New York is going to be the destination for yet another Nokia event, as this Friday the Finnish phone maker will throw a sizzling party for the launch of Nokia Lumia 900.
Vancouver-based beauty queen Jenna Talackova, a transgender, who was booted out from the Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant, will be able to compete in the contest, provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements.
Colombia's largest rebel group released its final 10 military hostages, ending the 14-year-long nightmare for the victims and their families on Monday. The last 10 of the non-civilian hostages, four soldiers and six policemen, held captive for 14 years, were picked up in a helicopter, provided by the Brazilian government, by the Red Cross rescue team from an unspecified site.
BMW has built a car with laser headlights (that’s right, you read correctly, the car has lasers), and it’s called the i8 Concept Spyder. Moreover, its production release date is scheduled for 2014, so pretty soon you and James Bond can both have lasers on your future car.
I'm confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step in overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected Congress, the president said.
With an economy four to five times the size of Greece, a financial collapse and bailout of Spain would be unthinkable for Europe.
Despite the collapse of Eastman Kodak (Pink: EKDKQ) because it couldn’t sell its valuable patents last year, the market for intellectual property remains red hot and growing, a leading IP banker said.
Stocks and other risky assets rallied Monday after a widely followed U.S. manufacturing index suggested activity in that industrial sector further strengthened in March.
United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan told the Security Council that Assad had agreed to withdraw forces from population centers and stop using heavy weapons early next week.
In a 5-4 decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said security at jail facilities trumps privacy rights for those who undergo invasive strip searches, even for small offenses.
Chocolate might lead to weight loss but that is not the only thing the creamy confection is good for. At the Salon du Chocolat held in Zurich on March 29, topless models were decked out in outfits, jewelry and hats made of chocolate.
Mad Men takes place in the 60s, but got the attention of modern-day politicos when a character in the AMC show took a slap at Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's father.
Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks is to undergo surgery on his left knee that could potentially bench him through the rest of the regular season, according to NY1. The 23-year-old point guard has missed the last three games due to what he thought was a sore knee. But an MRI revealed that it was actually a torn meniscus. Lin addressed reporters, explaining that the surgery will allow him to play again.
The United States Census Bureau rejected New York City's challenge to the 2010 Census results on Sunday. The Bureau maintains that its numbers were accurate, totaling the city's population at 8.2 million. However, city officials argue that the number was actually closer to 8.4 million, according to NY1.
PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP), the world's second-largest food and beverage company, claimed the No.784 spot on the IBTimes 1000 list by expanding aggressively in emerging markets and catering to consumers' demand for healthier food and beverages.
30 Rock star Alec Baldwin got engaged to his 28-year-old girlfriend Hilaria Thomas, just in time for his 54th birthday on Tuesday. Baldwin allegedly popped the question over a trip to Long Island according to NY Daily News.
The pace of growth in manufacturing picked up last month, but construction spending saw its largest drop in seven months in February, pointing to an economy that is healing gradually.
Could Kentucky's coach leave for the NBA?
A major donor to President Barack Obama's re-election effort is accused of impersonating a bank official to defraud a businessman of more than $650,000.
Wall Street advanced on Monday, the first trading day of the second quarter, as upbeat Chinese and manufacturing data overshadowed a report showing continued softness in Europe.
Special envoy Kofi Annan met Monday with the U.N. Security Council in New York to discuss the progress of his cease-fire and peace plan aimed at ending a brutal crackdown by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad against rebel fighters.
Johan Santana is back for the New York Mets after losing all of last season to shoulder surgery. He will start on opening day.
