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Actress Jennifer Lawrence says like her character in Joy, she knows what it feels like to be the 'only one that believes in yourself'.

The Wednesday announcement now opens the door to litigation from holders of the Caribbean island’s defaulted bonds.

New Year's Eve is in the air! In Times Square, the confetti is tested for its air worthiness. Roselle Chen reports.

Bank after central bank eased rates or pumped stimulus into the economy in 2015, more than 40 of them, in a bid to boost growth, fight deflation, or both. The results, though, are questionable, with many investors asking whether 2016 will be the year when ultra-loose monetary policy is seen to reach the limits of its potential.

At least 13 people have died in Missouri since the weekend, following days of downpours.

Kirill Shamalov is the husband of Katerina Tikhonova, the Russian president's younger daughter.

However, it's been a challenge to find the right people to replace underperformers.

The company failed to stop many customers from swapping mutual funds when the benefits of switching might be undermined by fees.

Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct for killing black teen Laquan McDonald.

With 12 candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, the former New York governor's withdrawal is likely to have little impact.

"After a strong U.S. and European session, Asian markets are all looking for further gains today," one market analyst told clients.

Investors who claimed they lost money by purchasing Facebook shares at inflated prices may pursue class actions, a judge ruled.

ISIS has targeted and killed members of one of the oldest religions in Iraq, along with Christians and other sects in the Middle East.

The company previously used a generic warning that banned users from threatening or promoting "violence against others."

The fatwa appeared among documents captured by U.S. Special Operations Forces during a raid in Syria in May.

Meanwhile, data released Tuesday indicated U.S. consumer sentiment was improving.

Silicon Valley’s tech companies have come under regular scrutiny for their paucity of black, Latino and female employees.

A powerful four-legged robot can get back on its feet after being knocked over; demonstrating the robustness needed for hazardous search and rescue missions. Matthew Stock reports.

J.J. Abrams and John Boyega say latest Star Wars film is like no other at Chinese premiere.

As the year draws to a close, Kirsty Basset looks at how commodities took a beating in 2015, and asks what might be in store next year.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he wants to be "unpredictable", while competitor Jeb Bush challenges him to a one-on-one debate on the issues.

The charges related to his 1992-2003 term as Jerusalem's mayor and real estate deals in the city.

President Xi Jinping unexpectedly announced in September that he would cut troop numbers by some 13 percent of the world's biggest military.

Some 700,000 spectators are expected to line the streets of Pasadena, California, for a New Year's Day tradition.

The company was not liable for infringing or inducing others to infringe a patent held by Commil USA, a U.S. appellate court ruled.

Because of an error, information on 191 million Americans was made publicly available, a tech researcher said.

Since 2009, Defense Department officials have been setting up bureaucratic obstacles to block the president's plan to shutter the prison.

The company said last week it would book a record net loss this year and cut around 5 percent of its workforce.

The size of the deposit-rate increase, affecting most institutional clients, will vary, the Wall Street Journal reported.