Global stocks closed their worst quarter in nearly three years on Friday on nagging concerns about the world economy and the lack of a credible solution to Europe's debt crisis.
Orthopedic surgeons are much more hesitant to see kids with broken bones than they were a decade ago, suggests new research from California.
General Electric Co (GE.N) may lease costly vehicle batteries to electric-car buyers, joining other companies looking to get more people to buy alternative-energy automobiles.
Two more people in the United States have died from eating listeria-tainted cantaloupes, bringing the death toll to 15 in the country's deadliest foodborne outbreak in more than a decade, health officials said on Friday.
Chevron Corp will unveil on Monday a solar oilfield project that has been hit by cost overruns and delays but serves as a showcase for the technology of Chevron-backed solar thermal company BrightSource Energy.
A 67-year-old California grandfather has been rescued after surviving for six days trapped at the bottom of a forest ravine and was in serious condition on Friday in a local hospital, authorities said.
California-based True Leaf Farms is recalling 90 cartons of chopped romaine lettuce as it may be contaminated with listeria, though no related illnesses have been reported.
The state of California pulled out of multi-state mortgage negotiations with large U.S. banks, dealing a sharp blow to long-running efforts to secure a broad settlement over allegations of lending abuses.
The closest one may ever come to being touched by a deity may be at southern California's Bowers Museum when Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy opens this week showing off an ornate case that holds a bone from the Buddha's finger.
Those close to the couple say that Ashton Kutcher did cheat, but it won't end his marriage to Demi Moore
Research from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found that Big Tobacco was aware of the presence of carcinogenic radiation in cigarettes decades before it was announced to the public.
A health teacher also punished his students by lowering their grades.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be considering different ways to revamp the state's Medicaid system after a panel on Thursday proposed a possible change allowing coverage of sexual reassignment surgery for transgendered residents under the health care insurance program.
A 67-year-old man, David DaVau, was found alive by his family six days after his car crashed off a cliff 50 miles north of Los Angeles, California.
On Wednesday, T-Mobile joined Verizon in filing an amicus brief in the most recently contested Apple vs. Samsung case over the design of the Galaxy line of tablet computers and phones. The original suit was filed in April in Northern California and covered seven utility patents, three design patents, several iOS app icons, and a number of trade dress designs for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, as well as the packaging for the Apple products.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that a potential $1 trillion cut to the Pentagon budget could raise U.S. unemployment by 1 percentage point but analysts differ on how many jobs could be lost and what that actually means for the economy.
Governors along the U.S.-Mexico border agreed on Thursday to examine how to create shared databases where they can swap DNA and other biometric information on criminals in an effort to curb the flow of guns and drugs between the two countries.
Leo Apotheker, the recently fired CEO of Hewlett-Packard, will take with him more than $13 million in cash and stock as part of his severance agreement, according to an SEC filing.
Big Yankees Fan Michael LaPayower's newest Yankees themed video rips on the Red Sox's regular season collapse to the tune of LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem.
The entire technology world is looking forward to the Oct. 4 iPhone event at Apple's headquarters, where the tech giant is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone, presumably called as iPhone5.
U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn's decision to uphold key provisions of Alabama's controversial new immigration law -- characterized by supporters and detractors alike as the toughest in the country -- could have repercussions that reverberate far beyond the Yellowhammer State.
A group of surfers and passers-by at Venice Beach, Calif., rescued a baby white shark on Saturday morning that washed ashore near the Venice Pier after being hooked by a fisherman.
