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The holiday album is Bieber's third number one album in Billboard 200 history.

Tall, white-metal behemoths called SkyWatch units, they look like space-age cherry-pickers, but they are some of the most visible high-tech crime-fighting machines the NYPD has at its disposal.

Political manipulation of Congo's security forces has brought crackdowns on opposition parties and may lead to bloodshed in this month's election, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday.

Gold and silver mining company stocks rose Wednesday, defying a global downdraft in equities and underscoring the traditional role precious metals have as a safe haven for investors.

Donatella Versace sure knows how to throw a party. For the launch of her Versace for H&M collection, Donatella brought stars out in droves to join her in a tropical wonderland of her own creation.

The Kansas City Police, who have been trying every possible option to get a clue leading them to the missing Lisa Irwin, are now thinking of interviewing her two half-brothers.

The major European bourses are down anywhere from 2.0 percent to 2.6 percent.

Stocks dropped more than 2 percent in early trading on Wednesday as a spike in Italian bond yields prompted fears the region's debt crisis was spiraling.

Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber will be performing live at New York City's Times Square for Dick Clark?s New Year's Rockin? Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012, The Times Square Alliance has confirmed.

The Republican members of the Congressional budget deficit super committee offered a mixed bag of reduced deductions and tax cuts in an effort to jumpstart discussions to close at least a $1.2 trillion hole in the national deficit. But the plan was dismissed by Democrats as minimal in concessions.

A government-backed expert panel joined in the fight against skin cancer on Tuesday with a proposal urging doctors to counsel fair-skinned youths about sun protection.

Chao used to induce or entice women and girls to travel across the state borders to bring them into flash trade.

The euro zone debt crisis kicked into a new gear on Wednesday as Italian bond yields soared into levels widely deemed unsustainable, causing a sharp sell-off in stocks and the euro.

Even though they are first in line to be paid back under broker liquidation rules, customers of bankrupt MF Global Holdings Ltd's brokerage may not get all their money back.

Political changes at the top of two of the euro zone's most troublesome economies boosted world stocks on Wednesday as investors bet that new brooms may help ease the currency bloc's debt crisis.

Actress Jennifer Lopez was honored with “Women of the Year” award, while former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and Comedienne Chelsea Handler were awarded for their contribution in politics and entertainment.

HyperDynamics, IntraLinks, Weight Watchers, RPC and Cinemark Holdings, GenOn Energy, United Rentals, Lowe's Companies, Lennar Corp. and Standard Motor Products are among the companies that saw active trading in the extended trading session on the New York Stock Exchange.

Karen Kraushaar, a federal government civil servant has been identified as one of the women who received a cash settlement after accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment.

Mitt Romney is earning the ire of Democrats due to his opposition of the auto industry bailouts ahead of the GOP debate in Michigan on Wednesday.

Police arrested New York Public Library President Anthony Marx in Harlem Sunday for driving while intoxicated after he hit a parked sanitation truck in reverse, the New York Post reported.

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan will appear nude on pornographic magazine Playboy, Lohan's spokesman confirmed on Monday, after the star served several hours in prison on weekends for violating probation on drunken driving and theft charges .