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Time Travel has been an idea reigning human imagination for very long, beginning as early as 700 BCE when Indian epic tale Mahabharata mentioned it in its fictional narrative. In the early 18th century Samuel Madden mentioned time travel in his work "Memoirs of the Twentieth Century."

Gold prices hit a record high at more than $1,623 an ounce and Asian stock markets were largely flat, as news out of Washington indicated politicians were making little progress in ending the deadlock over lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.

The Smurfs will return to the U.S. in a big way with the premiere of their namesake movie on July 29.

With his frustrating wrist injury finally behind him and the U.S. Open looming large next month, the smile is back on Juan Martin Del Potro's face as he prepares for this week's ATP event in Los Angeles.

The John Gotti biopic "Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father," is set to shoot in New York beginning January 3, TheWrap has learned.

Olympic skiier Jeret ?Speedy? Peterson, who committed suicide Monday night, first called 911 before shooting himself, according to police.

Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been talking to New York Giants officials about a possible return to the team, according to sources with ESPN.

Cash is not all that is coming from generous people to Joplin, Missouri, which is struggling to recover a crippling May 22 tornado.

Only 15% of people who consume fast food in New York City check the calorie information on the menus, according to a study published in British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Two days after same-sex marriage became legal in New York, the state's attorney general has taken legal action challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. law which defines marriage as between a man and woman.

The dollar fell broadly on Tuesday as lawmakers remained deadlocked over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a devastating default, while U.S. and European shares also declined.

Oil prices edged up in choppy trading on Tuesday, lifted by a weak dollar while markets were buffeted by the continued stalemate over the U.S. debt ceiling that hemmed in Wall Street.

Oregon Democratic Congressman David Wu, accused of an unwanted sexual encounter with a campaign donor's teenage daughter, said on Tuesday he will resign his seat to defend himself against "these very serious allegations."

National Football League (NFL) teams, players and their agents braced for a flurry of fast-paced negotiations and a frenzy of deal-making as clubs returned to business on Tuesday.

The United States will lose its top-notch AAA credit rating from at least one major rating agency, according to a Reuters poll that also found wrangling over the debt ceiling has already damaged the economy.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced today a list of nearly 3,700 retail offices to be studied and potentially closed as early as November and replaced by new Village Post Offices in an effort to compensate for losses.

Irish rockers U2 and American grunge band Pearl Jam will have the Toronto International Film Festival rocking this year, while George Clooney and Brad Pitt bring some A-List star power to the event that helps launch Hollywood's Oscar season.

The U.S. will lose its top-notch AAA credit rating from at least one major rating agency, according to a Reuters poll that also found wrangling over the debt ceiling has already damaged the economy.

A new study incorporating interviews with more than 89,000 people in 18 nations revealed that 15 percent of people in high-income countries reported having been depressed, compared with 11 percent of those in low- or middle-income countries.

Katy Perry, 26, went blue in a fanciful mini dress with a Smurfette printed on it, for the New York City premiere of "The Smurfs" on Sunday. She finished off her 'Smurfy' look with mini-Smurf transfers on her nails and with eyeshadow in bright blue.