Strong storms and possibly tornadoes reportedly killed two in Alabama on Monday, while trapping others in their homes and leaving many across the state without power.
Phillip Parker's suicide on Friday is the latest in a string of deaths to take place about after persistent anti-gay bullying by a teen's peers.
Country singer Dolly Parton announced plans to open a $50 million water and snow theme park in Nashville, Tennessee.
A series of horrific tornadoes and twisters touched down in the South and Midwest late Sunday night and early Monday morning, claiming the lives of at least two people in Birmingham, Ala.
Eighty members of Congress support SOPA and PIPA, including 42 Democrats and 37 Republicans.
Jones pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on Wednesday.
Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry smartphones, saw a sharp jump in their stock price on Tuesday as rumors of a potential buyout by Samsung surfaced
Why would Israel take such a risk to engineer such acts against one of their deadliest enemies, Iran?
Google has joined the nation to celebrate what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 83'rd birthday, transforming it's six letter logo into a Google Doodle marking King's famous I Have a Dream Speech
Most people commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day turn to his iconic I Have a Dream speech. But King gave another famous speech the night before he died, known as the Promised Land or Mountaintop speech. In it, he alluded to his imminent assassination and the legacy he would leave behind. Listen to the audio file, watch the video, and read the full text of Dr. King's final speech here.
Americans honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday. King was an African American civil rights activist known best for advancing the cause of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. using nonviolent methods. Read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s full I Have a Dream speech as delivered on Aug. 28, 1963 or watch the video of King delivering the I Have a Dream speech.
Miss America 2012 Top 5: Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler Wins; What the Top Three Will Get [PHOTOS]
Miss Wisconsin - Laura Kaeppeler - was crowned Miss America 2012 in Las Vegas, on Saturday night. Kaeppeler, 23, was handed her title by Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan.
Hunter Harrison engineered a turnaround at Canadian National Railway by making his trains run on time, like dictator Mussolini promised for Italy, calling even low-ranking employees if a screen mounted in his office pointed to a problem.
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, the National Park Service will offer free entrance to all parks including several that have direct ties to the civil rights leader.
Several states that won a federal contest to pursue education reforms are struggling to institute comprehensive systems for evaluating teacher effectiveness, according to a progress report released by the U.S. Department of Education.
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said on Monday it plans to close its Portovesme, Italy, smelter and slash output at two Spanish smelters as the U.S. aluminum producer takes aim at its high-cost European operations.The Detroit Auto Show 2012 has been so far a testament to value and design combinations, key elements that deliver winning car products. The Hyundai Elantra kicked off the first day of the North American International Auto Show -- as it's officially called -- Monday with a somewhat surprising win as Car of the Year. The compact Elantra, cited by voting jurors for its low price and high efficiency with 40 miles per gallon, beat the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat for the annual honor.
The name e-Bugster is derived from the obvious -- e is for electric, Bug is the nickname of the iconic Beetle, and speedster describes the open-top two seater, the company said.
President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Jonathan Browning told journalists the company will use global resources and a focus on the U.S. is a global (company) priority.
The Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG said on Sunday they would produce Mercedes-Benz gasoline engines at Nissan's Tennessee factory for fitting on Mercedes and Infiniti models, beginning in 2014.
The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Houston Texans in the AFC wild card round on Saturday at Reliant Stadium. Both teams, who have never faced each other in the postseason, will be riding the coattails of rookie quarterbacks looking to lead the way to the Super Bowl.
