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(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar briefly topped the 96 yen line Tuesday morning in Tokyo on hopes for U.S. economic recovery but fell back below the line ahead of a series of economic indicators

Government experts are scheduled to vote on whether Nyquil and other combination cold medications should be pulled from the market to help curb deadly overdoses. The Food and Drug…

Michael Jackson’s mother, having won temporary guardianship of her late son’s three children, is now attempting to take control of the King of Pop’s estate, according to a person close to…

President Barack Obama is launching a stepped up campaign to improve energy conservation in America, saying the savings will be substantial even though he acknowledges that “light bulbs…

Nearly 40 years after its construction, Chicago’s Sears Tower — the world’s third tallest building — is embarking on what could be its greatest adventure: a $350 million, top-to-bottom environmental retrofit that would add wind turbines, solar panels…

With Bernard L. Madoff now sentenced to 150 years in prison, his wife, Ruth, said Monday that she felt “embarrassed and ashamed” and “betrayed and confused” by his crimes.

Porsche on Monday rebuffed Volkswagen’s proposed purchase of 49 percent of the sports car maker as part of a merger, saying a sale of the unit would incur a financial penalty that rendered the deal impractical.

In a case with implications for workplaces across the U.S., the Supreme Court ruled that New Haven’s decision to scrap the results of a promotional exam resulted in discrimination.

A day after the country’s president was ousted by the military, hundreds of protesters massed at the presidential offices in a tense face-off with soldiers.