Kim Kardashian Receives Pre-Wedding Day Gift: A Wax Statue! [PHOTOS]
Before the Aug. 20 wedding, a wax figure of Reality TV star Kim Kardashian was unveiled at Madame Tussauds museum in Hollywood on Thursday.
The billion dollar fine that may never hit Slim
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim's America Movil seems set to dodge a record billion-dollar fine for alleged anti-competitive behavior -- at least for now.
NHANES III Mortality Survey: Four Behaviors to a Longer Life
People can live longer if they practice one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors, says researchers who analyzed data from a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III Mortality Study, a mortality survey published online by the American Journal of Public Health.
Welcome to the 21st Century: Retweeting, Sexting New Dictionary Words
Sexting, cyberbullying and retweeting are among 400 new words in the most recent version of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
CDC: ?People Who Live Healthy Lifestyles May Live Longer
People can live longer if they practice one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors, says researchers who analyzed data from the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III Mortality Study, a mortality survey published online by the American Journal of Public Health.
Jobless rates rise in many states in July
Unemployment rates increased in more than half of the U.S. states in July as the shaky national economy took its toll on jobs, Labor Department data released on Friday showed.
Stock Market Crash Hurting Mid-Sized Companies
Shares of business development companies have plummeted during the stock market crash and currently trade at 80 percent of their net asset value.
Susan Powell Missing: Search Begins Again
A high-profile search of the Nevada desert for 28-year-old Susan Powell, the woman who vanished in December 2009, was conducted due to important and credible new insight into the case. Forty-five detectives and other investigators searched a region outside of Ely, Nev. Friday.
HP sinks on lowered outlook, business overhaul
Shares in Hewlett-Packard slumped by more than a fifth to a six-year low early on Friday, a day after the world's biggest PC maker signaled a major shake-up in its business and cut its annual forecast.
Murdoch tabloid private eye to reveal hacking orders
A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voicemail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers has been ordered to reveal who asked him to carry out the phone-hacking.
PIMCO: Treasuries reflect likelihood of recession
Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said on Friday the decline in Treasury yields to 60-year lows reflect a high probability of recession in the United States.
Wall Street stocks slide as HP's view adds to uncertainty
Stocks fell on Friday as Hewlett-Packard's weaker outlook and corporate shakeup added to the uncertainty for investors.
Analysis: The billion dollar fine that may never hit Slim
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim's America Movil seems set to dodge a record billion-dollar fine for alleged anti-competitive behavior -- at least for now.
Climate Change Forces Plants, Animals to Migrate From Habitat
Animals and plants have adapted to global warming by moving regions up to three times faster than previously thought by scientists, a report showed.
Cadillac Ciel Honors Carmaker’s Past
Cadillac on Friday unveiled the Ciel concept, an open-air grand-touring car inspired by the natural beauty of the California coast.
U.S. court gives women deadlines to pursue Wal-Mart claims
Women who were part of a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart will have until the end of October to file individual lawsuits against the company, a U.S. judge ruled.
BofA cutting 3,500 jobs this quarter: memo
Bank of America Corp plans to cut 3,500 jobs in the next few weeks as CEO Brian Moynihan tries to come to grips with the bank's $1 trillion pile of problem home mortgages.
PIMCO: Treasury market reflects likelihood of recession
Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said on Friday the rally in Treasury yields to 60-year lows reflect a high probability of recession in the United States.
Fed's Pianalto: years to lower unemployment
The economy is growing so slowly that it will take years to wrench lofty unemployment rates back to normal levels, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Friday.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Visit UK Riot-Hit Areas After Other Royals [PHOTOS]
Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to the Summerfield Community Centre, in the Winson Green area of Birmingham on Friday. The royal couple toured areas affected by recent violent disturbances in Birmingham.
Oil Prices Drop on Fear of Unknowns
Leadership is what America desperately needs because investors are trading more on fear instead of on facts.
Everyone Should Get a Flu Vaccine this Year: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that everyone six month of age of older should receive flu vaccinations this year. The CDC also said that flu strains are the same as last year's.
Wall Street flat, energy companies gain on oil
Stocks were little changed on Friday, but commodity-related shares rose on energy and gold prices, while Hewlett-Packard dragged on the Dow industrials.
Police payment emails growing worry for Murdoch executives
Executives at Rupert Murdoch's UK-based News International are concerned that emails discussing questionable payments made to police by the News of the World may prove more problematic than those that discuss phone hacking, sources familiar with investigations into the shuttered tabloid's reporting practices said.
New Boeing freighter clears regulatory hurdle
Boeing Co said its new, larger 747-8 freighter jet won the approval of U.S. and European safety regulators, clearing the way for the new aircraft to go into service.
Tanzania suspends officials over wildlife smuggling
Tanzania has suspended its director of wildlife and two other officials over the illegal export of more than 100 live animals and birds from the east African nation's game parks, a government minister said.
S.Africa mine union rejects revised Implats offer
South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers members at Impala Platinum on Friday rejected a revised pay rise offer from the world's second largest producer of the precious metal and will refer the dispute to arbitration.
Somaliland in port deal with China businessmen
Somaliland has struck a deal with Chinese businessmen to extend its Berbera port as well as TO build a refinery and new roads in the breakaway northern enclave, its president said.
China's demand for W. African crude jumps -trade
China's buying of West African crude oil is set to rise about 15 percent in September from August, trade sources said on Friday, but overall Asian imports from West Africa will fall due to slower Indian demand.
Morocco's inflation jumps above f'cast in July
Inflation in Morocco jumped to 1.8 percent in July from a year earlier, exceeding the average forecast for 2011 for the first time this year, due mainly to a surge in food prices, the state High Planning Commission (HCP) said on Friday.