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If History holds, Mitt Romney's healthy ways might prevent him from being the party's champion.

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.

In recent weeks, two separate clauses have been proposed as additions to the Americans with Disabilities Act - obesity and ugliness. Do these attributes merit government assistance?

Spooked by the U.S.' recent budget standoff in Washington and the European debt crisis, U.S. chief executives' view of the economy deteriorated sharply in the third quarter, a survey released on Thursday found.

Forbes released its list of the highest paid actresses in TV for 2011 and Tina Fey and Eva Longoria are tied at the top.

The latest listeria outbreak has taken at least 16 lives and caused dozens of illnesses in 18 states across the U.S., marking the deadliest food outbreak in over a decade.

A day after rumors surfaced that Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher were on the rocks, primarily due to allegations of his philandering with Sara Leal on his sixth wedding anniversary, the 33-year-old Two and a Half Men star broke his silence. In a way.

Will the possible release of the iPhone 5 to Sprint (S) in October spark a renaissance in the wireless sector, including for longstanding iPhone carrier, steady-as-she-goes Verizon (VZ)?

Reporter apologizes to Demi Moore for Ashton's behavior -- sort of

Get free or discounted coffee to celebrate National Coffee Day 2011 at 7-Eleven, Krispy Kreme, Caribou Coffee, and Dunkin’ Donuts.

Longoria joins Thomson as the only two players to hit postseason-clinching walk-off home runs.

The celeb couple's famous twitter feeds have been conspicuously free of comments on their relationship

Scarlett Johansson has broken her silence for the first time regarding her nude photos that have been circulating the Internet for the past two weeks.

Baseball is considering adding more wild card teams, but after Wednesday it should reconsider.

China has embarked on a plan to launch a new space lab on Thursday beginning with the lift off of its 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 space module. Developing nations across the world are launching space and science research that could put them on the path to charting their own future.

The long-awaited trailer is out for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, and newcomer Thomas Horn.

A photo tribute to the couple caught in the middle of a cheating rumor.

Democrats seem split on their enthusiasm more than a year before the 2012 elections, with a poll showing that 44 percent are less excited about voting.

The Tampa Bay Rays snatched the American League wild card playoff berth from the clutches of the Boston Red Sox with a stunning 12-inning home victory over the New York Yankees on the last day of the regular season on Wednesday.

THE ISSUE: The S&P Indices/Case Shiller recorded a fourth consecutive month of increases. Existing home sales jumped in the latest report. Low-rate mortgages have boosted affordability measures. Is it time for investors to start looking for real estate?

The worst collapse in baseball history has opened the door wide open for the Red Sox to dump manager Terry Francona.