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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.

General Motors and the Obama administration have reached a deal for the carmaker to assume responsibility for product liability claims filed after it emerges from bankruptcy as a new company, even those claims involving vehicles made by the old company.

Two management consulting firms, Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt Worldwide, on Sunday announced an agreement to merge into a new publicly listed company called Towers Watson.

President Obama on Sunday spoke out against a provision in the energy bill that would impose trade penalties on countries that do not accept global-warming pollution limits.

The government arrested nine Iranian employees of the British Embassy, while the police in Tehran beat and fired tear gas at several thousand protesters.

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar traded in the lower 95 yen range early Monday in Tokyo, little changed from its late Friday quotes in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 95.18-23 yen…

Michael Jackson’s father has joined a star-studded list of performers and celebrities turning out to honor the King of Pop at Sunday’s BET Awards. Joe Jackson, who was briefly spotted…

kstraw2 has added a photo to the pool:

I took a drive over to Rockville Centre for a photo walk. There were a few buildings I wanted to shoot, after seeing them from the train going back and forth.

This diner is on Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre, I thought it would make a good night shot with the red, blue, & green neon lights.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate Judiciary Committee needs more time to review records in connection with Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination. McConnell…

Michael Jackson called his trial on child molestation claims, “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Acquitted of all charges by a jury but convicted by public opinion, he spent…

After repudiating negotiations on dismantling its plutonium-based nuclear program, North Korea admitted this month to having an even more worrying way to make bombs. Following nearly…

As Week 1 gives way to Week 2 at Wimbledon on Monday, the primary story lines have not shifted since the beginning of the tournament. Will Roger Federer win a sixth Wimbledon…