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The U.S. job market remains a very challenging one -- with inadequate job growth so far in the current economic expansion. But there is some good news for job seekers this holiday season: retailers plan to add 480,000 to 500,000 season jobs during the next few months to prepare for the holiday shopping season, retail sector officials said.

Concerned about voter angst over California's finances, lawmakers say they may need to overhaul a ballot measure that would provide $11.1 billion for a slew of long-awaited water projects.

Steve Jobs, Apple Inc's co-founder and former CEO who died Wednesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, created a series of seminal electronics products, reinvented several industries, and built Apple into a $350 billion juggernaut.

The extent of Andre Johnson's hamstring injury was still unclear Monday.

AOL unveiled a slate of 15 web series on Monday boasting partnerships with the likes of Michael Eisner's Vuguru and Mark Burnett.

Year to date in 2011, AMR shares have plummeted more than 60 percent.

The finances of Canada's federal government and its 10 provinces are unsustainable over the long term and they will need to either raise taxes or cut spending, in part because the population is aging, the country's budget watchdog said on Thursday.

Men who do not have children may be at higher risk for cardiovascular disease as per a new study.

The cost of treating new cancer patients is estimated at $286-billion annually – and similarly, expected to climb, thereby creating a new massive financial burden.

Novartis's bone drug Zometa extended survival in older breast cancer patients but failed to improve disease-free survival among younger women patients in a large-scale clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday.

Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the Georgia Institute of Technology have shown they can turn back the biological clock in human adult stem cells, which helps regenerate old or damaged tissues.

China's defense ministry warned that the deal with Taiwan has caused serious damage to Sino-US military relations.

The issue of the longevity gene has now created a feud between two trans-Atlantic camps of researchers. While the British scientists claim the days of longevity gene are over, the US scientists still have faith in the success of the gene.

A gene scientists say delivers the fountain of youth may just a bucket of water, according to research published today.

Depression is linked with a considerably increased risk of developing stroke and stroke-related death as per a study.

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.23 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 3:06 a.m. ET.

NFL players hoping to extend their playing career apparently don't think stem-cell treatment is a bad idea. Last week came a report that injured Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had stem cell therapy in Europe before having a third neck surgery this month. Now comes a new report that free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens is in South Korea for a three-day stem-cell therapy treatment.

Breast cancer is rising at an alarming rate as reported by researchers in the first global review of breast and cervical cancer.

Recent research says laser therapy and standard surgery are equally effective in treating varicose veins, but how can you prevent them from forming in the first place? Here are 10 ways to prevent varicose veins from forming initially.

Michael Vick's return to Atlanta ends prematurely, the Luke McCown experiment may be ending soon in Jacksonville, the Patriots are looking Super Bowl ready, and much more in Week 2.

United host the Blues at Old Trafford.