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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty voiced cautious optimism on Wednesday that Canada would be granted an exemption from an onerous U.S. tax reporting law that he called an inefficient use of capital.

A video uploaded to YouTube on Thursday shows a New York police officer laughing about beating Occupy Wall Street protesters with his baton.

Winter is coming, and already the Rockies in Utah and Colorado are experiencing the first significant snowfall of the late fall season at elevations above 8,000 feet. Some areas will get between six and 16 inches of high mountain snow before it's over. But that's business as usual for the Rockies. It's areas like Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia where eyes are cast upon the winter forecast.

The 50-year-old plays a presidential candidate in his new film, out Friday.

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland Wednesday ruled out using ace Justin Verlander in Thursday's deciding Game Five of the American League division series against the New York Yankees.

As the Occupy Wall Street movements gets traction by accomplishing its goal -- persistence that finally gets the attention of Wall Street and the powers-that-be in the financial world -- the creativity is also spawning interest. Among the latest moves by protesters is the groups own newspaper that's a name-play on another popular publication.

Prince Harry spending two months in U.S. for military training.

Volunteers in the embattled city of Sirte are currently caring for 500 ostriches once owned by the Libyan dictator that were left without food or water when loyalists fled the city.

Steve Jobs did not leave behind an autobiography as he embraced death, which he termed as the change agent in life. Many biographies have been written about him, some of them taking a cynical point of view about the man who revolutionized the modern electronics world.

Researchers have succeeded in creating human embryonic stem cells by injecting DNA from a skin cell into an unfertilized egg, according to a study

Gerhard Richter is one of the world's most prized living artists, and one of his famous Candle series is expected to fetch 6-9 million pounds ($9-14 million) at auction in London next week.

Thousands of people, including labor unionists, swelled the ranks of Occupy Wall Street protesters to march across Lower Manhattan Wednesday.

Former directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for losses suffered by the fallen investment bank's employee retirement plan program.

Paris Fashion Week ended like it started with a positive and relaxed spirit and a skillful bow by Lebanese designer Elie Saab with a glamorous 1970s collection for next summer inspired by the American TV series Charlie's Angels.

Abdulfattah John Jandali -- Steve Jobs' biological father -- had no comment Wednesday on the untimely death of his world-famous son, with whom he had no relationship.

While Steve Jobs' death in 2011 is shocking, it wasn't unexpected. Jobs had battled cancer for years. He had an operation in 2004, a liver transplant in 2009, and took three leaves of absence before he permanatly resigned as the CEO of Apple in August 2011.

Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members joining the protest over economic inequality and the power of U.S. financial institutions.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, whose inventions/projects at Apple have shaped how we live, work, and play, passed away Wednesday at the age of 56. Arguably the greatest inventor of the post-World War II computer age, Jobs created innovative, utilitarian, and cool products -- including the Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

The Occupy Wall Street movement staged a massive rally on Wednesday night, drawing on the newfound support of labor unions to attract thousands of protestors to downtown Manhattan and amplify its critique of economic inequity.

Ron Paul has said that Obama should be impeached for approving the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, and says he supports the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

New TV comedy 2 Broke Girls will be picked up for a full season, CBS said on Wednesday.