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The number of homeowners with debt greater than the vaue of their homes rose to 28.6 percent in the third quarter, according to Zillow.

More homeowners were 60 days late or more on mortgage payments in the period of June to September, the first increase since the end of 2009, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion.

Deaths and health problems from floods, drought and other U.S. disasters related to climate change cost an estimated $14 billion over the last decade, researchers said on Monday.

A total of six climate change-related events in the US during the period 2000-2009 accounted for around $14 billion in lost lives and health costs; researchers mentioned in a report on Monday.

According to coach Bronco Mendenhall in his weekly news conference on Monday, the Big East has approached BYU about giving up its football independence and joining the conference's soon-to-be Western division along with Boise State and Air Force.

Airlines such as Delta, JetBlue and United Continental have begun offering more flights to Cuba through licensed charter companies.

A recent poll shows Mississippians are divided in their support of Initiative 26, a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion by defining a fertilized human egg as a human being.

Fixing all the nation's structurally deficient bridges bears a $70.9 billion price tag, according to FHWA estimates. But in a political and economic era where consensus and money are in short order, the odds of a wholesale fix are slim to none. Lawmakers have until the current spending program runs out in March to find a fiscal solution.

U.S. authorities seized a valuable painting of Christ from a Florida museum on Friday. The painting is believed to have been stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

The U.S. Interior Department released its report identifying 101 high priority conservation projects, part of President Obama's Great Outdoors Initiative

McDonald's limited-time reintroduction of the McRib has already led to examination of some of the item's questionable ingredients. Now, one of the prime companies from which McDonald's gets its main ingredient for the sandwich -- pork -- is the target of an SEC complaint.

State governments across the United States are just a few months into their fiscal years and already many fear that tax revenues are running short of forecasts.

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, a $2.5 billion rover designed to assess that planet's suitability for life, arrived at its Florida launch pad on Thursday in preparation for a planned November 25 liftoff, the U.S. space agency said.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are out for revenge against the Baltimore Ravens in their AFC North divisional clash on a Sunday packed with fascinating match-ups in the National Football League.

Idaho became on Thursday the first U.S. state to require two online courses for high school graduation when state officials approved the requirement.

JetBlue is extending a much-deserved olive branch to the 123 passengers who were trapped on the tarmac in Hartford, Conn., for almost eight hours on Oct. 29.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp is in talks with federal prosecutors to resolve a civil lawsuit accusing the bank of overcharging clients in trading currencies, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Not only does the Big East stand to possibly lose money in television negotiations due to conference defectors, but could also lose sponsorship deals.

Boeing moves its space shuttle program to Florida and a House Committee discusses the viability of private market for human spaceflight.

The business mogul and his wife are among Scotland's wealthiest couples

The Obama administration's ongoing headache over Solyndra promises to continue, as a House panel voted to subpoena documents related to the company Thursday, according to Politico. Meanwhile, details emerged that the White House considered bailing out the defunct solar company days before it declared bankruptcy.