Cash is not all that is coming from generous people to Joplin, Missouri, which is struggling to recover a crippling May 22 tornado.
Only 15% of people who consume fast food in New York City check the calorie information on the menus, according to a study published in British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Two days after same-sex marriage became legal in New York, the state's attorney general has taken legal action challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. law which defines marriage as between a man and woman.
The dollar fell broadly on Tuesday as lawmakers remained deadlocked over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a devastating default, while U.S. and European shares also declined.
Oil prices edged up in choppy trading on Tuesday, lifted by a weak dollar while markets were buffeted by the continued stalemate over the U.S. debt ceiling that hemmed in Wall Street.
Oregon Democratic Congressman David Wu, accused of an unwanted sexual encounter with a campaign donor's teenage daughter, said on Tuesday he will resign his seat to defend himself against "these very serious allegations."
National Football League (NFL) teams, players and their agents braced for a flurry of fast-paced negotiations and a frenzy of deal-making as clubs returned to business on Tuesday.
The United States will lose its top-notch AAA credit rating from at least one major rating agency, according to a Reuters poll that also found wrangling over the debt ceiling has already damaged the economy.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced today a list of nearly 3,700 retail offices to be studied and potentially closed as early as November and replaced by new Village Post Offices in an effort to compensate for losses.
Irish rockers U2 and American grunge band Pearl Jam will have the Toronto International Film Festival rocking this year, while George Clooney and Brad Pitt bring some A-List star power to the event that helps launch Hollywood's Oscar season.
The U.S. will lose its top-notch AAA credit rating from at least one major rating agency, according to a Reuters poll that also found wrangling over the debt ceiling has already damaged the economy.
A new study incorporating interviews with more than 89,000 people in 18 nations revealed that 15 percent of people in high-income countries reported having been depressed, compared with 11 percent of those in low- or middle-income countries.
Katy Perry, 26, went blue in a fanciful mini dress with a Smurfette printed on it, for the New York City premiere of "The Smurfs" on Sunday. She finished off her 'Smurfy' look with mini-Smurf transfers on her nails and with eyeshadow in bright blue.
On Sunday night's episode of ?Keeping Up With the Kardashians,? bride-to-be Kim learned the cause behind those itchy, red patches she's suffered from lately.
The recession has blown open discrepancies in wealth between white Americans and minorities, with Hispanics seeing the most precipitous decline in average household wealth, according to a Pew survey.
Depression rates are consistently higher in more affluent countries than in low income countries, according to researchers who correlated socioeconomic data with depression levels.
The dollar fell on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers remained deadlocked over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a devastating default, while U.S. and European shares also declined.
McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday it will soon tweak its children's Happy Meals, reducing the french fry portion by more than half and automatically adding apples to the popular meals, after coming under pressure from consumer groups to provide healthier fare.
Motorola Solutions Inc lost a bid to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders about deteriorating prospects for its cellphone business, resulting in investment losses.
The Ugandan High Court has ordered the police to produce a journalist who has been held in an unknown location for 13 days, after a local media watchdog sued security chiefs over his disappearance.
Gay marriage became legal in New York on Sunday as same-sex couples rushed to exchange vows on the first day; 659 marriage licenses were issued yesterday in New York City alone.
A group of seven teenagers enrolled in a back-country survival course encountered an aggressive grizzly bear in Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains, leaving four injured. Two remain hospitalized as their tale of survival is told to the world.
