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Nissan's all-electric Leaf received a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the company says. Nissan is raising the price on the 2012 by several thousand dollars, but the Leaf will be sold in 21 more states.

This is a busy time for NFL executives.

June's unemployment numbers showed unemployment increased in 28 states plus the District of Columbia. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate of all states in June, at 12.4 percent.

The obesity rate continues to rise across America as a recent report from two public health groups show that 16 states saw an increase in the adult obesity rate over the past year.

The latest trend data show that the rate of obesity in the U.S. is still high and that 12 states have reported an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or higher among adults.

U2 360° became the highest-grossing concert Tour ever in April 2011, when it grossed more than $700 million in ticket sales.

The 'Gang of Six' senators have a lot riding on their shoulders: They may hold the power to save the United States from default.

U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla. sent a highly publicized e-mail calling Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz vile and not a lady after she indirectly criticized his plans for insurance reform. Aside from an outspoken member of the House, who is Allen West?

Nissan is increasing the price of the all-electric Leaf, but the company is already adding more feature. Nissan will also sell the Leaf in more states in 2012.

The 'Gang of Six' Senators may hold the power to save the U.S. from default.

The U.S. Government borrowing authority ends on August 2. A failure by Democrats and Republicans to reach a deal on the debt ceiling could result in an event most economists for decades thought was unfathomable -- a default by the largest and most technologically advanced economy in the world.

The latest trend data show that the rate of obesity in the U.S. is still high and that 12 states have reported an obesity prevalence of 30 person or higher among adults.

The thinner the wife, the happier the marriage, a new study suggests.

The politics of Washington no longer have the people's best interests at heart. It's time for a complete restart.

Detectives have doubts about claims in the killer's confession

While the mother of a missing Brooklyn boy mourns her loss, the alleged killer's ex-wife is shocked that her former husband Levi Aron is arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of Leiby Kletzky.

Debbie Kivel claims that Aron loved children

A heat wave could be coming your way so grab your water bottles and stay hydrated, especially if you are in the Midwest or Southeast this week, as the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for those states today.

A record-breaking wall of summer warmth is rolling across the country, potentially posing a serious health risk, as soaring temperatures approach 105 F degrees is some locales.

A new study says America's obesity rates continue to rise.

An annual report F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011, from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the country, soaring up to 34.4 percent, while other states, such as, Colorado - who scored the lowest in obese residents in the report with a rate of 19.8 percent - remain steady.