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Spot gold rallied more than 2.6 percent on Thursday, its largest one-day gain since late January, as technical buy signals and new signs of a sluggish U.S. economy more than offset deepening despair over the euro zone.

Marijuana is the most commonly used drug among men arrested in 10 cities in the United States, while cocaine use among arrestees is on the decline, a federal report revealed Wednesday.

The death of Mary Richardson Kennedy, an apparent suicide, is another instance to add to the timeline of the Kennedy family history, which many believe is under a curse of misfortune. Despite their political fame and fortune, the family has been ridden with tragedy for decades, causing many to believe the Kennedy family was under some sort of ominous curse, causing its members to die young from illness, assassinations and accidents, once they delved deeper into the history.

Does Tim Tebow deserve to start for the Jets after leading the Broncos to the playoffs in 2011.

OMFG! The CW announced that Season 6 of Gossip Girl will be the final season. After five successful seasons, the guilty-pleasure series will come to an end. Gossip Girl will keep her deliciously salacious secrets silent forevermore. Here are some Season 6 spoilers to help you cope with the loss of your favorite telltale.

Check out pictures of Donna Summer with Husband Bruce Sudano, as well as photos from her incredible career.

The Hall of Famer is selling a piece of his legacy in the hopes of raising $100,000.

Disco queen Donna Summer died on Thursday of lung cancer, according to TMZ. She was 63.

The world's 29 largest banks will need an extra $566 billion to comply with Basel III capital rules by the end of 2018, which could dampen their ability to increase dividends and buy back shares, according to Fitch Ratings.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a major boost this week after suburban and upstate voters approved 99 percent of their school budgets, most of which adhered to the Democratic governor?s new property tax cap.

Mitt Romney's campaign sought to temper any fallout from a planned advertisement attacking President Obama's former pastor, releasing a statement that deplored attempts at character assassination.

Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI), the world's fourth largest gold miner, said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 70 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations. But the Johannesburg, South Africa-based miner also said its extraction capacity in 2012 will be at the lower end of its previously stated range.

Mitt Romney's campaign has nearly matched President Obama's skyrocketing fund-raising efforts by bringing in over $40 million in April, largely helped by that fact that Republicans are coalescing around the presumed Republican presidential nominee.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras, which helps U.S.-based Chevron develop offshore oil fields in Brazil, said regulators there are not likely to shut down Chevron's operations in the Frade oil field in the wake of oil spills.

Tim Tebow's attorneys aren't happy with a Tebow-inspired t-shirt.

A federal judge has ruled that provisions of a new law authorizing the U.S. government to indefinitely detain citizens violate the First and Fifth amendments, undercutting the Obama administration's claim that the measures are constitutional.

Jersey Shore superstar Nicole Snooki Polizzi might have gotten hit in the face - again! Video has surfaced that shows a woman who resembles Snooki at a Rockfest concert in Kansas City, MO.

String Cheese Incident is fed up with the fees Ticketmaster charges when completing transactions, so the jam rock band has decided to be proactive in their battle with the ticket-service provider by purchasing 400 tickets in protest of fees.

Someone?s going up to bat for Kim Kardashian.

Michael Vick will marry his long-time fiancée Kijafa Frink on June 30 at the Fountainbleau Miami Beach hotel.

A military court in Somaliland sentenced 17 civilians to death for attacking army officers in the capital of Hargeisa.