Mexico have agreed on new rules outlining the distribution of water from the Colorado River.