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With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support for Republican plans to transform the popular federal healthcare program for the elderly.

For anyone who watched disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner's tearful resignation and wondered if another politician could possibly be toppled by sending women lewd photos, there is New Jersey Democrat Louis N. Magazzu.

Study shows that longevity may have to do with family history.

Stocks fell on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 hit a new low for the year as the latest data triggered more pessimism about the economy's outlook.

The pace of growth in the services sector ticked down unexpectedly in July to the lowest level since February 2010, while the number of jobs created by the private sector also slowed, separate reports showed on Wednesday.

Second-quarter earnings rose at Comcast and the company is "pulling all the right levers," said one analyst. Comcast is benefiting from its purchase of NBCUniversal earlier this year.

Jay-Z and Kanye West have been celebrating the launch of their 'Watch the Throne' album in New York City. The pair - who joined forces to create the album, which is set to be released on August 8 - were partying all night to their own tracks.

"Gotti" is being directed by Barry Levinston who also directed "Rain Man" and "Tin Men." He finds Foster to be a very promising actor. He described him as "one of the few young actors who can literary transform himself from role to role, from light comedy to a deadly gunslinger... I think he can bring something very memorable to the role of Gotti Jr."

Did you feel guilty the last time your diet did not work? Did you blame yourself for giving into food temptations? Now, you may let go off these guilt feelings as new research suggests that specialized neurons in the brain are responsible for those uncontrollable ?hunger pangs?. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have studied a biochemical mechanism that challenges human willpower.

New York slugger Mark Teixeira hit home runs from both sides of the plate for the 12th game of his career to set a new Major League record in the Yankees' 6-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox Tuesday.

Jennifer Lopez's wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, Calif. was relaunched on Aug. 1. But the wax figure has a frowning face!

Recently, Linda Evangelista revealed the identity of her 4 year-old son's father. He just so happens to be Salma Hayek's husband--Francois Henri Pinault. "Francois' relationship with Linda was brief. They dated for three months in 2005. He didn't even meet Salma until April of 2006," a source clarified when it may have seemed as if Pinault had an affair with Evangelista while still with Hayek. "Linda didn't even tell Francois she was pregnant until the 8th month," a d...

Major stock indexes around the world lost all of their gains on the year and gold hit a record on Tuesday after a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling gave no comfort to investors preoccupied with sluggish global growth.

Hello, rosebuds, and welcome to our last Rose Rehash of the season and the end of Bachelorette Ashley?s abominable "journey" to find love. As always, your humble recappers will offer some play-by-okay and our own observations along the way.

Yes, believe it or not, newly minted "Bachelorette" couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum believe in the sanctity of marriage.

Arsenal will soon receive a second offer from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas, as the Catalans prepare a bid around the region of £35 million, including £5 million as add-ons.

The S&P 500 turned negative for the year on Tuesday as the wrangling over the U.S. debt ceiling faded and investors turned their attention to the stalling economy.

The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate target band on Wednesday in a surprise move to stem the rapid rise of the Swiss franc, which investors have flocked to seeking harbor from the European and U.S. debt crises.

Dieting triggers a cannibalism response in the brain cells that induce hunger causing them to start eating parts of themselves.

Cable channel Bravo is bolstering its programing with three new series and a special, Bravo Media announced on Tuesday.

Facebook, the top Social Networking site in the United States has announced the purchase of San Francisco-based Push Pop Press, an interactive iPad book maker.