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Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, propelled by strong earnings from Google Inc. and hopes the Eurozone will continue progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

The opaque and dense fog between galaxies in the early universe could have been cleared by high energy light from massive stars, according to a new study.

Anger at high tuition bills and a lack of jobs propelled U.S. college students into streets and quadrangles on Thursday in the latest offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has quit the Dow Chemical Co.'s board of directors to host a political TV show on Al Gore's cable TV network.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's popularity has fueled speculation that she will be President Barack Obama's running mate in 2012.

U.S regulators announced at a House of Representatives hearing on Wednesday that they will now back off on junk food marketing guidelines put forth by the government earlier this year. The final guidelines would now restrict food ads to be targeted only at children under 12 years and not 17 as proposed earlier.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has won the prized endorsement of New Jersey Governor Christie, Romney's campaign said Wednesday.

The death machine used by the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian in assisted suicides will be among the items up for auction in an estate sale in late October, according to the sale's coordinator.

Smokers tend to suffer heart attacks years earlier than non-smokers, suggests a new study from Michigan.

The former chief executive of the Godfather Pizza chain now poses a serious challenge to front-runner Mitt Romney.

John Lennon would have turned 71 years old today. A look back at some of his most memorable, controversial and beautiful moments.

Investors tiring of the Eurozone's debt crisis dragging the market all over the place are hoping to focus on something else next week -- earnings.

Sewage is home to thousands of novel, undiscovered viruses, some of which could relate to human health according to a new study.

Occupy Wall Street's demands still remain unclear despite its growth in a matter of weeks from a small group of protesters in Lower Manhattan to a national movement.

Forbes has announced “America’s Most Dangerous Cities” in 2011 and Midwest cities finds themselves on top of the dreaded list.

A small oddball comet called Hartley 2, which is known for spewing water, has ice that contains the same chemical composition as Earth's oceans. It is the first time that ocean water has been detected in comets, providing new proof supporting a theory that water-rich comets were responsible for delivering a significant portion of the planet's oceans.

Friendly's Bankruptcy Likely to Dot Northeast with Awkward Reconversions

The Earth's oceans may have originated from comets, a once-outlandish notion that got further support Wednesday when astronomers reported on ocean-like water in one comet.

A new study published in the online journal mBio® reveals that a whole new universe of mysterious and unseen viruses exists in our world.

A mother grizzly previously allowed to roam free after killing a hiker in Yellowstone National Park in July has been euthanized after being linked to a second fatal bear mauling in August, park officials said on Monday.

A stagnant economy and technological innovation have curbed business travel on the whole; but when face-to-face meetings are necessary, companies can dramatically reduce travel costs by carefully selecting the destination.