The New York Times Co. is close to a deal to sell its About.com division for $270 million, a move that would shed another non-core asset.
Kevin Hart was announced as the next host of the MTV Video Music Awards Wednesday when he appeared in a short video with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. The comedian could be one of the best VMAs hosts since the award show featured Chris Rock.
Pity the City. America is on a witch hunt against London's financial center, ruthlessly exploiting a few rotten banking apples to pursue their own political scheme, or so British MPs would have you believe.
After announcing her divorce from husband of over a decade Peter Facinelli in March, Jennie Garth of "90210" fame said she was past the "darkest parts" of the split and looking forward to the future. But now, many fans are worried as Garth was seen sporting major weight loss and a skinny figure in photos snapped in New York City and on her personal Twitter account looking dramatically thin.
Three days into its mission, the Mars Science Laboratory, known as Curiosity, is continuing to dazzle scientists and specialists with its first data reports from the red plant. Still more technology companies have acknowledged their participation in the NASA project
Lolo Jones, who had been performing well at the 2012 London Olympics, finished fourth in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. According to MSN, during her appearance on “Today,” the young star chalked up her failure to the criticism she suffered at the hands of the U. S. media. Jones, a virgin, has also been harassed on Twitter, where she’s an active user.
Things finally seem to be taking a turn for the better for Lindsay Lohan ¬¬– the troubled 26-year-old actress and singer is set to star in Lady Gaga’s newest music video for a single off her upcoming album “ARTPOP”, The New York Post reported on Wednesday.
Clashes in the Sinai Peninsula have rumors swirling in Egypt, Israel and Palestine.
Robert Pattinson's first interview since news broke of Kristen Stewart's cheating scandal has been snapped up by "The Daily Show" and it set to air on Aug. 13. The actor's Aug. 15 interview with "Good Morning America" was initially billed as his first post-breakup appearance.
Though Twitter tried to safeguard itself by not immediately releasing to the police information on a user who threatened a gun massacre at a theater, legal experts say the social media site could have paid dearly for the decision
Amnesty International believes 1-million North Koreans have died of starvation since the 1990s, while millions more remain malnourished.
Two non-voting members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors have broken a long-standing taboo against wading into politics by publicly talking about how election-year considerations affect the decisions of U.S. central bankers.
Despite Mitt Romney's enduring lack of personal appeal, he and President Obama remain locked in a tight contest in several swing states, according to two new polls.
The main pollen culprits tied to the increase in hospital visits came from oaks and grasses, whose levels spike in the spring.
It’s been 15 years since The Monkees have gone on tour. According to Rolling Stone, the band is set to begin playing again, with surviving members Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork. The tour will start in California and end in New York, at the Beacon Theatre.
Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West are always supporting each other's work. But when Kardashian isn't promoting West's fashion line, she's frolicking on the beach in barely-there bikinis.
An uncanny legal document that accused British bank Standard Chartered of penal law violations raises the question: If the bank were a person, what kind of hard time would it be facing?
A road trip from New York City to Saratoga Springs, New York in the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and 2013 Porsche Boxster S is a reminder that life's about the journey, not the destination.
Asian stock markets advanced for the third straight session on Wednesday as sentiment continued to improve on hopes that the major central banks around the world will soon announce new round of stimulus measures to spur economic growth.
Offshoring of back-office work to India, a trend among banks and accounting firms, came under new scrutiny with allegations that Standard Chartered Plc moved compliance oversight work dealing with Iranian banking transactions to India to avoid U.S. regulators.
A woman whose body was found in a lake with a 6-year-old girl clinging to it was identified Tuesday as Pamela Kaner of Brewster, N.Y., police said.
Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student whom Rush Limbaugh notoriously labeled a "slut," will introduce President Barack Obama at a rally in Denver on Wednesday, offering further proof that the incumbent's campaign will use women's rights as a key issue in the 2012 presidential election.
