Herman Cain says he was just making a joke about deterring illegal immigrants from coming into America with electrocution at the border. His so-called joke, told to two crowds in Tennessee where the GOP presidential candidate was campaigning last week, went like this: It's giong to be 20 feet high, Cain said, according to The New York Times. It's going to have barbed wire at the top. It's going to be electrified. And there's going to be a sign on the other side saying, ...
Consolidated Edison is seeking $1.7 million in back rent from the developer of the Muslim community center and mosque near Ground Zero, the latest setback for the controversial project, known as Park51.
As the Indian Pt Nuclear Plant's license term draws to an end, two environmental groups have published a report revealing the hazards posed by the plant and a list of alternative power supplies in a hardheaded battle to prevent the plant's license from being renewed.
Five people protesting economic inequality were arrested in San Francisco on Sunday night for trying to stop the dismantling of their camp near the regional Federal Reserve building, police said.
An NYPD officer was and charged with federal crime for allegedly violating a man's civil rights.
Gannett announced a small decline in third-quarter earnings Monday, mostly due to declines in print advertising.
China's Foreign Ministry said Monday global protests sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States were a cause for reflection, but the reflection should be focused on ensuring the world's healthy economic growth.
Occupy Seattle protesters were removed from Westlake Park Monday morning when Seattle police and parks employees took down all 150 tents and arrested nine people.
IBM, the No. 2 global technology company, is scheduled to report third-quarter results late Monday. They could be a bellwether for the entire technology sector.
The tragic death of Dan Wheldon, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, is mourned by many and countless people have expressed their respect for him and sorrow over his loss on the Twittersphere.
The flash sales business has lost some of its flash, forcing online luxury clothing merchants such as Gilt Groupe, Ideeli and Rue La La to radically change their business models.
Hundreds of friends and family of Elizabeth Taylor gathered on a Hollywood movie studio lot on Sunday for a memorial celebration of the screen star, who died earlier this year at the age of 79.
Jon Stein got a good education in economics at Harvard and Columbia Business School. In nearly every economics class, Stein said he was taught that for any investor who doesn't have better market information than another there's just one optimal portfolio to own: The market portfolio.
Michael Sitrick is the biggest name in crisis management, but the public relations guru is grappling with plunging earnings and a stream of executive defections that have set tongues wagging.
The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether companies can be liable in this country for international human rights law violations, a case involving allegations that Royal Dutch Shell Plc helped Nigeria violently suppress oil exploration protests in the 1990s.
The Big East won't officially extend invites to any schools until the remaining schools agree to an increased exit fee, according to a report.
Eastman Kodak will license about 50 patents to Imax to allow the entertainment provider to expand projections in its specialized giant-screen. The news may have sent Kodak shares up 7 percent in Monday trading.
Zachary Quinto and other famous people who have come out in 2011.
The YouTube channel for the children's show was hacked
The New York Giants got back on track in the NFC East by beating the surprising Buffalo Bills 27-24 in a see-saw battle on Sunday.
Strauss-Kahn was on a list of politicians, lawyers and businessmen involved in a prostitution ring that extended from France to Belgium and may have included women under the age of 18.
The Detroit Lions suffered their first defeat of the National Football League season on Sunday, their 25-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers leaving the Green Bay Packers as the only unbeaten team after six weeks of play.