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California's Disneyland overburdened with holiday guests

California's Disneyland was overburdened with holiday guests for the second day in a row on Tuesday. Disney California Adventure was also shut temporarily.

Events that shaped the US in the past decade (2000-2010) – Part 1 of 3

9/11, George W Bush, Afghanistan, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Recession, Facebook, Unemployment, Barak Obama and You Tube - this almost sums up the whole of the first decade this millennium for the United States. We have put together a series of events that changed your and in fact our lives. Take a short walk... Deep down the memory lane...Try to remember where you were when hell broke loose, joy came knocking on your doorstep. Where were you when politicians lied, slapped taxes, or kept their pro...

Obama admn. faces resistance from states in Florida over new healthcare law

Lawyers for 20 U.S. states and Obama administration sparred in a Florida court over the constitutional challenges of the new healthcare law that requires all Americans to have medical insurance before 2014 or face a fine.

Meredith Whitney, managing director and senior financial institutions analyst for Oppenheimer and Co. Inc., speaks at the Reuters Finance Summit in New York

Whitney defends comments on muni bonds; adds that defaults will lead to mass layoffs, social unrest

Analyst Meredith Whitney, who caused a stir over the weekend by saying that up to 100 U.S. municipalities will default in this coming year and thereby create a huge sell-off in the muni bond market, added to her warnings by noting that such financial collapses will lead to mass layoffs and social unrest.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Don Daufenbach is interviewed in his Cyber Crimes Center's office in Fairfax, Virginia July 24, 2009.

Child model pornographer gets 9 years

A man who used a “child modeling” website to push child pornography has been sentenced to nine years in prison, federal authorities said today.

Abbott, others settle inflated drug prices charges with DOJ for $421 mln

Three pharmaceutical companies have agreed to collectively pay a fine of $421 million to settle charges of inflating drug prices, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Charles Manson talks during an interview August 25, 1989 and (inset) a handout image of Manson released March 18, 2009 from Corcoran State Prison in California

'Helter Skelter' murderer Charles Manson gets 30 days added to life sentence for possessing cellphone in prison

Charles Manson, who is serving a life sentence for his conspiracy role in the killing of seven people in the Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, 1969, has been handed down an extra 30 days on his life term after being found in possession of a contraband cellphone within jail premises.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd R) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (R) look on as U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act into law at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia, March 30, 20

Key part of health reform unconstitutional, judge rules

Dealing a blow to a key part of the recently passed U.S. health care reform law, a federal judge ruled Monday it is unconstitutional to require individuals to buy health insurance or face a fine.

Jefferson County Sheriff Department officers ask drivers if they have been drinking while smelling for alcohol at a mobile Driving Under the Influence (DUI) checkpoint in Golden, Colorado.

Law enforcement goes after drunk drivers

‘Tis the season for the annual crackdown on drunk driving.

NY juice sets 3-1/2-year high on Florida freeze fears

Orange juice prices soared to their highest in 3-1/2 years on Monday after the National Weather Service warned a hard freeze would strike Florida on Tuesday.

Newly sworn Gov. Jerry Brown of California. Consumer advocates are urging Brown to push for tighter health insurer regulation.

California's estate tax laws to spur budget deficits: Moody's

The new federal estate taxes proposed for the State of California will result in a much higher budget deficit in the state, according to a report by Moody's Investor Services.

People fill up job application forms at a job fair in Los Angeles, California, October 13, 2010.

US jobless claims fell last week

U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected during the week ended Dec. 4, providing some relief to the labor market that saw a rise in jobless rate in the week before, the Labor Department said.

SpaceX Brings First Commercial Spacecraft Back From Orbit

For the first time, a private company has successfully launched a spacecraft to orbit and returned it to Earth.

New Hampshire targets skiers, foreign tourists this winter

New Hampshire is planning a new winter campaign to attract skiers and boost the number of foreign tourists’ arrivals.

U.S. President Barack Obama prays next to House Minority Leader John Boehner before speaking at the GOP House Issues Conference in Baltimore

Bush tax cut extensions likely to help small businesses; impact on stocks unclear

Longer-term, the potential impact of the tax cuts upon the stock market and economy remain rather fuzzy, given the multitude of other issues facing investors, including perpetually high unemployment in the U.S., a seemingly never-ending sovereign debt crisis in Europe and constant friction with China over trade and currency.

Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools

Rhee launches education reform group

Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of schools in Washington D.C., has ended speculation about her next move, announcing on Monday that she has started a new non-profit organization that will seek reforms in public educational policies at the local, state and national levels.

Florida court reverses conviction of school principal accused of child porn

A three-judge bench of the Second District Court of Appeal in Lakeland, Florida, has ruled that pasting of face photos of 11- and 12-year old children over the heads of nude adult women doesn't amount to child pornography.

Lying telemarketers busted

Do those debt relief ads you see on the TV or the offers you get over the phone sound too good to be true?

AGL, Nicor Merger Creates $8.6 Bln Natural Gas Firm

Energy services company AGL Resources Inc. announced an agreement to acquire rival Nicor Inc. for about $2.4 billion in cash and stock, creating a leading natural gas distributor in the U.S.

Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami is sworn in before testifying before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.

Cheaters go to jail

U.S. law enforcement is going after investment fraud.

X-37B unmanned space shuttle lands successfully

The US Air Force's secret unmanned space shuttle X-37B landed at 1:16 a.m. Pacific time on Friday, concluding its more than 220-day experimental test mission. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on April 22.

GM Mosquitoes Could Help Control Dengue

A U.K. biotechnology company called Oxitec has tested genetically engineering mosquitoes to pass on a suicide gene that kills them before they mature, to control the spread of dengue, a sometimes fatal disease.

Miami hosts ninth Art Basel Miami Beach exhibition

Opening its doors to art connoisseurs and prominent collectors from across the world, the Miami Beach Convention Center is hosting the prestigious Art Basel Miami Beach from December 2 to December 5, 2010.

Alien Life Found In California

Scientists found a form of bacteria that can use arsenic in its DNA, and uses the arsenic to metabolize and grow.

NASA Has Accomplished Much This Year

Armed with new researches and discoveries, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is back in the news again. While NASA promised to provide insights into its findings on astrobiology on Thursday, there have been several other developments at the agency this week.