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The top 15 American cities favored by citizens of the United States were revealed by a recent poll conducted by one of the world's leading custom market-research firms.

This spells more bad news for the ruling Socialist government which is likely facing a huge defeat at the hands of the opposition conservative Popular Party in the November 20 elections.

Whether or not one believes in the myth of the perfect palindrome - 11/11/11 (read as Friday, Nov. 11, 2011) capable of bringing fortune or disaster to the planet, the day is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime moment; there won't be another like it for another 100 years, literally.

The Twilight Saga might not make it to sunup.

The Family Circus creator Bil Keane, whose kid-friendly comic strip gave readers a funny version of his own life at home and became one of the most widely syndicated cartoon panels in the world, has died at age 89, his distributor said on Wednesday.

Is the U.S. job market on the mend? Initial jobless claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. dropped for the second week in a row, to 390,000 -- their lowest level in seven months, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

Stocks rebounded on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 suffered its worst day since mid-August as Italian bond yields eased.

Stock index futures rose on Thursday, indicating the S&P 500 may bounce back from its worst day since mid-August as Italian bond yields eased.

Storm of an epic intensity hit the western coastline of Alaska Wednesday, causing flooding and power failures. It inflicted damage to buildings in coastal villages.

The National Weather Service has dubbed the storm currently pounding Alaska as life-threatening and epic. It is a storm of historic intensity, measuring twice the size of Texas and listed as having Category 3 hurricane force winds.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 comes out Nov. 15 and brings with it a host of new characters and tweaks to returning fighters.

An epic storm hit Nome, Alaska on Wednesday, but it's not the first time this has happened. In 1974, another Bering Sea storm hit Western Alaska causing millions of dollars of damage.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pledge to resign after implementing economic reforms did nothing on Wednesday to staunch a perilous collapse in market confidence in Italy.

A very powerful epic storm is heading toward Western coast of Alaska, the National Weather Service has warned.

Severe weather that swept southwestern Oklahoma on Monday damaged an agriculture office and other structures, while a tornado demolished the Oklahoma State University extension office and a hay barn at a dairy, authorities said.

A private investigator hired by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World carried out undercover surveillance of Prince William during the time when the newspaper was investigated for hacking his voicemail, reports claimed on Tuesday.

On the day Sharon Bialek told her story with attorney Gloria Allred, Donella told The Washington Examiner that Cain tried to get dinner alone with an audience member at 2002 speech, then tried to set up a date with Donella herself. As Cain prepares for a press conference to counter Bialek's story, bloggers and news sites debated whether Cain's behavior is damning or inconsequential.

Penn State called off the Joe Paterno press conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday amid a sexual abuse scandal.

Hayden Panettiere looks shocked when interrupted by a streaker at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

The 25-year-old rapper actually predicted the leak via Twitter on Sunday.

Ron Paul is the darling of libertarians and non-mainstream Republicans. Could he find success running as a third-party candidate?