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Some of the largest pension funds and investment firms have urged President Barack Obama and Congress to resolve the deficit impasse and avoid inflicting "pain and hardship" on the nation.

Elmer Lower, a former president of ABC News died in Florida. He was 98.

Dunkin' Brands (DNKN.O) has raised $422.75 million after pricing its IPO at $19 per share, well above the range set by underwriters, signaling strong demand for this week's biggest deal.

In its measures to fight incidences of obesity in Florida, Mississippi and Texas, UnitedHealthcare has donated $55,000 to Florida 4-H to kick start its funding programs that would tackle obesity at the community level. The partnership at the national level connects the National 4-H council and UnitedHealthcare group for outreach programs at the state and community levels. The pilot initiative is a precursor to similar activities to be staged in Mississippi and Texas.

Orange County Superior Court Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. announced on Tuesday that he would not release the jurors' names until October 25 or later

The names of jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial will remain secret until at least October 25 to allow those enraged by her acquittal to "compose and restrain themselves," according to the judge's order on Tuesday.

Victor Castro Jr. grew up in a modest, three-bedroom house in the heart of a middle-class neighborhood in suburban Phoenix.

BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink urges President Obama and John Boehner to come to an agreement.

Nissan's all-electric Leaf received a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the company says. Nissan is raising the price on the 2012 by several thousand dollars, but the Leaf will be sold in 21 more states.

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation employes the latest medical simulation technology to improve patient safety outcomes in the city's public hospitals.

Curiosity is planned to launch later this year and land in August 2012.

A former Chicago commodities broker who disappeared in suspicious circumstances in 1979, possibly fleeing the mob, was found working in a Las Vegas casino and arrested on fraud charges, court documents said on Friday.

More than one in three births in the U.S. are now delivered by C-section, an increase to an all-time high of 25 percent over seven years, according to a new study.

Florida lawmakers did not approve more than $50 million in federal child-abuse prevention funds that were tied to the Obama administration's healthcare reform package.

Jennifer Lopez after her sudden split from Marc Anthony has taken off to Miami, Florida on Friday night at the condo she owns to spend her 42nd birthday.

17-year-old Tyler Hadley bludgeoned his parents Blake and Mary-Jo Hadley to death with a hammer, then threw a Facebook party.

At the core of the questions, what will let you forgive Casey Anthony? This question may have been overlooked by the nation filled with rage and hatred toward a woman whom most people have never met, and whose life story we arrogantly assume we know well enough.

The speculation that Casey Anthony could be in Southern California is true, according to a television producer's claim that he met Anthony at an unnamed Palms Springs hotel.

The Royal Family has confirmed that the Duke of York will step down as economic envoy.

June's unemployment numbers showed unemployment increased in 28 states plus the District of Columbia. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate of all states in June, at 12.4 percent.

Casey Anthony has been exonerated, but the state of Florida is still on the hook for almost $30,000 of about $150,000 in reimbursements for legal expenses demanded by her defense team.