CHICAGO (AP) - The campaign to replace Mayor Richard Daley has unfolded unlike any in Chicago's history, and almost certainly will end with a mayor unlike anyone who's run City Hall before.

Oil jumped to the highest in more than two years as violence intensified in Libya, stoking concern crude supplies will be disrupted as violence escalates around the Middle East and North Africa ...

CAIRO - Egypt's top prosecutor on Monday asked the Foreign Ministry to seek help from foreign governments to seize ousted president Hosni Mubarak's assets, Egyptian state media reported.

For developers, it was Apple's way or the highway. It seems like that highway seems more appealing every day. There was a lot of unrest when Apple first announced its new subscription plan, which hit applications ranging from Readability to the ...

Don't believe me, just listen to Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim minutes after his No. 17 Orange hung on for a huge victory at No. 15 Villanova, 69-64, Monday night.

The older weight-loss surgery is no riskier than Lap-Band or gastric sleeving, and better for those with severe obesity and weight-related medical conditions, two studies suggest.

If you're Lindsay Lohan, getting work can't be easy. Her public persona is that of a crazy drug addict and a thief. Whether or not that's true probably doesn't matter, her film resume isn't really good enough to get her parts in spite of all the ...

Feb. 22, 2011--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that its ratings on BHP Billiton (incorporating BHP Billiton Ltd.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Adrian Gonzalez has wanted to swing a bat for about a week now, the pain in his right shoulder having faded long ago.

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Gold and silver both ran out of steam in Asia Tuesday with the dollar gaining in strength as trouble in the Middle East intensified.

A school turns to Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to curb habitual skipping of classes by students. Orange County Register reported that the Anaheim Union High School District in California has ...

EU countries have criticised Libya for a crackdown on protesters, potentially straining lucrative trade relations. The European Union has condemned Libya for its crackdown on opposition protesters, but for many nations in the bloc, straining ties with ...

We all know we should eat more fiber. Here's some incentive: Eating more of it could help you live longer, but the kind of fiber you eat may be key.

Anti-government protesters attend a rally organised by the Shia rebel al-Houthi group in the north-western Yemeni province of Saada.

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | February 22, 2011 12:35 PM GMT Apple will release new MacBook Pros to celebrate Steve Jobs' birthday, said reports citing several insiders.

NEW DELHI Feb 22 (Reuters) - African mercenaries are being used by Libya to crush protests, prompting some army troops to switch sides to the opposition, Libya's ambassador to India, who resigned in the wake of the crackdown, ...

Dynegy Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Bruce Williamson resigned as chairman after shareholders rejected a $665 million offer for the power company from Icahn Enterprises LP.

There is a phrase coined in 2004 by Michael Gerson, a speechwriter for George W Bush best-known for having come up with "axis of evil", that I've always liked.