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Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop gasoline-electric trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday.

NASA's satellite captures Irene from space and shows how it grew from a tropical storm to a hurricane.

Wall Street rose on Monday, but major averages gave up some of their gains as bank stocks came under renewed pressure.

Bachmann continues to pound away at Obama’s weak handling of the economy.

Brent crude fell more than 1 percent on Monday as investors anticipated a resumption of oil exports from the OPEC-member Libya, where rebels moved to control most of Tripoli and an end to the 6-month-old civil war seemed close.

Since Lovato's comeback, fans and fellow celebrities have been nothing short of impressed at her maturity, compure, and honesty when speaking of her past issues.Amazing when people put themselves into their art completely, Pete Wentz said. The new song Skyscraper by @ddlovato is pure perfection, Katy Perry tweeted. Her voice is one of the BEST undiscovered beauties. Can't wait for the full record.

Stock markets surged Monday as investors awaited a Federal Reserve meeting, which will take place later this week, when a new stimulus plan may be announced. The gains were also enabled by gains in European markets.

More details have leaked on the iPhone 5, including a few reported components of the phone.

Contestants Samuel Larsen and Damian McGinty both walked away as the first-ever winners of The Glee Project. Their grand prize includes seven episodes on Season 3 of Glee. Both winners are very capable to hold their own on the series, as they are great singers and actors. Creator and producer, Ryan Murphy, should not have a difficult time writing characters for Larsen and McGinty.

More than 5,000 kids fall out of windows every year, a new study published in the Aug. 22 issue of Pediatrics said. Ninety-four percent of the falls are from the first and second floor windows.

Car dealers in the United Arab Emirates are trying to get around strict new regulations created by the Gulf nation’s Central Bank that require car buyers to put 20 percent down on every purchase.

Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Old Trafford to take on champions Manchester United for their first Premier League game of the season on Monday.

While most of the world is ready to support Duff in this new stage of life, the filming industry is not quite as embracing. It was reported that Duff was casted as Bonnie in the upcoming film The Story of Bonnie and Clyde. However, now that she announced her pregnancy, it is rumored she was dropped from the role. Director, Tonya S. Holly, pursuing other actresses as the timing of Duff's pregnancy just doesn't work out for the film's executives. They would begin filming in the fa...

Consumer confidence has fallen further after weeks of intensified economic concerns and broad stock market declines, and Conference Board data due later this month could be even weaker than current projections suggest, Consumer Edge Research said on Monday.

The stock market inched back up this morning as bargain hunters scoured the Big Board for victims of last week’s crash.

Germany's Angela Merkel faced mounting domestic criticism of her euro zone policies on Monday, with the Bundesbank slamming an anti-crisis package she agreed to in Brussels last month and a senior ally warning he would vote against key parts of it.

Stocks surged more than 1 percent in early trading on Monday following four weeks of equity losses as stocks rebounded globally.

An El Cajon police officer was shot in the head as a house was set ablaze Sunday afternoon.A gunman was spotted, reportedly setting a fire on a San Diego County house Sunday afternoon around 5 p.m. One of the first two El Cajon police officers who responded to a disturbance call and rushed to the scene was shot in the head by one of shots fired by the suspect.

Keeping with that image, Kim and other stars tweeted their thoughts and reflections before, after, and during the Hollywood wedding of the year! God is good!!!! Kim Tweeted before the ceremony. Here is a look at other celebrity tweets and a first look video of the wedding.

Brent crude fell by more than a dollar on Monday to around $107 a barrel with traders and investors anticipating the resumption of oil exports from OPEC-member Libya as a six-month civil war there appeared close to an end.

Amy Winehouse's father Mitch said his plans to set up a charity in his late daughter's name had been frustrated by a cyber squatter who had stolen the organization's intended address on the internet.

iPhone users in Japan will receive earthquake warning notification with the next version of Apple’s iOS operating system.

Moves by the Swiss National Bank to curb strength of the Swiss franc will fuel investors' insatiable demand for gold, adding to its relentless rise to new record highs as confidence in the franc as a safe store of value dwindles.

Sales of the Chevrolet Suburban in the Middle East and North Africa have increased by 34 percent in the first seven months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

It was a horrific tragedy amid Sunday's the air show where sky divers and stunt pilots entertained thousands of audience at Selfridge Air National Guard base, when a stunt wing walker plunged 200 feet to his death.

The death toll at a Belgian pop festival struck by a fierce storm that knocked down screens and tents has been cut to four from five, officials said on Monday.

Stock index futures pointed to a market rise of more than 1 percent at the open on Monday following four weeks of equity losses as stocks rebounded globally, led by defensive shares.

We know the Kim Kardashian wedding event included a massive 450+ attendees with stars like Demi Lovato, Serena Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Longoria, and Cameron Diaz on the guest list. Our always exciting young actress, Lindsay Lohan was also among the celebrities to attend.

The Black Death of debt crisis across the euro zone will hurt China by sapping demand for exports, although Beijing's relatively small holdings of euro assets will limit any damage to foreign exchange reserves, the nation's top official newspaper said on Monday.