The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council disbanded a task force that had advocated for “Stand Your Ground” laws in states as well as voter identification laws.
A group of self-proclaimed anarchists clashed with police outside the Astor Place Starbucks in the East Village over the weekend, leading to the arrest of three people. The anarchists gathered outside the Starbucks on Saturday night and began to smash in the windows using metal pipes. Frightened customers dodged the shattered glass by ducking under tables, and luckily none were hurt.
Jason Segel is one of the most lovable men on the planet. Yet many fans were saddened when news broke that the How I Met Your Mother star was dating Michelle Williams.
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) said Wednesday that it decided not to extend beyond Friday a $6.8 billion hostile offer for gene sequencing specialist Illumina Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) after forecasting that the incumbents directors of Illumina will be re-elected.
Officials in Colombia are launching their own investigation into the scandal surrounding the U.S Secret Service, to determine whether any of the Pley Club prostitutes were minors.
Stocks were lower on Wednesday after uninspiring earnings from IBM and Intel, while Chesapeake Energy slumped after a Reuters report highlighted large and unusual personal loans taken by its chief executive.
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The NFL schedule for the 2012 season has been released. While the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants and Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos might get the raw end of the deal, Tom Brady's New England Patriots may be coasting.
The Massachusetts congressman told the New York Times Magazine that he believes its important for him to marry while he's still in office.
The CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), the nation's second-largest natural gas producer, has received over $1.1 billion in unreported loans over three years, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Here is the 2012 NFL schedule in its entirety, as well as every team's strength of schedule.
A Florida law mandating drug testing for welfare applicants failed to save money or identify many drug abusers, data that sharpens concerns about a similar law just enacted in Georgia.
A piece of movie history went up in flames over the weekend as the inspiration for the 1980's hit Dirty Dancing was burned to the ground in a large fire.
Stocks were lower on Wednesday after the S&P 500 notched its biggest gain in a month, weighed down by IBM and Intel after their quarterly results.
The National Football League (NFL) release its 2012 schedule on Tuesday with details about the 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule and the Super Bowl XLVII.
You may not have realized it, but synthetic marijuana is being sold in gas stations and convenience stores. Under the names K-2 and Spice, this synthetic drug aims at being a legal way to get a herbal high. Many states have banned the drugs though because they are made from dangerous chemical concoctions, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
People who suffer serious injuries may have a better chance of surviving if they're taken to a trauma center by a helicopter instead of an ambulance, suggests new research. Patients' chances of surviving were between one and two percent better if they were transported to trauma centers by helicopter rather than by ambulance.
Happy birthday to the always stylish Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. It seems like just yesterday the six-year-old, who will celebrate her birthday on Wednesday, April 18, went from a baby to a noted fashion maven. Here's a look back at some pictures of Suri's most fashionable moments.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is expected to report highly disappointing financial results Thursday morning, a development that -- as has been the case in the past -- will provide plenty of schadenfreude to the company's vociferous and numerous critics.
Stocks were poised for a lower open on Wednesday after the S&P 500 notched its biggest gain in a month as investors digested another round of corporate earnings.
Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after the S&P 500 tallied its biggest gain in a month and ahead of another round of corporate earnings.
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