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U.S. manufacturing contracted in June for the first time since July 2009 as demand fell amid the euro zone crisis, according to Institute for Supply Management data released Monday.

One week after the infamous fires that ravaged 17,600 acres of Colorado Springs, Colo., residents are slowly migrating back to the devastated area they once called home. Having already claimed 346 homes, two lives and forcing 32,000 forced evacuations, the Colorado fires that once spanned close to 27 square miles are now reportedly 55 percent contained.

The strike by Air India pilots became the second longest stir in India's aviation history when it entered the 57th day Monday even as the pilots of a private Indian airline -- Kingfisher -- called for a strike to protest against the non-payment of their salaries.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Monday as investor sentiment turned positive with indications of improvement in business conditions in Asia and also continued optimism on the measures taken at the EU summit.

A fierce line of thunderstorms and high winds that swept across the eastern U.S. have caused nine fatalities and have left millions without power -- and without air conditioning -- Saturday to deal with thermostat-popping temperatures. Three governors declared a state of emergency.

Nash officially becomes a free agent Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. ET.

Ahead of the Euro 2012 final, a look at the eventful life of Italy striker Mario Balotelli.

Want to experience nature but are put off by the thought of pitching your own tent and have some money? A new craze called glamping - a portmanteau of glamour and camping - might be for you.

An Atlanta homeowner, Blayne Beacham, opened up her monthly water bill only to discovered that it would cost her $9,224.40 for apparent water usage in her three-bedroom cottage.

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), the No. 7 website, got a tepid response from investors Thursday, the start of a $400 million Dutch auction tender offer.

The Kings are one of the few teams that might be able to acquire Pau Gasol from the Lakers.

Colorado's devastating Waldo Canyon wildfire that has burnt down over 6,500 acres of dry timber since Saturday grew ferocious on Wednesday, spreading to an area of 67 square kilometers (26 square miles), while increasing threat for over 20,000 homes and other buildings.

Migrants seeking to escape from the Horn of Africa are often transported south by smugglers whose motives are far from humanitarian.

The Federal Reserve is charting a course for more stringent capital reserve requirements for the largest banking institutions in the U.S., in line with new international rules representing the Basel III accord.

A former colleague of George Zimmerman has said Trayvon Martin's killer bullied him while they were working together at Carmax in 2008.

The towering Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs is only 5 percent contained and authorities said it is exhibiting extreme fire behavior with extreme rates of spread.

Things apparently got a bit awkward when Denise Richard's stepped on the set of her ex-husband Charlie Sheen's new FX sitcom, Anger Management. Richards recently showed up on ABC's Good Morning America to speak about her recent guest appearance on the show, which comes six years after her very messy, very public divorce with Sheen.

A man that bears a striking resemblance to the American country music singer Kenny Chesney recently got tossed from the country star's Brothers of the Sun Tour show in Nashville, Tenn. Nathan Blankenship was removed from the Kenny Chesney concert in Nashville on Saturday, June 23, after he was stopped by several people and asked to take photos with those who thought he was the Hemingway's Whiskey artist.

At least 32,000 Colorado residents have been forced from their homes by a raging firestorm that has spread to 6,200 acres in the Waldo Canyon foothills about 75 miles south of Denver.

As many as 32,000 people were forced to flee homes and over 2,100 residents were being evacuated from the U.S. Air Force Academy's grounds on Tuesday night as a devastating wildfire grew unexpectedly more ferocious, racing through Colorado Springs. Here's how to assist the victims and evacuees of the Colorado wildfires and to direct people who wish to make donations.

Padmasree Warrior, the veteran chief technology officer for Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, will now also run the company?s strategy office.