Stocks fell on Monday as investors stayed focused on Europe, this time on the political turmoil in debt-burdened Italy, as a reason to sell risky assets.
Ever since Ai Weiwei was hit with a $2.4 million tax bill, or 15 million yuan, donations have been flying over the wall of the artist's compound in northeastern Beijing on the backs of paper airplanes.
Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble took the wraps off a 14.-1-ounce Nook Tablet, a product intended to compete with rival Amazon’s Kindle Fire as well as Apple’s iPad2.
His condition was the equivalent of having severe burns over 50-60% of his body
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview which features 70 minutes of never-before-seen footage from one of Jobs' best interviews, will air at select Landmark Theaters across the U.S. on Nov. 16.
Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) reported quarterly earnings per share of 55 cents Monday, topping analyst consensus estimates of 52 cents per share. Revenues for the food service logistics company were markedly higher, $10.59 billion versus analyst estimates of $10.49 billion. Net earnings were $302.65 million, an increase of $3.58 million, or 1.2%, when compared to quarterly earnings from a year ago.
The ING NYC Marathon took place Sunday, Nov. 6, and was a huge sensation. Thousands of runners participated in one of the most anticipated contests of the year and the premiere event of the New York Road Runners.
After a very successful 46-year run as Penn State's head football coach, it is time for Joe Paterno to finally retire and take whatever dignity and grace he has left with him.
The roughly dozen activists are protesting the construction of one of the largest coal-powered power plant in that country.
People who had invasive bypass surgery and those who underwent less-invasive stent placement showed declines in thinking and memory skills a few months after the procedures, according to a German study of heart patients.
People who have donated part of their liver for transplant can experience physical and psychological complications years after the operation, according to a German study.
Barnes & Noble Inc will introduce on Monday what analysts and the blogosphere predict will be improved, and in some cases, cheaper versions of its Nook devices to compete for holiday tablet sales.
With Israeli President, Shimon Peres, trying to show U.N. nations the threat Israel faces from Iran and urging them to build pressure on Iran to disclose its nuclear programs, Iran seems to be inching towards becoming the next target of the U.S. and UK coalition forces.
Fixing all the nation's structurally deficient bridges bears a $70.9 billion price tag, according to FHWA estimates. But in a political and economic era where consensus and money are in short order, the odds of a wholesale fix are slim to none. Lawmakers have until the current spending program runs out in March to find a fiscal solution.
In his second run for Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's campaign team has been witnessing a favorable trend among the female voters in the recent independent polls, which clearly wasn't the case in the 2008 campaign.
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, popularly known as Carlos the Jackal is preparing to stand trial before a special French criminal court for masterminding a series of terrorist bombing attacks and kidnapping during the early 1980s in France.
David Beckham and Robbie Keane helped LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 in the Western Conference championship game on Sunday, setting up a league-deciding MLS Cup clash against Houston Dynamo.
This was supposed to be a weekend when ground zero for Southern California movie lovers was Hollywood, site of the AFI Fest.
Give credit to Eli Manning. There may not be another win on the New York Giants' schedule that solidifies him as a top-tier quarterback at this point in his career as much as the one against the New England Patriots in Foxboro does.
Veteran singer Andy Williams, a 1960s television variety show star best known for his rendition of the ballad Moon River, told fans over the weekend that he has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
Times cartoonist Christoph Niemann live-drew the 2011 New York City Marathon while running the 26.2 mile race himself. See some of the best of his hilarious, artistic, honest renderings of the IGN marathon, including his run-ins with security and his musings on the athletic importance of beer and bananas.
Wall Street may find it hard to rally this week as Greece's new and untested coalition begins the process of ratifying a 130 billion-euro lifeline and the fate of Italy's government hangs by a thread.
