Australian Nancy Wake, who as a spy became one of the Allies' most decorated servicewomen for her role in the French resistance during World War II, has died in London, officials said Monday. She was 98.
The crises at the heart of the international financial and political system go beyond the debt woes currently gripping the Western world and to the heart of the way the global economy has been run for over two decades.
A first-ever debt downgrade of U.S. government bonds plus worries over contagion in Europe drive investors to the safety of gold.
Thousands of striking Verizon workers are joining picket lines and rallies at locations from New York to Massachusetts to Virginia.
Mouse ears in the mud. It seemed a fitting end to the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza, the three-day music festival that started under warm, sunny skies but ended on Sunday night in a rainy dance party.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who had considered stepping down after the government borrowing limit was raised, confirmed on Sunday that he will remain at his post at President Barack Obama's request.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will remain in the position at President Barack Obama's request. Geithner considered stepping down after the government borrowing limit was raised.
Former Governor of New York, Hugh Carey who successfully tackled New York's financial crisis in the 1970's died on Sunday. He was 92.
Asian shares fell on Monday and the dollar languished near a record low against the Swiss franc, as investors took fright at a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, while gold powered to another record just short of $1,690 an ounce.
More extreme weather was expected across the country on Sunday, as parts of the Midwest and Northeast faced possible flooding from slow-moving storms while blistering triple-digit temperatures were expected in coastal Southeastern states.
Pro Bowl offensive lineman Damien Woody, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the New England Patriots, announced his retirement after 12 seasons on Friday.
"I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break a world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.
Lucille Ball is as loved as ever, with fans across the nation celebrating what would have been the red-haired icon?s 100th birthday Saturday.
More than 900 red-lipsticked, redheaded women -- and men -- gathered near a "Vitameatavegamin" sign in the hometown of "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball to mark her 100th birthday on Saturday with a world record for most Lucy look-alikes.
Twenty-two Navy SEAL members were among 31 U.S. troops Killed on Saturday when Taliban insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter over eastern Afghanistan. The nearly two dozen U.S. special forces who were killed were on a mission to rescue another team of military personnel pinned down by insurgents, a U.S. military official told CNN.
Saturday became the deadliest day for American forces in the war in Afghanistan after insurgent shot down a Chinook transport helicopter, killing 30 Americans. Some of the Navy Seal commandos from Seal Team 6, the unit that took down Osama bin Laden, were among those killed.
Queens woman arrested and released on $50,000 bail
Self-proclaimed "Spam King" Sanford Wallace, a Las Vegas man who is accused of breaking into Facebook accounts and sending more than 27 million spam messages to Facebook users, may face imprisonment for more than 16 years, along with a fine of $2 million.
Confidence in the U.S. Congress is at a historic low, more than half of Americans think that the Republican and Democratic parties are doing such a bad job that a third party is needed, and the word ?dysfunction? has been common currency in the drawn-out debate over the national debt.
Attorney General Eric Holder will reassure families of September 11 victims when he meets them later this month that the Justice Department is seriously investigating allegations that News Corp reporters tried to hack victims' phones.
Nicki Minaj, one of the hottest female hip-hop artists, inadvertently exposed her breast while she was performing on live breakfast TV show Good Morning America, Friday, embarrassing the viewers and the show producer alike.
A simple Google search into men's and women's wrestling yields telling results into the gap between the sexes in the sport.
