People worldwide wake up happy, get grumpier as the workday drags on, but then reach a second wind of euphoria by day's end, researchers said Thursday.
The trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, started off Tuesday more than two years after the King of Pop, Michael Jackson died.
The deadliest foodborne outbreak in the U.S. in a decade has killed 13 people, infected 72 and is spreading through the country, with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention saying that cases have been reported from 18 states.
As New York police officers disperse and fence in Occupy Wall Street protesters, a situation that has led to one highly-publicized pepper spraying incident, questions about First Amendment violations have been raised by the supporters of the demonstrators.
The world's No. 1 tourist attraction, New York City's Times Square, is set to get a $27 million facelift that will give the Great White Way a dark new film noir look.
Saudi Arabia has called for the inclusion of Palestine in the United Nations, signaling that the United States is losing key support of many traditional allies in the Middle East.
Facebook announced some big changes the past week as a result of which it was expected for a few rumors to go viral making some wild claims, among which the most popular rumor making rounds is that the site will be charging its users.
On Monday, Amazon announced that it had closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to stream 2,000 of the studio's titles under its Amazon Prime subscription service. This news followed close on the heels of Netflix's announcement that it had signed an exclusive deal to stream movies from DreamWorks Animation. The two companies have spent the past several months snapping up content in a decidedly eager - if piecemeal - way.
The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.
Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians grew Tuesday as Israel announced plans for over 1,000 new housing units outside of boundaries established during the 1967 war.
Ed Koch backs Obama after heavily criticizing president's Israel policy.
Health care costs rose sharply this year, further underscoring the problem of uninsured and underinsured Americans, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Legendary curmudgeon Andy Rooney will no longer regularly appear on CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, according to a report.
The brunt of job cuts will likely occur in Europe and The United States.
Eight children who were abducted from a New York foster care agency last week were found in Pennsylvania, authorities say. The children were allegedly abducted by their mother Shanel Nadal during a supervised visit last week. The children, whose ages range from 11 months to 11 years, were found in good health.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc may cut $1.45 billion in expenses by year's end, $250 million more than it indicated in July, in a move that could lead to more job cuts, according to The New York Times.
Shanel Nadal, the children's biological mother, abducted the children during a scheduled visit to their foster agency
More leaked iPhone parts surfaced on last week but the guessing game continues as to whether the model is an iPhone 5 or an iPhone 4S.
According to local reports, nearly half of such thefts occur on weekends.
A host of cases have come to the National Labor Relations Board over whether employers fairly terminate employees for Facebook, Twitter and other social media posts.
Facebook's iPad application has apparently been feature complete since May, but after one too many delays, its lead developer Jeff Verkoeyen quit and joined Google.
Maathai led a grassroots movement of reforestation in Africa that empowered African women.
